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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Hermit Crab Addiction
Does anyone else find hermit crabs additive photographic subjects? I find it very hard to swim past one and not oblige it with a portrait. I’m not sure why they’re so addictive. It might be because they seem to ooze … Continue reading
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Tagged backscatter, Britain, charles erb, crab, diving, fisheye, hermit, loch long, nikon, photographer, photography, scotland, scuba, shore diving, UK, underwater
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Getting snooty
Backscatter is a constant problem in underwater photography. So, the less water is lit up, the “cleaner” the image. I have always struggled with backscatter in these turbid UK waters and I have marvelled at the spotlessly clean images produced … Continue reading
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Tagged backscatter, Britain, charles erb, diving, loch long, nikon, photographer, photography, scotland, scuba, shore diving, snoot, UK, underwater
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Exploring
Diving a new site, possibly one that has not been dived before carries a great deal of excitement. Firstly, the dive begins well before one has even left home, let alone travelled the (in my case) usually considerable distance to … Continue reading
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Tagged Britain, campervan, charles erb, diving, loch striven, nikon, photographer, photography, scotland, scuba, shore diving, snoot, squat lobster, UK, underwater
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Loch Striven
Cruising along the Eastern shore of Loch Striven, we found a nice spot to pull the camper off the road. The sea bed falls away very quickly and the Vis is quite good, with sandy, stony base. Not a great … Continue reading
