issue 31 - 2017 · portfolio of photos. we announce the themes for the monthly competition from aug...

issue 31 - 2017

· Top 15 Photos From DSLR Camera and Compact Camera and CSC

· 2017-2018 Monthly Theme Competition Judges Profile

· Top 10 Codes of Conduct for Underwater Macro Photographers

· Coffee Break with Lilian and Odd

· 2017-2018 UWMP Monthly Competition Themes

· Top 15 Photos Nudibranch special theme

· 5th UWMP Meeting 2017 Sponsor Profiles

· 5th UWMP Meeting 2017 Show Case

· UWMP International Macro Cup

Issue 31 - 2017Page Copyright © facebook.uwmacrophotographers.com and www.uwmacrophotographers.com2

Contents

54 Top 10 Codes of Conduct for Underwater Macro Photographers

38 Top 15 Photos Nudibranch special theme

63 2017-2018 Monthly Theme Competition Judges Profile

06 Top 15 Photos From DSLR Camera and Compact Camera and CSC Editor Note

71 5th UWMP Meeting 2017

100 1st UWMP International Macro Cup and 6th UWMP Group meeting 2018

58 2017-2018 UWMP Monthly Competition Themes

Welcome to the second edition of the eMag for 2017.

We have a bumper selection of top ten photos from January to June 2017, for DSLR and Compact Camera and CSC categories. There are 45 beautiful photos for our members to enjoy and provide inspiration on their macro journey. I would like to congratulate all photographers who appear in this issue and thank you for supplying additional details.

We have an article and photos from the DRT Singapore event in February featuring the first ever UWMP booth. We have an article on a trip to Bali at the Pemuteran Bay Biorock Project for UWMP.

This edition’s coffee break is with Lilian Koh from Singapore featuring a lovely portfolio of photos.

We announce the themes for the monthly competition from Aug 2017 - Jul 2018. We profile the competition judges and list the sponsors prizes for the winners.

For the 5th UWMP meeting in February at Cocotinos Resort, Lembeh, we have lots of photos of the resort and from the winners in various competition categories.

Thank you very much to all our contributors and UWMP admin teams, this eMag would not be possible without you. Also, to all the members for your great support as always. Enjoy the eMag.

98 5th UWMP Meeting 2017 Sponsor Profiles

55 Coffee Break with Lilian and Odd


eMag Field EditorseMag Editor in Chief

2017-2018 Monthly Theme Competition Judges

UWMP Admin Team

Ken Thongpila

Alex Tyrrell Iyad SuleymanFábio Freitas Silva

Cover Photo

Wayne Jones

Marjon Phur

Pipat (Cat) Mike Bartick

Mar jon Phur, Sue Myburgh, Tammy Hauk, Odd Kr is tensen, Ade le Pearce , Ke lv in Tan HY, L i l ian Koh and Wi ra Wi joga

eMag Production Editor

Odd Kristensen

Contributors

Behind eMag

Lilian KohMarcello Di Francesco

Adele Pearce


UWMP NewsUnderwaterMacroPhotographersatDRTSingaporeFeb2017

Underwater Macro Photographers played host to its first ever booth at the Diving Resort Travel Expo held at the Suntec Exhibition and Convention Centre, Singapore in February this year. The booth was highly successful with Ken and several admins there to meet and greet old and new friends, introduce them to the UWMP Facebook page and hand out luggage tags and stickers. Custom DRT Singapore/UWMP t-shirts were also distributed to UWMP members who had pre-ordered them via our Facebook page.

A large crowd of enthusiastic underwater photographers gathered to hear the INON, Weefine, RGBlue & Noodilab presentations held at the stand as well as Ken’s informative presentation held on the big stage on photographing Sea Dragons. Ken also participated as a judge for the DRT Nudibranch/Macro competition. This year’s unique “live” judging was both popular and well received. The first issue for 2017 of EZDIVE magazine was distributed at the EZDIVE stand and heavily featured UWMP with member Pipat Cat’s stunning image appearing on the cover.

The 3 day event came to an end with UWMP members getting together at the Conrad Hotel for some drinks, laughs and selfies before saying farewell.


Following the 4th UWMP Group Meeting at Tulamben, Bali in September last year, a number of the meeting attendees went on to Pemuteran on the north-west coast of Bali to dive Menjangan Island and the other dive sites in this area.

The most accessible dive site was an area just in front of the beach at Pemuteran Bay. This area is home to the Biorock project, which is aimed at growing healthy corals for later placement in areas where corals have been damaged by higher than normal waters temperatures or destructive fishing practices. Local government, hotels, dive shops and other local stakeholders are involved in this project, which claims to be largest coral nursery in the world. It was commenced in 2000 and has received awards from the United Nations Development Program. The project consists of some 60 welded steel structures placed on sandy bottom in 3-7m of water. Young corals are attached to the steel structures, which are connected via cables to electrical power sources on land in order to stimulate coral growth. The structures take on many creative shapes, including marine creatures.

