Shark Movement

Alex Mustard · Issue 30, May/Jun 2006 · pp. 40–43

Products mentioned: Nikon D2X, Subal, Subtronic Alpha, 17-35mm lens, 10.5mm lens

Underwater photographers are a fashion conscious bunch. A quick glance around any dive boat will tell you who is in and who is out. The latest and greatest camera and housing will always attract envious glances, but being cool has always been about appearing not to care. So you will always get far more kudos if you strut on board with a Calypsophot slung jauntily around your neck! The other area we see strong fashions is in the places we choose to take our pictures. Five to ten years ago, the trend was for the tiny, resulting in photographers searching critter capitols like Lembeh, PNG and Mabul for the increasingly weird and miniscule. Of course, these places still remain popular, but the ‘in crowd’ has now moved on. These days the fashion conscious among you will know that big is the new small. For the last couple of years sharks have been in and the bigger the better. Photographers ha…