Scottish Sea Lochs

Jason Gregory · Issue 70, Jan/Feb 2013 · pp. 41–46

Products mentioned: Nikon D300, Subal housing, Nikon AF-S Micro Nikkor 60mm 1:2.8G ED, Tokina 10-17 Fish Eye f3.5-4.5 DX, Sea & Sea YS90

Scottish Sea Lochs by Jason Gregory Along much of Scotland’s west coast are around 80 fjord-like sea lochs. As well as the awesome scenery of these wild areas rich in ‘top-side’ wildlife and therefore photographic potential, the sea lochs offer plenty for the underwater photographer. Truly enjoyable motoring (rare these days?) along some wild, sometimes wood- lined, sometimes mountainous roads leads to a multitude of shore dives. Boats can of course reach many more. A typical sea loch is narrower at its entrance to the open sea than its upper, wider, usually shallower ‘basins’. We have the ice-age to thank for these sculptural feats. And so varying depths and sea water energy levels make for diverse marine life to feed our image making passion. Sea loch diving, with or without a camera, does require particular attention to buoyancy. The seabed or ‘substrate’ of sea lochs is often fine mu…