UWMP members did many dives in this area and we were very impressed with the project. Since the water is very shallow, there is plenty of natural light and the structures attract many species of marine life. We look forward to future visits to Pemuteran and the Biorock project. We dived with Bali Dive Academy, one of the project stakeholders. The dive guides were very proud of and very protective of the young corals and the marine life around them.

UWMP News

ThePemuteranBayBiorockProjectforUnderwaterMacroPhotographers


Jan - Jun 2017 - Top 15 DSLR Photos (in no particular order)

Alexius Sutandio

John Roach

Cheung Hang Shun Nicholas

Dennis Corpuz

Edoardo Ruspantini

Fairuz Ahmad

Francesco Pacienza

Helmut Theiss

Shu Shu Ricky

George Low

Violet TingSuzan Meldonian

Gabriel Barathieu

Wayne Jones

Toshiaki Kimura


Francesco Pacienza (Italy) www.francescopacienza.it

Title : Seahorse Bokeh

Critters name : Hippocampus guttulatus

Location taken : Taranto, Italy

Camera : Nikon D7100

Lens: Nikon 60mm

Housing : Easydive Leo 3

Strobe : 2 x Sea&Sea YS-D1

Additional equipment add-ons : Homemade background

Camera Setting : F10, 1/320, ISO 100

Additional information or tips about how to get this photo :

To get the effect visible in the photos published in this article, I used a small expedient: I built a panel on which I applied a sequence of rhinestones of various sizes and colours. I applied a back support to the panel, built in various versions, so that it can stand in its own right. The panel must be positioned at a distance such as to appear out of focus with respect to the diaphragm value used, and then exceed the value of two thirds beyond which the depth of field extends for that diaphragm value. The arrangement of the rhinestones must be made so as not to leave blank between them, even the colour arrangement must be made, but it is also possible to opt for rhinestones of only white colour, to reproduce a somewhat realistic effect for an underwater situation. We fix one of the two flashes with the beam of direct light also towards the background so that it has a very consistent light with the scene we are photographing and set a diaphragm not higher than ƒ11. I recommend diaphragm values between 5.6 and 11 to get a fairly natural effect in according with the DOF and the size of the subject.

http://www.francescopacienza.it


Cheung Hang Shun Nicholas (Hong Kong)

Title : Blackwater Ribbon Dance

Critters name : Trachipterus cristatus, larva

Location taken : Kenting, Taiwan

Camera : Canon 5D MkIV

Lens: Canon 100mm

Housing : Nexus

Strobe : INON Z240

Additional Equipment Add-on : Focus light RGBlue System 02



The most important part for doing the blackwater diving is perfect neutral buoyancy, when see the critter swim slow and observe carefully. The Strobe power can stronger a bit and the ISO can set a bit high, then concentrate more in focusing. Practice make perfect!



This young dragonet dwell on the sand, to be able to get proper lighting I used Retra LSD snoot to separate white sand background into black

Dennis Corpuz (Philippines) www.anilaocritter.com

Title : Dragonet

Critters name : Fingered dragonet

Location taken : Philippines


Lens: Nikon 105mm

Housing : Sea&Sea

Strobes : Sea&Sea YS-250

Additional Equipment Add-ons : Retra LSD snoot


http://www.anilaocritter.com


George Low (Singapore) www.scubaknights.com

Title : Exhausted Mum

Critters name : Goby

Location taken : Anilao, Philippines

Camera : Nikon D750

Lens: Nikon 60mm

Housing : Nauticam

Strobe : Sea & Sea YS-D2

Camera Setting : F18, 1/250 ISO 100


Find a whip coral that is positioned in a manner comfortable for you to be waiting, it is a game of luck and loads of waiting for the golden moment

http://www.scubaknights.com


Alexius Sutandio (Australia) http://alexiussutandio.com/

Title : Ummm... I saw the other guy on that corner yesterday

Critters name : Leafy Seadragon (Phycodurus eques)

Location taken : Rapid Bay, South Australia

Camera : Canon 7D Mk II

Lens: Canon 60mm

Housing : Nauticam

Strobe : 2 x INON Z240

Additional add-ons : Focus light RGBlue System 02

Camera Setting : F22, 1/200 ISO 200


Leafy Seadragons are beautiful and elegant creatures. They are pretty well camouflaged in between seaweed. You can find and see these creatures in the waters off south and east Australia.

This Leafy Seadragon picture was taken during day time. I was put a faster shutter speed and small aperture and two strobes position almost face to face on the left and right to create the Black background.

To get the best picture Leafy Seadragon composition is your patience and watch to get the right moment to get the picture. Please do not harass this slow-swimming fish. They mostly always keep turning around if you are starting to get too close.

http://alexiussutandio.com/



A beautiful little shrimp in a blue sponge in night diving. I almost passed by without seeing them. Luckily the beam of my lamp illuminated its small eyes !!!!

