An interesting viewpoint of the diver, I used a special underwater filter when I shot video when diving, this helps to remove the blue and produce a more natural colour even at depths of 20-30M
Cheers Steve

Steve Elliott wrote:
> An interesting viewpoint of the diver, I used a special underwater filter when I shot video
> when diving, this helps to remove the blue and produce a more natural colour even at depths of 20-30M
> Cheers Steve
>
Hi Steve

I do normally use an underwater filter, but it's usually fitted to the main camera before going into the housing, so it cannot be removed once underwater, it works fine in shallower water using natural light, but once the flash is in use, all the photos are then tinted to the colour of the filter, as the flash on its own brings out all the natural colours within the range of the flash, so what I tend to do is to keep the filter off as most of my diving is normally around the 10-15 mtr depth, so flash is required at all times, I then colour correct using PS.
This actual image was hard to work with due to the fact I it was taken on a bright day with a clear blue sky above, at around 6mtrs, I used a fill flash but the back light was so bright that I had to be careful not to totally over expose the sky. Its a complete different ball game down there but really great fun experimenting.

Thanks again Steve.

Regards, Ian