My best digital sunball, Blue Corner, Palau

:: Sunday, April 9th, 2006 @ 8:41:35 pm

:: Tags: Photo, Travel

We digital underwater photographers struggle a lot with sunballs underwater (a “digital bummer,” Berkley White says). While diving Blue Corner the other day, I shot the best digital sunball I’ve ever taken.

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Shot details: Canon 1Ds Mk II with a 16-35/2.8L lens @ 16mm, 1/200 second @ f20

Depth was about 60′. I think one of the main reasons the sunball is so good is that the surface of the water was a bit ripply, which broke up parts of the path from the sun to my lens.

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:: 9 comments (rss)

1. posted by Caroline :) on Sun, April 09, 2006 @ 11:00 pm

   Wow.

2. posted by ilanbt on Mon, April 10, 2006 @ 4:53 am

   Great shot!

3. posted by jsuan on Mon, April 10, 2006 @ 8:30 am

   Nice shot.

4. posted by norm on Mon, April 10, 2006 @ 8:48 am

   Man. It finally may be time to update the pictures in my house… Beautiful.

5. posted by davepatchen on Mon, April 10, 2006 @ 1:57 pm

   You’re definitely starting to get the hang of this underwater photography thing… ;)

6. posted by annalise on Tue, April 11, 2006 @ 2:35 pm

   Amazing!

7. posted by shindogg on Tue, April 11, 2006 @ 2:37 pm

   what iso was that shot at? I aslo assume strobes nice shot

8. posted by cyn on Tue, April 11, 2006 @ 5:31 pm

   i love the colors!

9. posted by echeng on Thu, April 13, 2006 @ 8:10 pm

   Shot details: ISO 100, f20, 1/200s. Two Ikelite DS-125 strobes on full power, very close to the subject.

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