Gabriel Barathieu (France) www.underwater-landscape;com

Title : Shrimp in a blue sponge

Critters name : Synalpheus

Location taken : Mohéli island (Comoros)

Camera : Canon 5ds

Lens: Canon 100mm

Housing : Subal

Strobe : Subtronic Nova

Dioptre : Subsee +10


http://www.underwater-landscape;com



There are three points of this photograph.

First is you have to shoot Blacksaddle filefish at the moment when completely turned to the front.

Second coordinate a photography position so that focus matches both saw Blacksaddle filefish and Polyp.

Finally to make boke background colorful, I used red sponge at this time.

Blacksaddle filefish will hide when stimulated. Please slowly approach while flashing the strobe.

Toshiaki Kimura (Japan) http://oyuphoto.blogspot.jp/?view=flipcard

Title : Blacksaddle Filefish - Juvenile

Critters name : Blacksaddle filefish

Location taken : Okinawa, Japan

Camera : Nikon D810

Lens: Nikon 105mm

Housing : Nexus


Camera Setting : F7.1, 1/125, ISO 100

http://oyuphoto.blogspot.jp/?view=flipcard


John Roach (USA) www.pbase.com/skiroach

Title : “The Marriage”

Critters name : Parablennius marmoreus (seaweed blenny)

Location taken : Blue Heron Bridge, Florida, USA

Camera : Nikon D80

Lens: Nikon 60 mm

Housing : Sea & Sea

Strobe : 2 x Sea & Sea YS100

Camera Setting : F18, 1/125, ISO N/A


I was always told never to shoot down on the subject, instead try to get low or even. Shooting this photo at the subjects' level makes the photo feel interactive and intimate. We get a glimpse of the Blennys on an even plane and share their world. There is equality with them. They appear vulnerable intimate social communal. We are observing them but they are equally observing us. It's a great shot because I did not shoot down.

http://www.pbase.com/skiroach



This little guy is amazing. He’s like a warrior guarding his gems. Not flinging or trying to escape one bit but for the occasional position change. My port is probably about less than 5cm away from him and I went in with +15 on my diopter after shooting some skeleton shrimps earlier. Switched the Saga Trio to +10 to get more view and depth of field. Visibility wasn’t great and I tried to be as close as I can. He yawned as I was moving in closer. So this shot actually was taken after that moment! Yikes. Waited for a few minutes but the yawning never came back. Else the title would have been a little different. I’ll visit you again next time little guy with a new set of precious gems I hope.

Fairuz Ahmad (Singapore)

Title : Precious Gems

Critters name : Goby


Camera : Nikon D810

Lens: Tamron 90mm

Housing : Isotta

Strobe : INON Z240 with Carbonarm diffuser

Dioptre : Saga Trio @ +10

Additional equipment add-ons : Weefine light




The picture was the best of five shots I took of this fascinating peacock mantis shrimp. The mixture for the emergence of such an image is knowledge of the behaviour and comportment of these cute animals (knowledge I accumulate over the past years watching this shrimp) and a good dose of patience. I found these pretty shy shrimp, in a small hole, I approached carefully, stood before the hole and waited. A few times he came out briefly and looked around with his 360-degree eyes view, but he disappeared again and again in the hole. Now patience was required to trigger the shutter at the right moment, in special when he looked at me with both eyes. This was not quite so simple because constantly he turns his eyes one to me and one in another direction. To attract his attention I moved my stretched index finger to left and right above the camera and it works, he looked with both eyes in same direction. Since he was in the cave, I positioned the strobe with the self-made snoot more than 45 degrees obliquely from above the camera, in the middle so that I could streaks the shrimp with the light and get the black background. Positioning the AI servo focus on the eyes because they move all time and waiting for the right moment, which finally came. As post processing I cropped the photo about 19%, adjust the contrast, colour and at least sharpness because I photographed RAW file.

Helmut Theiss (Germany)

Title : High Tech Eyes

Critters name : Peacock mantis shrimp

Location taken : Lembeh Strait, Indonesia

Camera : Canon 5D MkIII

Lens: Canon 100mm with Kenko 1.4 teleconverter

Housing : Sea&Sea

Strobe : Sea&Sea YS-D2

Additional Equipment Add-on: Homemade snoot



Shu Shu Ricky (Hong Kong) www.facebook.com/rocketfriendsdiving/

Title : New Life

Critters name : Cardinal fish with eggs

Location taken : Okinawa, Japan

Camera : Canon 1DX MkII

Lens: Canon 100mm

Housing : Nauticam




Before shooting, the only thing you can do is waiting for his mouth to open.

