Things that glow in the dark

Alex Tyrrel · Issue 62, Sep/Oct 2011 · pp. 43–49

Products mentioned: Nikon D200, Subal ND20 housing, Inon Z240 strobes, Nightsea BE3 Excitation Filter, Nightsea BB62 Barrier Filter, LMI Sola focus light, Nikon 60mm ED lens

The term ‘boys and their toys’ spring to mind when I think about my underwater photography equipment. We all love new camera gear to play with, whether it’s a lens with a different perspective, snoots on our strobes, or even a completely new camera system. I am certainly no different when it comes to new gadgets! As I do nearly all of my photography where I work, which happens to be the beautiful location of Dauin just outside the town of Dumaguete, on Oriental Negros in the Philippines, my portfolio is not quite as varied as a travelling photographer. Mind you, the diving here is superb with an abundance of macro critters that will appear on most underwater photographers wish list. But I am always looking to try something different to give my shots some variety from the normal images that you get from the standard macro lenses. This is my justification to myself (and my long-suffering g…