Parting Shot

David Fleetham · Issue 144, May/Jun 2025 · pp. 69

Products mentioned: Ikelite TTL, Canon EOS R5, Ikelite dry-lock housing, Canon RF 100mm macro lens, Ikelite 230 strobes

Parting Shot by David Fleetham Do you have a shot which has a story within a story? If so e mail it with up to 750 words of text and yours could be the next Parting Shot. Images can be any size bigger than 20cm (horizontal or vertical) @ 150dpi saved as jpeg format and about 500 - 750 words would be fine.) peter@uwpmag.com When I first started to see blackwater images of crustaceans riding jellyfish I put these shots high on my bucket list. When I finally came across this combination I shook my head so hard that my mask nearly flooded. The shrimp is not just riding the medusa, it is driving the pair in nonstop circles that would make any mere mortal toss their cookies. After twenty shots or so I decided I had better check to see what I had shot to make sure I was getting something. Ikelite’s TTL had nailed the exposure, but seconds later when I went to resume pulling the trigger the tiny…