https://www.facebook.com/rocketfriendsdiving/



Black water photography- that is photographing at night, in the dark mid-water with the focus being on photographing planktonic creatures is very challenging. Number 1 rule, buoyancy. Even moving your fins can send a catastrophic whirlwind upwards blowing your gelatinous creature away unexpectedly. Either use your breathing to lift you or settle you and if that’s not working for you- use your inflator hose. Number 2 rule, never take your eyes off your subject. Even blinking can cause you to lose sight of your target. Lastly, know your camera. A lot of experimentation is needed to find the sweet spot of your camera, which is half the fun of it. I start with 250 shutter speed, iso 160, and F/14 as what I call base camp. F/14 gives you a better depth of field . . . but, if your strobes aren’t set correctly- you could light up every single piece of backscatter. Therefore, strobe positioning is really important. I start with them facing straight out, and set back (not level) with the port or diopter. You want the edge of the beams to intersect on the subject. Lining your subject up into the invisible crosshairs is the trick. For jellyfish, I like top lighting with one strobe, set at half. Light goes through gelatinous creatures, therefore you need more light to pick up the muted tones in the gelatin. If you hit it from the top and use a side light can light up some of the more interesting facets and catch fluorescent colors. But, too much light hitting a white subject-can blow it out. If the light doesn’t have anything to hit- it keeps traveling, hence- you can get a really nice black background.

Suzan Meldonian (USA) http://www.niteflightphoto.com

Title : Mine, Mine, Mine

Critters name : Hyperiid Amphipod on Orchistoma sp jellyfish

Location taken : South of Singer Island, FL, USA


Lens: Nikon 60mm

Housing : Nauticam

Strobe : 2 x Inon z220

Dioptre : Nauticam SMC-1

Additional equipment : 2 x Sola 500 focus lights


http://www.niteflightphoto.com



Paramount to achieving this photograph were a number of implementations. Firstly, as I am using a full frame camera, extra magnification to fill the frame is highly advantageous and Nauticam’s SMC diopter with Multiplier works well, though, to begin with, somewhat difficult to use. Secondly, magnification to see and compose the subject is most beneficial and here, Aquatica Digital’s 45° View Finder was used providing a clear, enlarged view. The 45° view finder also allowed me to position the camera low and directed upwards for this front on composition and still allow the ability to see for manual or “rocking” focus, otherwise impossible without. Thirdly, to execute this capture, and crucial, not only for this but the majority of my UW “macro” photography, is “Back Button Focus”. Removing the AF (Auto Focus) from the camera’s trigger and assigning it to another button on the back of the camera (usually AF-on {Canon}), allows capture of that moment the shutter is released without auto focusing which becomes near impossible whilst using extension tubes + Diopter + Multiplier. This too is why a magnified view finder is a must have allowing me to see the eye when sharp focus as well as composing the frame through the back and forth movement of the housing. This combination is paramount to the capture of this image in my opinion.

Wayne Jones (Australia/Philippines) Facebook.com/universaljonesuwphoto

Title : “Caprella with Hydroid Flowers”

Critters name : Caprella sp.



Lens: Canon 100mm + 37mm extension tubes

Housing : Aquatica

Strobe : Sea&Sea 250Pro

Dioptre : Nauticam SMC-1 + Multiplier


https://www.facebook.com/universaljonesuwphoto/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel



After seeing many yellow goby, the goby with eggs was my pocket list, this was a lucky find, it lives in a broken glass which in the middle of the sandy bottom, so I decided to use snoot to enhance the ambience, eliminate the boring environment.

Violet Ting (Taiwan) www.violetting.com

Title : Goby With Eggs

Critters name : Yellow goby

Location taken : Lembeh, Indonesia

Camera : Nikon D610

Lens: Nikon 60mm

Housing : Sea&Sea

Strobe : Sea&Sea YS-D1


Additional Equipment add-on : Snoot


http://www.violetting.com


Edoardo Ruspantini (Italy) www.iups.it

Title : Curl

Critters name : Alicia mirabilis

Location taken : Massalubrense, Italy

Camera : Nikon D3X

Lens: Nikon 105mm

Housing : Seacam

Strobe : 2 x Sea&Sea YS-D1




Alicia mirabilis is a Mediterranean sea anemone with typically nocturnal habits. By day this attinine is contracted while at night it expands, extending the tentacles to feed. I found this Alicia mirabilis very contracted, probably one of my dive companions had already passed. I was no more than 10 meters deep and at the end of the dive, so to spend the last few minutes I was tempted to photograph the tentacles that were very much with the 105 micro and the powerful Nauticam lens that allowed me to play l 'End of a curled tentacle

http://www.iups.it


Jan - Jun 2017 - Top 15 Compact Camera and Compact System Camera (CSC) Photos (in no particular order)

Philippe Eggert

Edward Cheong

Ben Sarinda Brad Pryde

KC Tan

Ji Chen Adam Silverman

Kevin Stokell Kenji Cheow

Ahmad Rosli Abdullah

Ayub MoodutoAmir Abramovich

Andrew Marriott

Daniel Ackermann

Shannon Khoo Mei Lin


Ahmad Rosli Abdullah (Malaysia)

Title : Home Alone

Critters name : Amphipod

Location taken : Tulamben, Bali

Camera : Canon G16

Housing : Nauticam

Strobes : 2 x Sea&Ses YS-D1

Dioptre : Noodilab Shamu



One of the key techniques to this picture in making the subject amphipod stand out is to illuminate the tunicate by placing one strobe in the front and another strobe behind the subject. This will also bring out the fine lines in the tunicate as well. Getting it close and sharp I'm using noodilab shamu x 3.5 magnification diopter with manual focus in the camera to focus-lock after getting all the lighting in position and patiently wait for the subject to work its way into the frame.


