Focus Fast with your Nikon DSLR
Jul 29
The Bluewater Photo team went out on a local boat trip to Anacapa Island yesterday. On every trip we test gear, settings and help customers on the boat bring home great photos. Yesterday one of our team was shooting the Nikon D7100 and playing with the Auto Focus Illumination Assist function. When turned on, the camera’s autofocus takes a long time to lock focus and then capture the image...
One Strobe or Two?
Jul 15
One of the most commonly asked questions in the world of amateur underwater photography is “one strobe, or two?” Often this question is one of economic forethought, but it may also be a question of artistic merit. After shooting with both one strobe and two, I have come to the conclusion that with recent advancements in strobe quality and performance neither is a better option. An underwater...
Wakatobi: The World’s Best Reefs
Jul 02
by Nirupam Nigam Deep in the heart of Indonesia, some of the best diving in the world can be found in Southeast Sulawesi. The reefs of this region are renowned for their remarkable biodiversity and healthy corals. A diver can find anything from looming sea fans and schools of batfish to pygmy seahorses and sea snakes. Perhaps the most popular dive resort in the region is the famed Wakatobi Dive...
Casino Point Dive Park Closed to Vehicles July 4th
Jul 01
Perhaps the most popular dive site in Southern California is the Casino Point Dive Park on Catalina Island. On a summer weekend, one can see scores of divers lining up to descend the stairs into some of the best diving California has to offer. You may have heard that the dive park will be closed due to the Catalina Island Museum Fourth of July Music Festival. This is not true. The dive park will,...
Bonaire: A Hunt for the Elusive Red Frogfish
Jun 26
Story by Jonathan Lavan. Photos by Jonathan Lavan and Keith Pamper I arrived in Bonaire for a week-long dive trip, bound and determined to find and photograph one of their famous frogfish. Despite the dive staff’s assurances that it was unlikely that I would find the elusive red frogfish (or any frogfish for that matter), what they didn’t know was that I had a secret weapon: my dive...
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