Protect Your Dome
Sep 28
Usually when I say “dome” I’m referring to my bald head. But today, I’m referring to a port. Specifically, a large dome port. Having a larger dome port (e.g. >8″) is a great tool to have in your bag. But when it’s not attached to your housing, how are you keeping it protected? I recently purchased a large dome port from Bluewater Photo, with the...
Using Depth of Field to Enhance your Subject
Sep 27
One thing many photographers just starting out don’t often realize is how important your aperture is to controlling depth of field. Taking full control of your depth of field can drastically change your photos and really help accent a subject, especially when shooting macro. Take for example the following three photos. By simply opening up the aperture, the depth of field shortens...
New Spin on a Common Subject
Sep 24
Sometimes finding a subject that inspires you to lift the camera up to your eye is challenging. I recently took my 105mm macro lens and SubSee +10 close-up lens with me to Anacapa Island, and I found my inspiration in a tiny, but common subject: a Christmas Tree worm. The colorful feeding plume was a perfect subject to use with my SubSee +10 diopter. I used auto-focus to focus on my finger...
Clear Viz on the Rigs – Olympus OM-D Video
Sep 20Last weekend delivered some of the clearest waters in Southern California that I have ever seen. We had great diving on Friday and Saturday in the Channel Islands and it continued on Sunday when I met up with several friends to dive the Oil Rigs off Long Beach. There we encountered more amazing visibility, with 60-80ft visibility on the two different rigs that we visited. I used the new Olympus...
August Monthly Contest Winners
Sep 19
Thanks to everyone who participated in our Monthly Photo Contest on Facebook! The winners are available to view on facebook through this gallery, check them out! The theme is “Reefscapes” The photo contest is now live for September and October. The theme for the next contest is “Creepy Critters” We’re looking for some fun Halloween style shots of creepy and...
Personal Rinse Bucket
Sep 17
How many times have you come up from a dive and gone over to rinse your camera in the rinse bucket, only to find it full of other cameras? Probably more than a few, I would imagine. Somewhere along the way, the “rinse” bucket became the “soak” bucket. And that totally “soaks,” if you ask me. Rinsing your camera housing after a dive is an important step in...
Check Your Leak Alarm
Sep 17
It’s good practice to test and/or change the batteries in your household smoke alarms twice a year, right? So why not do the same with the moisture alarm in your housing? I realize that not every housing has a moisture alarm (leak detector), but for those that do, testing it should be part of your maintenance procedure, and it only takes a few seconds. For my Sea & Sea...
Great vis in Southern California
Sep 16
There has been exceptional visibility this past weekend at Catalina Island (including the dive park), ranging from 60-90ft, at Santa Barabara Island, Anacapa Island,and also at the Oil Rigs and Farnsworth Banks. Get out diving while you can! Bat rays are out in full force, and there are also a lot of sea lions out. Black sea bass are scattered around the islands. A Mola Mola was seen at the Oil...
Welcome to In Focus
Sep 13
Hello! Welcome to Bluewater Photo Store’s new blog “In Focus.” Here we’ll share with you the latest and greatest news on new cameras, housings, strobes, accessories and everything that is going on with the store. Look for great tips and tricks on improving your photography, including in depth stories of how someone achieved a particular shot. We want to share what is going...
Wreck Diving Los Angeles
Sep 13
“Palawan Liberty Ship” Some of you may or may not know that we have some real gems right here at our fingertips in the local waters of Los Angeles. The allure of these massive hunks of rusting steel was apparent to me early in my diving. There is something far more fascinating about these vessels when laying on our ocean’s floor than floating comfortably on the surface....
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