SoCal Shootout: Story Behind the Shot, Helen Brierley, Open Macro
SoCal Shootout: Story Behind the Shot, Helen Brierley, Open Macro
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Congratulations to Helen Brierley who placed first with her Norris Top Snail photo in the Open Macro category. Here’s the details behind what went into creating this photograph!
Title – Norris’ Top Snail on Kelp
Location – Near Avalon Wreck, Palos Verdes
Equipment – Nikon D800, Nauticam housing, Dual YS-D1 Strobes, Sigma 70mm macro lens
Settings – 1/125, F16, ISO 400
The Story:
We really wanted to take part in the shootout, but only had a short window on Friday morning to dive, so we went out on a local boat from Redondo Harbor for a couple of dives. We were close to shore and the visibility was not good following the recent rain, so I was glad I had my macro lens attached. I had taken the Sigma 70mm rather than the Nikon 105mm as it’s very good for fish portraits. I spotted the snail on kelp during our safety stop, but there was quite a swell so it was getting moved around a lot and kept disappearing completely. I held bunches of the kelp out of the way with one hand and tried to focus long enough to get a decent shot, which I guess worked in the end! I would have loved to crop it and edit out some of the backscatter, but that wasn’t allowed of course!
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