Featured: 'GH3 in Egypt...' by hypnomatt

[krugorg]

Awesome series - really love the mono processing!

 

[drd1135]

That's very fine work. Some of the best underwater shots I've seen in quite a while.

 

[gary.l]

Wow. Absolutely amazing.

 

[pointbob]

Matt - I'm assuming it was 7-14mm lens? Really lovely images - how is the safety aspect of Egypt these days as a tourist?

 

[ggibson]

Great shots! Love seeing more UW photos here. I'm shooting with the E-PL1 and 9-18mm underwater, but I don't have a dome port yet.

Do you usually shoot without a strobe? Ever use red filters to help with color correction?

 

[hypnomatt]

Yes pointbob it's a 7-14. Only the English and Russians are in Sharm these days. A lot of European countries will not fly to the Sinai as they claim there is a specific terrorist threat in the region. I don't care about things like that. If ya numbers up ya numbers up....
ggibson, strobes are hard so wide and I primarily shoot video underwater where strobes are useless beyond six feet. I use a magic filter fitted to the back of the lens. You have to manual white balance every few metres.

 

[penWS]

Amazing photos. Thanks for sharing. Really is something else, brilliant work!

 

[laser8]

wow

 

[danieru]

Holy cow, does are some awesome epic shots

 

[hazwing]

good stuff

 

[Zee]

Awesome stuff - one or two could do with minor white balance tweaks, but that is the absolute harshest criticism I can make. Love your work! I'm aching to house my EM-1...

Also, great work with no strobes! Oh, an dyes, B&W conversion is about as good as I have ever seen for underwater.

Z...

 

[Zee]

Wow! I have managed to stop myself from getting into underwater photography so far, but images like this make it harder and harder to resist. Great work hypnomatt

Don't do it. Imagine a big black hole where you can't see the bottom. Imagine that you are trying to fill that hole with cash...

That is underwater photography.

Z...

 

[flamingfish]

^^ This.

Also, remember that underwater housings are not foolproof. One tiny, imperceptible bit of lint or grain of sand on your o-ring, and they flood. Watching your housing slowly fill with water when you're fifty feet under gives you a very special feeling.

 

[mattia]

Stunning shots! If I dived more I might get an underwater housing for one of the MFT cams. The rx100 with a wet lens does very well indeed, however, and the setup including camera was not too crazy.

 

[hypnomatt]

Woah lot of scare mongering here. Just obsessively check ya o rings and you'll be fine. Also just make sure your gear is covered for water damage ( don't tell em you're taking it underwater) and you'll be covered. It needn't be a bottomless pit of money either if you do ya research and spend wisely. If you love diving and love taking photos go for it. You can't love ya life in fear that's just silly.

 

[mattia]

My gear insurance covers underwater use. As long as both camera and housing are on the same policy.

 

[sethdove]

I registered here just to say these are gorgeous and amazing. Especially that first one.

 

[hypnomatt]

Thank you



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[SeeingtheWorldat25mm]

Wow! I've been away for a bit and when I pop in to see what' been going on, this is what see!
Amazing, amazing set of photos!
This might have been asked, but what was your system setup (external strobes, etc.)?

 

[Pyrate]

So curious, any filter used here, or are you just shooting raw and color correcting