How I took this photo ? Canon R5 Mark II + RF15-35 f2,8 1/100 f10 Underwater Housing 2 lights
#nature #underwater #underwaterphotography #underwaterphoto #maldives #themaldives #turttles #animal #scubadiving #film #canon #canonphotographers #sunset
in the 80s i went thru a phase of learning then doing #scubadiving . it was only short-lived, as my abject "bruce terror" simply would not go away... ironically not so much actually underwater, when my senses were filled with the awe & delight of all to see & do, but rather, back on dry land, in between dives. it just became harder & harder to overcome the dry-land mind games then, til eventually, i stopped trying, & so just totes stopped. however, in these decades-later times, when i see how popular it's become to strand divers at sea, i feel almost discriminated against that nobody stranded us back then! so not fair! #fomo !
Sand tiger sharks are one of the biggest reasons North Carolina wreck diving is so iconic.
But why do they “hover” over the wrecks like that?
https://scubahanknyc.com/2026/01/30/why-sand-tiger-sharks-hover-on-north-carolina-wrecks/
Dive number: 749
Date / time: Wed Mar 4, 2026 1:41 PM
Dive site: Peirce Island, New Hampshire
Water Temperature: 37F
Bottom Time: 41 mins
Because of the later entry, I knew the sun was going to be at a great angle for shooting wide angle, but I couldn't have predicted the incredible viz. We had as much viz as we could ask for and we swam over the edge, down the slope and then pretty much stayed there. The nudis were EVERYWHERE. Piles of C. verrucosa scattered between all sizes and colors of F. verrillis. My buddy pointed me to a giant Dendronotus frondosus, which was great to see for the first time in awhile. I didn't end up pulling my strobes far enough back for virtually any of my shots, but I was able to edit some nice ones. The water was very chilly, but the mild air temps and glow from an awesome dive warmed us up quickly.
#underwaterPhotography #coldWater #fisheye #wideAngle #olympus #om1 #nauticam #NewEngland #scuba #scubadiving #nudibranchs
9 Japanese divers rescued after coldwater drift