Parting Shots

Staff · Issue 50, Sep/Oct 2009 · pp. 64–65

Products mentioned: Nikon D700, Subal housing, Magic Filter

Parting Shot 1 Nikon D700, Subal, 16mm F2.8 @ F8, 1/30th sec, Manual exposure, ISO 800 GreenWater Magic filter On a recent dive off the Plymouth Breakwater in Devon, here in the UK, my plan was to do some quick tests to establish which colour filter would best counteract the effect of a Magic Filter. The idea being that I could give my model a torch with the correct filter on and the light output would look the right colour rather than the normal deep magenta. I took down 4 different strengths and you can see the other three under a stone at the bottom of the photo. The test shots wouldn’t take long and after that I planned to go looking for some scallops for my supper. It’s a good site for catching a few scallops - there aren’t stacks of them but they are usually a good size and very tasty indeed. During my test shots a diver from another nearby boat swam past and I took very little not…