Bali Reprised

Mark Webster · Issue 47, Mar/Apr 2009 · pp. 70–75

Products mentioned: Sigma 180mm f5.6 macro lens, Nikon D300, Subal ND20, Inon Quad flash, Subtronic Mini flash guns, Nikkor 10-17mm FE zoom, Nikkor 105mm AFD, Nikkor 14-24mm, Mini dome port

One of the perennial challenges for most underwater photographers is which lens to choose for a particular dive. This question is posed daily to dive guides at hundreds of locations around the globe and can often be pointless if your guide has no knowledge of photography and the capability of a particular lens. Ideally we need to be familiar with a site and its subjects, which is why returning to a productive location is so attractive even if it is half way round the world from home. This was my fourth visit to Bali to host a photo workshop based at my favourite location of Tulamben and it was the second or third visit for some of our group as well, so we had a good feel for what to expect. There are numerous excellent dive sites around Bali, but Tulamben must rank as perhaps the best simply because of the wide variety of dive sites and subjects within the bay itself, all of which are a …