Sharon Khoo Mei Lin (Malaysia)

Title : Discipline

Critters name : Cleaner shrimp


Camera : Olympus OM-D EM-1

Lens : Zuiko 60mm

Housing : Olympus

Strobes : 2 x Sea&Ses YS-D1

Additional Equipment Add-on : Snoot



To get a photo of this shrimp is much patience. Wait for the behaviour and let them get used to you.



Have taken shot of this critter a couple of times but wanted a different composition when I saw this one, it was the only one I saw struggling with incoming current therefore I get the idea and composition when the Ralpharia sp. open up and looks like its sheltering the Amphipod.

Edward Cheong (Singapore)

Title : Umbrella

Critters name : Amphipod with Ralpharia sp.


Camera : Sony a6000

Lens: Sony 90mm + 16mm extension tube

Housing : Nauticam


Dioptre : Inon UCL-67

Additional Equipment Add-on : Focus light Weefine



Philippe Eggert (Switzerland/Indonesia) pheggert.myportfolio.com

Title : Get the Black

Critters name : Rhinomuraena quaesita, juvenile



Lens : Zuiko 60mm

Housing : Olympus

Strobes : SeaDragon

Dioptre : Aquako IV



At the UWMP group meeting in Lembeh 2017 we got the tip, “If shooting dark creatures, need open aperture and lightly overexpose the shot to get the details in the black/dark areas of the creature”. Back home, when I saw the juvenile ribbon eel it was the perfect subject to work on that. I was lucky the eel was pretty playful and let me take a couple of shots pretty close.

https://pheggert.myportfolio.com


Andrew Marriott (USA) www.fata-morgana.net

Title : Get Froggy

Critters name : Frogfish


Camera : Olympus OM-D E-EM-1

Lens : Zuiko 60mm

Housing : Nauticam

Strobes : 2 x Sea & Sea YS-D2



The keys to this photo were luck, patience and practice in proper strobe placement. First you need to get lucky and find a really cool subject: like this Frogfish. Luckily this was in Anilao and I was looking for just this kind of thing. Second you need to be patient. By this I mean that you need to work yourself in front of the subject and not panic it. This takes a lot of time and moving slowly. Finally you need to know proper strobe placement. With one or two strobes you can take almost any lighting angle you can imagine. You don’t need snoots or massive accessories to get really cool effects. Spent some time and learn strobes and light placement angles.

http://www.fata-morgana.net


Ben Sarinda (Indonesia)

Critter Name : Coconut Octopus


Camera : Olympus EPL3

Lens : Zuiko 14-42mm

Housing : Nauticam

Strobes : N/A



Coconut octopus have a remarkable behaviour in this species is tool use; they have been observed using coconut shells and larger or small clams as a protection against predation by hiding in them and ‘walking’ across the sea floor. Coconut octopus is one of my favourite subject to photograph, they're very photogenic. When I found him.., he was dragging the shell up to shallow part crossing the sand slope. And suddenly he stop and posing for me. Spent time for about more than 30 minutes to get perfect lighting, move my snoot to right - left adjust my shutter speed up to f/22 to get perfect dark background, slide my angle to the right to get perfect angle and shadow below the shell.



I shot this photo during my trip to Kapalai. It was the house reef diving. I stacked two diopter on my RX100. I found a very small goby on a white wired coral and got the shot.

Ji Chen (China)

Title : The Big Eyes

Location taken : Kapalai, Borneo, Malaysia

Camera : Sony RX100 MkI

Housing : Recsea

Strobe : 2 x Sea & Sea YS-D1

Dioptre : Nauticam SMC-1 + Dyron +7



Daniel Ackermann (Austria)

Title : Ready to Fight

Critter Name : Spotted cleaner shrimp

Location taken : Curacao, Caribbean


Lens : Zuiko 60mm

Housing : Nauticam

Strobes : 2 x INON Z240




This photo was taken at an early morning dive. I spent half an hour at this anemone until I finally caught the shrimp. The challenge was to focus on the shrimp. I have manually focused because the automatic focus has not managed to set the shrimp sharp. The Zuiko 60mm lens was the best choice for that picture



As we approached this subject, it sought shelter inside a tube sponge. We were very lucky that this happened, as this decision by the subject setup the shot! I wanted to use a diopter so I had to get as close as I could, but given that I was shooting inside a tube sponge, there was a limit to how close I could get. As such, I had to wait for the fish to be at a distance enough to be in focus through the diopter. Ben Sarinda, my guide, held my focus light against the side of the tube sponge, as using a strobe wasn't possible. An extra set of hands was very useful for this type of shot. Since lighting was very limited, I increased my ISO and aperture, as well as slowing the shutter speed so that more light would be picked up by the camera. I also had to be careful not to blow out the area where the light was coming inside the tube sponge. With these settings, I was able to find the "sweet spot" where everything worked and the photo came out beautifully.

