Hi all,

 

One of my other hobbies besides bass fishing is diving. Pre-COVID we took a 2 week trip every year, usually to the Maldives, and would get in 25 dives or so. I also do underwater photography. I used to do above water photography a lot but not much anymore. Now it’s mostly underwater on our trips. 
 

we just got back this morning and thought I’d share a couple pictures. The place we went was largely for the corals and reef creatures. No big stuff, no muck diving, just beautiful reef. I did both wide angle reel scenes and tighter macro shots and fish portraits. For anyone into the technical details, I’m shooting an Olympus em5 in the Olympus housing and using the pro set of lenses (7-14, 60 macro, 8mm fisheye).  For anyone not into the technical details, it’s about 35 lb of camera, housing, lenses, and gear that I carry in a backpack while traveling. 
 

I’ve got lots more than these, so if you want to see something specific or just more, let me know and I’ll put some more up. Also, apologies on the upload quality. These are all resized down generically so some have some rough artifacts if you look too closely. 
 

thanks

rick

 

 

 

 

 

Awesome pics.  Great captures! 

? fantastic 

Beautiful photos.. nice work

Beautiful 

Absolutely beautiful. The colors & contrast are so brilliant & vivid. Don't hesitate to show us more. 

Pretty cool pics! There are some interesting creatures in the water, that’s for sure.

Here’s a few more of the good ones. 
 

 

spectacular!

Fantastic photos. Thanks for sharing.