Travel Diary: Amed Indonesia - My first jump into Underwater Photography
As most of you know, I’m a pretty big nerd when it comes to scuba diving and love hunting for the small and weird. I’ve been hesitant to even go down the road of underwater photography because I know how expensive that road is going to be, but I borrowed a little Olympus tg-4 from a friend of mine and played with it over the course of the last week while diving in Amed, Bali. While I’m fully aware of the limitations of this set up. Just practicing with lighting was so fun. My hesitance to drop the coin on a proper housing for my camera is starting to show cracks and I’m tempted. That said, traveling light may be a thing of the past if choose to go down this road.
As most of you know, I’m a pretty big nerd when it comes to scuba diving and love hunting for the small and weird. I’ve been hesitant to even go down the road of underwater photography because I know how expensive that road is going to be, but I borrowed a little Olympus tg-4 from a friend of mine and played with it over the course of the last week while diving in Amed, Bali. While I’m fully aware of the limitations of this set up, just practicing with lighting was so fun. My hesitance to drop the coin on a proper housing for my camera is starting to show cracks and I’m tempted. That said, traveling light may be a thing of the past if choose to go down this road.
These images aren’t perfect…. or whatever perfect means. Some of them are a bit noisy, a channel clips here and there, some of them may not be as sharp as I’d like, but I had too much fun to not share these. I’m still a complete novice when it comes to this whole thing so here we are. If anyone has a contact at Nauticam that wants to sponsor this whole foray, let me know!
Travel Diary : Alor Archipelago, Indonesia
A recent trip took me to the Alor Archipelago in Indonesia for a week of scuba diving. Yes, I know there are going to be questions about why there aren’t any images from the dives and I’ll be the first to admit, I don’t shoot underwater. At least not yet. Diving is about flow and meditation for me and the last thing I’ve wanted to to do when I’ve been underwater is to think about f,stops and exposure and composition That being said, it has been creeping into my mind lately, and I may…. maaaaaaay try to get into some underwater photography the future. No promises though. In any event, this little bit of paradise is just as stunning above water as it is below water, so during the times between
A recent trip took me to the Alor Archipelago in Indonesia for a week of scuba diving. Yes, I know there are going to be questions about why there aren’t any images from the dives and I’ll be the first to admit, I don’t shoot underwater. At least not yet. Diving is about flow and meditation for me and the last thing I’ve wanted to to do when I’ve been underwater is to think about f,stops and exposure and composition That being said, it has been creeping into my mind lately, and I may…. maaaaaaay try to get into some underwater photography the future. No promises though. In any event, this little bit of paradise is just as stunning above water as it is below water, so during the times between dives, I wandered around and took some little travel snaps to keep my creative juices flowing. Incredible vistas, traditional markets, and mountain villages are all the things I love about travel. Meeting new people and watching new horizons. These are just a few of my favorite frames and I can’t wait to get back. Perhaps there will be some underwater shots next time a post goes up about Alor.