Adam Silverman (USA) facebook.com/agora1104

Title : Walls of the Cave

Critter Name: Juvenile barramundi cod


Camera : Sony RX100 MkII

Housing : Nauticam

Strobe : None


Additional equipment: Fix Neo focus light


http://www.facebook.com/agora1104


Brad Pryde (Australia)

Title : Horsing Around

Critter Name : West Australian Seahorse (Hippocampus subelongatus)

Location taken : Ammo Jetty, Coogee, Western Australia


Lens : Zuiko 14-42mm

Housing : Olympus

Strobes : Inon

Additional Add-on : 2 x MAD flip snoots



At one of our local shore dives, there is a local jetty that has a wonderful array of macro critters to find. We are lucky at certain times of the year that the seahorses are to be found. This small male was located amongst a nice bunch of telesto soft coral up on one of the support columns. I often use two flip snoots just in case a nice subject is located that would make an interesting shot. The seahorse in this position better suited a vertical shot with lighting from above and below. When you swap from portrait to vertical shooting must remember to turn down the power of the lower strobe otherwise you tend to blow out the lower section. Taking a few images to get the lighting balanced as best I could, then waited till I had the seahorse looking at me and managed to take this image. Some days the wait is worth it.


Amir Abramovich (Israel) facebook.com/Amiruwp

Title : Red Sea Red Macro

Critter Name : Fringed blenny (Mimoblennius cirrosus)

Location taken : Red Sea, Eilat, Israel

Camera : Canon S110

Housing : Recsea

Strobe : Ikelite DS51

Dioptre : Aquatica +10



Taking macro blenny images with compact camera and + 10 diopters requires very close proximity to the fish - about 5 cm from the camera. You need to be very patient and let the fish get use to your proximity. You can use that time to set the right lighting by shooting around the fish hiding hole so by the time he will pop out you will be already set with the right exposure.

http://www.facebook.com/Amiruwp


KC Tan (Singapore)

Title : Coral Shrimp

Critters name : Mushroom coral shrimp


Camera : Olympus OM-D E-EM-1

Lens : Zuiko 60mm

Housing : Olympus

Strobes : 2 x Sea & Sea YS-D1



This shrimp was shot using 2 strobe lights, using a high contrast lighting technique. The main strobe was positioned on the left side of the subject, while the secondary strobe was placed directly at the front of subject to light up the darker areas and to give the shrimp eggs more definition but without loss of shadow detail.


Kevin Stokell (Curacao)

Title : Fierce

Critters name : Secretary blenny

Location taken : Caracasbaai, Curacao


Lens : Zuiko 60mm

Housing : Nauticam

Strobes : Sea&Ses YS-D1

Dioptre : Nauticam CMC-1

Additional add on : Ikelite Vega focus light



Secretary Blennies are particularly abundant in the waters around Curacao and I have pretty much unlimited opportunities in getting to snap these small creatures. In this particular shot I was going for a full frontal shot with a narrow DOF, the intention was to have the front of the eyes to the back of the mouth in focus with the foreground and background fading out of focus slightly. To achieve this effect I used a quite large aperture of F8 which when combined with the CMC-1 gives only a few millimetres DOF. Having such a thin DOF requires very accurate focusing, to achieve this I used full manual focus with "focus peaking" turned on to allow me to focus the shot between the eyes and the mouth. An additional issue when using the CMC-1 is the distance from lens to the subject and how to get the correct exposure. I achieve this by using a single strobe with a diffuser, positioned centrally and pointing down on the subject. To control the exposure I use manual control of the strobe, and use the focus light from the side to allow the camera to acquire an accurate focus feedback.


Kenji Cheow (Malaysia) instagram.com/kenjicheow

Title : Shiny Purple

Critter Name : Hairy Shrimp

Location taken : Tioman Island, Malaysia

Camera : Olympus TG3

Housing : Olympus

Additional Add-on : RGBlue System 02 Premium video light



Tiny and shy critter. They normally will stay still if unprovoked, swaying from left to right. Using handheld torch gave me flexibility to control the angle of the light. Waiting for it to sway and fit into my composition, I clicked the shutter when it reaches the "mid-sway". When shooting tiny critters like the hairy shrimp, I use Microscope mode and the high resolution zoom, making sure I get the maximum magnification I can get while still get good quality image.

https://www.instagram.com/kenjicheow



This photo I took while doing a muck dive at a depth of about 4 meters. Using one strobe I confront the strobe directly into the object to get maximum light and reduce the shadow. To get an unusual angle, I put the camera parallel to the object and seemed like a low angle.

