GreenWater Magic

Peter Rowlands · Issue 33, Nov/Dec 2006 · pp. 20–23

Products mentioned: Magic filters, UR Pro filters, Subal housing, Nikon D70, 10.5mm fisheye lens

Before we start, let’s get one thing out of the way and into the open. If you didn’t already know, I am one half of Magic filters and a complete part of Underwater Photography magazine. The latter gives me control of what appears in the Magazine while the former has allowed me to play my part in producing filters which give exciting results in blue water. That’s right, I’m biased but, I’d like to believe, honest so if you choose to believe that the following is propaganda, stop here and save your time. If, however, you are interested in hearing about how green water photography underwater is about to get an amazing new tool to produce a completely different set of results and, to a certain extent, re-write the rule book, read on. Having moved down to Devon in the southwest of England last March I dusted off my drysuit and had my tanks re-tested in readiness for a season of diving in the …