Ambiant Light Practice

[Tri Danimal]

I was able to get out and practice Ambiany Light photography. I have limited myself to ambiant light when I am within 20feet (6.5meters) of the surface.

Dropping into the deep with my dive buddy, Catalina Island, California USA


First try at close focus wide angle (CFWA) imaging, its much more difficult than I thought.


Pool day for new and experienced scuba divers to practice their skills




Me practicing bouyance skills, tidal breathing, in the pool. This reel is attached to a surface marker bouy that we inflate (with our lungs), the bouy sticks out of the water between 3-6 foot (1-2meters) to let boaters (or other on the surface) that divers are below and about surface.

[Shadowman]

Nice series.

[Manfred M]

Brings back memories, although I can't remember ever having anyone shoot during pool sessions.

The one thing that strikes me with all of these images is that they don't look like they are part of a series as we tend to try to get a similar colour look and feel. The first two look like they would be part of a set, as do the last three. The colours just don't line up.

The buoy is something I have never used. We always dove with the standard North American red and white "diver down" flag on a float. In theory boaters were supposed to stay at least 100m / 330 ft away to give divers a safe zone to surface. I always hated it when people on SeeDoos would use the flags as a target to slalom around. The inflatable tube you describe sounds more like a rescue tube we would carry on dives so that we could carry on a dive so we could be seen should we have gotten lost. Fortunately, I never actually had to deploy one.

[Tri Danimal]

Brings back memories, although I can't remember ever having anyone shoot during pool sessions.

Yes it is not normal for us to photograph the pool sessions however, a really good friend of mine is an instructor. She has noticed when students get to see photo of them self underwater they seem to relax on the other dives for the day. I think it has something to do with being in a new environment and not being comfortable as maybe some people are vain about their appearance. My instructor friend asked me to photograph a very nervous student, in exchange for trying out new gear.

The one thing that strikes me with all of these images is that they don't look like they are part of a series as we tend to try to get a similar colour look and feel. The first two look like they would be part of a set, as do the last three. The colours just don't line up.

I would agree these are not a “fluid” series, these are actually captured on two different outings but they were both practice using the same gear and same techniques (ambient light).

The buoy is something I have never used. We always dove with the standard North American red and white "diver down" flag on a float. In theory boaters were supposed to stay at least 100m / 330 ft away to give divers a safe zone to surface. I always hated it when people on SeeDoos would use the flags as a target to slalom around. The inflatable tube you describe sounds more like a rescue tube we would carry on dives so that we could carry on a dive so we could be seen should we have gotten lost. Fortunately, I never actually had to deploy one.

I am still saving up for my next level of certification (PADI Advanced OW) where we get to learn about difference between the surface marker buoys and the signal buoy; I was referring to the signal buoy in my original post.

[selig1656]

Interesting captures pertaining to a nice subject.