HM in Novice DSLR
Honorable Mention, Novice DSLR
So Yat Wai
"Skeleton Shrimp Face-on Portrait" Shot Anilao, Philippines with Canon 5D Mark III
So Yat Wai won a Buy-1, Get-1 Free 7-night, 5-dive package in with Manta Ray Bay & Yap Divers!
The story: I had planned to take a skeleton shrimp face-on portrait at the start of my Anilao trip. This idea was inspired by Todd Bretl's 4th place Macro Category Ocean Art Contest 2013 photo. Finally, I had spent two complete dives and around 2 hours on this critter. It keep moving and spinning around the hydroid and made my right arm cramping. High F number could maximise the chance to keep both eyes and claws in focus. I took the shot once both eyes had sharp reflex of my focus light - I didn't waste time to check the camera preview since this active guy rarely faced my lens and kept turning.
Location: Anilao, Philippines
Camera: Canon 5D Mark III, Sea & Sea housing, Canon 100mm lens, Nauticam SMC, dual Inon Z240 strobes
Settings: f29, 1/250, ISO 200
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