DIVE PACIFIC 178 Sept-Nov 2021
Featuring Whale Shark at the door! (?), the threats from WWII wrecks in the Pacific, climate change impacts on kelp forests and coral reefs, new columns, superb u/w/photos and more
Featuring Whale Shark at the door! (?), the threats from WWII wrecks in the Pacific, climate change impacts on kelp forests and coral reefs, new columns, superb u/w/photos and more
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SHADES OF COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION<br />
Advanced Category Highly Commended:<br />
Congratulations Alex Stammers, New Zealand.<br />
Alex is a regular visitor to Goat Island Marine Reserve,<br />
just North of Auckland. It was established in 1975. The<br />
abundance of marine life there is a true window into<br />
what a healthy marine ecosystem can be.<br />
Alex knows before he gets in the water that he will<br />
be spoiled by the number of photographic subjects<br />
to choose from! His challenge is to photograph a<br />
subject differently than before. This time it was a large<br />
Snapper.<br />
Judges’ comments:<br />
To obtain this type of image takes a lot of technical<br />
skill and the specific type of camera/lens being used.<br />
• Alex’s very wide Tokina 10–17mm lens has allowed<br />
him to be very close to the snapper and still have the<br />
90% of the fish in the image.<br />
• Selecting a slow shutter speed in combination with<br />
rear synchronization* of the flash to deliver the<br />
blurring effect of movement!<br />
• By spinning the camera as he took the image Alex<br />
brought the snappers’ head into focus.<br />
We wondered how many times Alex has tried to obtain<br />
this result? Well done Alex!<br />
Rear-curtain sync is the opposite of front-curtain<br />
*<br />
flash, with the flash burst firing at the end of the<br />
exposure. It only starts to make a difference when<br />
used in conjunction with a slow shutter speed. This<br />
combination allows you to capture the subject in<br />
tack-sharp detail but also get some motion blur in the<br />
shot. This gives your image a sense of speed and is can<br />
be much more pleasing than the ‘frozen’ effect you get<br />
with normal flash.<br />
Dave receives a Gift Voucher for NZ$75.<br />
ADVANCED<br />
Highly<br />
Commended<br />
‘Snapper Spin’; Goat Island, Auckland. Nikon D800, Nauticam Housing,<br />
Tokina 10–17mm lens with Kenko 1.4x Teleconverter Fisheye, 2 x Inon Z-240 strobes.<br />
(N) Werner Truter<br />
(N) Konrad Richter<br />
62 Dive New Zealand | Dive Pacific
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