New eyes please

Demelza Postlethwaite · Issue 5, Feb 2002 · pp. 36–37

Reef Scene Zooming sea and sea housing F90X camera 17 to 35mm Nikon zoom lens available light Fuji Provia 1/2 sec exposure f22 (exaggerated movement due to long shutter speed zooming from 17mm through to 35mm) Hawksbill Turtle Panning with rear curtain sync sea and sea housing F90X camera 20mm Nikon lens YS300 flashgun on full power Fuji Provia 1/15th sec exposure f22 (background movement evident only flipper movement 1/2 second with the appropriate f stop. The speed of the zooming will obviously give different results faster. A more distorted image with longer speed lines slower a more distinct image with shorter lines. Obviously if you are deeper than 10-15 metres then the final image will be very desaturated in colour, so once practised this technique can again be combined with rear curtain sync. You will get all the speed lines but a more distinct sharper image with good colour satur…