Ayub Mooduto (Indonesia) facebook.com/yubzukamoto

Title : My Eye

Critters name : Zebra mantis shrimp

Location taken : Bolsel, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Camera : Canon G16

Housing : Canon

Strobe : Sea & Sea YS-D2

Dioptre : Aquako IV


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Jan - Jun 2017 - Top 15 Nudibranch Photos (in no particular order)

Ty SaksitJack Israel

Lida Hernandez Alcazar Igor BogachenkoKhoo Yi Ping

Ace Wu

Cai Songda

Eli Wolpin

Ex Liao Mazyar Jalayer Gianni Colucci

Randi AngCédric Péneau

Adrian WoodAlexander Karpov


Ty Saksit (Thailand) facebook.com/ty.saksit

Title : Hula-Hula Dance

Critters name : Dendrodoris denisoni


Camera : Canon 70D

Lens : Canon 100mm

Housing : Nauticam

Strobes : Sea&Sea YS-D1

Camera Setting : F8.0, 1/250 sec, ISO 100


I found this nudibranch on a big rock, she was shaking her head there and look at me, so it was a good chance to take portrait photos of her. As the subject was quite large, I can’t to use diopter. And background was quite messy, I blurred background by f/8.0 which the subject's face still in focus. Shutter speed at 1/250 sec. which was enough to track motion of nudibranch. Lastly, take a shot at ant's eye view to make this shot look more elegant!!

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Jack Israel (USA)

Title : Cruisin' the Purple Highway

Critters name : Tritonia Hamnerorum

Location taken : Florida Keys, Florida, USA

Camera : Nikon D700

Lens : Nikon 105mm

Housing : Ikelite




These tritonia are common in the Florida Keys, especially during the winter months. They are found on purple fans and purple whip gorgonians. Usually they crawl all over the whip and even wrap around it. They say that the nudibranch's colouring and defence mechanism come from a toxic purple substance sucked from the host. To make this shot, one has to find them--the easiest place is in Founders' Park, Islamorada, Florida. where you can search in less than 2 meters of water. Once located, it is easy to isolate the whip and creature against a blue water background. Turn up your strobes and set a small aperture to produce a black background as in the photo.


Lida Hernandez Alcazar (Philippines)

Title : Baby in a Cradle

Critters name : Favorinus mirabilis


Camera : Olympus OM-D EM-5 MkII

Lens : Zuiko 60mm

Housing : Nauticam


Dioptre : INON UCL-165 and Aquako IV

Additional add on : Torch



Favorinus mirabilis on its natural behaviour, feeding on another nudibranch's eggs is just a lucky find. My guide showed me this and I was amazed how he saw it as it is really tiny, about 3mm at a depth of 15 meters. I have to see its rhinopores to focus on it. Two diopters helped, INON UCL 165 and Aquako IV, on 60 mm lens of Olympus EM5 Mark II. Strobes are two INON Z240 and a focus light. Manual setting to get the details I wanted.


Igor Bogachenko (Ukraine)

Title : Face to Face

Critters name : Trapania sp.


Camera : Canon 70D

Lens : Canon 100mm

Housing : Nauticam




My trip for diving in Bali (Tulamben) gave me an acquaintance with a number of new animals for me. One of these discoveries was the nudibranch * Trapania pallida *. Small and graceful clam. Very similar to the cow!!!

I am very happy that I managed to photograph this specimen for my collection of nudibranchs.


Khoo Yi Ping (Malaysia)

Title : Face to Face

Critters name : Nembrotha kubaryana

Location taken : Tioman Island, Malaysia

Camera : Sony A7 MkII

Lens : Sony 90mm

Housing : Isotta


Additional Equipment add-on : Bigblue focus light



The nembrotha kubaryana is usually very hostile and moves a lot (and often away from you) at light speed. I courted him, sang and danced to him, and almost wrote him a poem, before he finally decided to look at me. Yes, you need great patience, if you want to connect with him. I was lucky enough to get to a bottom-up position, and clicked the shutter at that moment when he raised his head to show me the beauty in him.


Ex Liao (Philippines)

Title : Nembrotha

Critters name : Nembrotha lineolata

Location taken : Dauin, Philippines


Lens : Panaleica 45mm

Housing : Olympus

Strobes : Inon S2000



This nudi was sitting perfectly on a rubble and I was waiting for the rhinopores to position itself symmetrically. The position of the strobe was on top but placed on the inner most side of the camera that only the edges would just throw the light into the subject so that a dark background can be achieve then adjusting the shadow in the post process helps achieve that perfect pitch black background at the same time eliminating the rubble where it was seated. To achieve that dramatic effect the subject should be at an angle where symmetry is achieved and at the same time a perfect placement of the strobe would spell a big difference in your shot.


