Layang Layang

Staff · Issue 38, Sep/Oct 2007 · pp. 27–28

the wall dives, offering opportunities to photograph leaf fish, nudibranches, angelfish, frogfish, ghost pipefish, and a variety of anemone fish species. The range of cameras in use from participants ranged from simple compact cameras with no external add-on lenses or strobes to massive DSLR housings with all the bells and whistles. The level of photography experience was also varied with several experienced photographers who had been shooting underwater for many years, to folks who dive once or twice a year and enjoy documenting what they see with a few snaps of their camera. However, in encouraging fashion, the final results featured a nice variety of winners from both types of camera systems and of all experience levels. With a total of 12 prizes up for grabs, 6 each for wide angle and macro, it was a common site to see participants up late at night skimming through their photos in or…