Sealife DIGITAL FLASH manual STEPHEN’S TIP 2 Shrink the Water Column

•One important advantage with the SeaLife Digital Flash, is that when particles are illuminated, it is with rim-light rather than front-light, and the backscatter effect is minimized.

•Position your strobe high and to the side, pointing down to the subject.

STEPHEN’S TIP 2: SHRINK THE WATER COLUMN

Water — 800 times denser than air — quickly absorbs light and is a massive cyan (blue-green) filter. So, to achieve rich, vibrant colors in underwater photography, you must:

•Use artificial light (a strobe).

•Work close. Choose a point-and-shoot that focuses to at least two feet with a primary lens, or has an easy system of adding supple- mental lenses to get close.

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