[Leica] Some Underwater Work

[thurmanphoto at gmail.com (Wendy Thurman)]

The variety of species of nudibranchs in the Lembeh Strait is
mind-boggling.  I've got quite a few more and will get some of them up in
the next couple of days.  I shot for two years in the Caribbean in the early
90's and maybe saw one or two in over 1,500 dives.  In Lembeh I saw multiple
species on every dive.  I've had to purchase a field guide in order to
identify the things.

The Lembeh Strait, off Bitung in North Sulawesi, is probably the world's
premier underwater macro-photography venue.  The first impression is a bit
odd- it appears to be a wasteland with trash and debris scattered over black
volcanic sand.  While there are colorful corals in some areas, the majority
of the diving is classified as "muck" diving- poking around in the sand
amidst shoes, cans, bottles, and all sorts of junk.  The habitat yields an
incredible variety of strange and rare animals one won't find anywhere
else.  More to come!

Wendy

On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 9:10 AM, <grduprey at mchsi.com> wrote:

> Wendy,
>
> really like these.  Especially the last one DSC4596.
>
> gene
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wendy Thurman" <thurmanphoto at gmail.com>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 9:37:23 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
> Subject: [Leica] Some Underwater Work
>
> I've been off the list for a few weeks; spent a bit of that time in North
> Sulawesi, Indonesia shooting in the Lembeh Strait.  Over a two week period,
> I managed over 1,500 images but in underwater work, the reject ratio is
> very
> high- particularly with macro photography.  I'm moving, the subject is
> moving, and TTL electronics do not work without the addition of a module
> between the housing (camera) and strobes, which I do not have.  Exposure
> bracketing is a must underwater.  I made the mistake of taking only one
> strobe due to worrying about overweight baggage- hence some bothersome
> shadows.  At any rate, I got quite a few keepers and here's an example of a
> few.  All images shot with a Nikon D3x, 105mm Macro VR, Aquatica housing,
> and Sea & Sea lighting:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Wendy+Thurman/_DSC3039.jpg.html
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Wendy+Thurman/_DSC3543.jpg.html
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Wendy+Thurman/_DSC4342.jpg.html
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Wendy+Thurman/_DSC4596.jpg.html
>
> Thanks for looking,
>
> Wendy
>
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