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General Tips
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Keep your camera
still when shooting
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Shoot from the reef
bottom whenever possible.
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Squeeze the shutter,
don’t punch it.
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Exhale just before
you shoot.
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Keep your arms in,
stabilize your elbows against your body.
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Maintain slightly
negative buoyancy if there is a surge.
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In midwater, control
your buoyancy with breathing only.
The easy recipe for holiday photographers
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Use ISO 100
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Set the camera to
‘A’ (Nikonos) or ‘Aperture priority’ (SLR)
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Set the strobe on
TTL
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Set an aperture of :
o
f/11 between the surface to 10 m (33 ft)
o f/8
between 10 and 20 m (33 and 65 ft)
o f/5.6 or f/4 in water deeper than 20 m (65 ft)
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Nikonos: preset focus for
90 cm (3 ft), with either a 35 mm or 28 mm lens and stay between that
and 1.2 m (4 ft) away from the subject.
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SLR: Prefocus 50mm lens
for 90 cm (3 ft) and get this distance from your subject, then
fine-tune focus.
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Compose and shoot.
Maintenance of photographic equipment
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Thoroughly rinse all
equipment after each dive.
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Leave them in fresh water
for a few minutes if possible.
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Spray an anti-saline
liquid over all parts in order to eliminate traces of salt crystals.
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Check all accessible
O-rings at least once a day, carefully clean their seating and gently
lubricate them to keep them soft and elastic.
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Get your equipment checked
by a specialist at least once a year.
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Information provided by Maldives Tourism Promotion Board,
Ministry of Tourism, Republic of Maldives.
