![]() ![]() The nightly presentations demonstrate excellent photography fundamentals and that experience is available to you here at Manta Fest.Īfter attending David and Marty’s class on using natural light and watching the evening presentations, I exercised some Manta Fest privileges and tapped into decades of photography knowledge while waiting to board the dive boat – I asked for some help. Starting out with DSLR photography means learning stops and speeds, then proper lighting. Today I got on David ‘s boat and at the dock I asked him for some suggestions on lighting. ![]() This morning was more like “Shark Fest” with back to back Manta Ray Bay shark dives. These days the boats are carrying more value in camera systems than the boat’s worth. The first guests to load up their preview will get a gallery on the blog and you can like it up on Facebook to start some unofficial judging. We’re getting into it big and small and it’s about time for some contest media leaks – I’m already putting my hand out to see how the contest is shaping up – my USB drive is hanging in the dive shop waiting for some uploads. The Macro boat that drives five minutes into the lagoon came back two hours after it departed on today’s third tank dive. This morning David Fleetham showed us how to get it done at Vertigo and pulled almost 110 minutes out of his first tank, and over a hundred on his second… shooting over a thousand frames before lunch. Today we shot wide angle in the morning and guests were heading out with diopters on their macro ports for an afternoon session.īottom times are long this week. ![]() The contestants have all logged about 6 to 10 dives, depending on who’s up for third and fourth tanks in the afternoon. The weather gods are smiling on Manta Fest, today’s conditions were outstanding. ![]()
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