What is muck diving? Diving in muck? Well yes but no, not exactly. The term “muck” diving actually takes its name from the sediment that lies on the bottom of many dive sites. The term was first used back in … Continue reading
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Underwater photography. For some, it’s cheese rolling, bungee jumping or lawnmower racing. I get my kicks going beneath the waves to take photos and it’s possibly the craziest thing I’ve ever done…especially at night, which is surreal – and even more … Continue reading
The Ambush Predators Frogfish This Painted Frogfish has attached itself to the reef and is very hard to see. Frogfish disguise themselves with an array of spots, warts, stripes and other skin anomalies that allow them to impersonate surrounding rocks … Continue reading
Nikon 1 AW1 Diving This winter, I took part in a coral reef surveying project in Cambodia with Coral Cay Conservation. I was involved in a similar project in The Philippines in 2010, when I took with me, a Ewa … Continue reading
I needed equipment for underwater shooting during my stay with Coral Cay Conservation in the Philippines so I carried out thorough research into the available options prior to the trip. The main considerations were cost, weight (airline baggage allowance of … Continue reading
Technique Behind the image DIGITAL AND FILM How was it shot? Colleen’s kit EOS 350D EF 100mm f2.8 Macro lens Various Extension tubes Focusing rail Captivated by the close up world of macro photography, Colleen Slater specialises in photographing flowers submerged underwater, … Continue reading