Mazyar Jalayer (Canada) www.mazimages.ca

Title : Orange Fire

Critters name : Janolus fuscus

Location taken : Smuggler Cove Marine Provincial Park, BC, Canada

Camera : Nikon D800

Lens : Nikkor 105mm

Housing : Aquatica


Additional add on : Homemade Snoot and Anglerfish Remote Trigger



For this shot I used a snoot to isolate the nudibranch from the background. This shot in particular was challenging because it was taken in extreme current exchange. The nudibranch was actually located on a vertical surface. By rotating the image, it looks like the critter is on horizontal surface. Which is a more pleasing composition. Because the current was very strong, I wasn't able to light up the critter with the snoot/strobe mounted on the camera. Every time the camera moved the snoot would move as well. Luckily I had an Anglerfish Trigger in my pocket. I was able to disconnect the strobe from my housing and connect the Anglerfish Trigger using the fiber optic cable. This device allows the user to trigger the strobe remotely without any cables between the housing and the strobe. I wedged the strobe between two pieces of rock adjacent to the wall and directed the light beam on the critter. With this set up I was able to move the camera freely without disturbing the lighting.

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Eli Wolpin (Canada) https://500px.com/eli_wolpin

Title : Perched on a Hydroid

Critters name : Dendronotus albus

Location taken : Vancouver, Canada

Camera : Canon G15

Housing : Fantasea

Strobes : 2 x Sea&Sea YS-110

Dioptre: : Nauticam CMC-1


Additional equipment add-on : Sola focus light


This image was taken at night. I didn't have luck getting shots of this species to look good in the past, but found one munching away at the top of a hydroid that night. When I shoot macro, I typically adjust my shutter speed to the maximum synch speed of my strobes. To maximise depth of field on a small sensor, I often push the f-stop to 8.0 and reduce ISO to 80 to avoid graininess. This means that I am only adjusting strobe power for exposure. To get a black background, I shoot upwards. My strobes are positioned alongside my lens a bit back from the front of my diopter. My Sola provides uniform wide angle light on the lowest setting to focus. This nudibranch was perched on the top of a hydroid, though I had to wait a few minutes for it to get into position. I often brace my camera against my arm to avoid moving while shooting to ensure I remain in focus. The rest is just luck... finding a nudibranch in the right position!

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Gianni Colucci (Italy)

Title : Limbata with its Egg Masses

Critters name : Limbata

Location taken : Ionian Sea, Italy

Camera : Nikon D700

Lens : Nikon 60mm

Housing : Nauticam


Dioptre : Nauticam SMC



No special technique to make this photo. Illumination was created using two flashes placed in a radiant position with respect to the subject. The left one with a quarter of extra power to compensate for the exposure to the nudibranch body that is almost black.


Cai Songda (China) instagram.com/diver_scai

Title : Blossom

Critters name : Janolus



Lens : Canon 100mm

Housing : Seacam

Strobes : Seacam Seaflash 150

Additional add on: Retra UWT snoot



Lighting is very important in taking photos, especially underwater photography! It is also important that we do not startle the subject and to avoid doing that I always look for other objects with similar features to my intended subject. So that I can use it for test shots and adjust my camera setting to perfectly capture the subject in its most natural state.

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Alexander Karpov (Spain)

Title : Gloomy’s Portrait

Critters name : Tambja morosa (Gloomy nudibranch)


Camera : Canon 5D MkII

Lens : Canon 100mm

Housing : Subal

Strobes : Canon Speedlight 580 EXII

Dioptre : Macromate +5



This picture I made at the last day of my trip to Lembeh in July, 2016. I’ve been dreaming about the good nudibranch’s portrait during all my staying on Lembeh. Finally, I had seen this Gloomy Nudibranch and started to wait when the object would turn for the best view. But it didn’t want to move to the right position. My buddy and the dive guide had already started to get nervous, but I didn’t want to give up. And when the right moment came, I did only 3 shoots.

On the right flash I used the snoot. The left flash I turned to get a light background, not black, and took off the snoot. For this photo I used the additional lens MacroMate +5 and two flashes Canon SpeedLight 580 EXII. Sure, they are very heavy for macro, but easy control of flashes compensates this disadvantage.


Cédric Péneau (Reunion Island)

Title : Philinopsis gardineri

Critters name : Philinopsis gardineri

Location taken : Etang Salé, Reunion Island


Lens : Nikon 85mm macro

Housing : Nauticam


Camera Setting : F10, 1/160 sec, ISO 200


This photograph was taken in a shallow coastal rock pool at night. We usually find interesting critters in those at night, especially sea slugs and bubble snails. This day we were very sad to see the pool had been almost totally invaded with this flashy green algae, probably because the water had been too warm recently. However there was still plenty of life in this algae carpet, a lot of flatworms and small gastropods in particular. When there are preys... here come the predators, among which those elegant, fast-moving, carnivorous Philinopsis sea slugs. To take advantage of the green algae, I chose to lower my port at the level of the slug, or even slightly lower when possible, and to use a wide aperture to get a smooth and flashy bokeh.


Randi Ang (Indonesia)

Title : Face on Me

Critters name : Pteraeolidia semperi

Location taken : Lombok, Indonesia

Camera : Canon 6D

Lens : Canon 100mm

Housing : Sea & Sea

Strobes : INON Z240




It took times for me to shoot this nudi since it moved a lot. After more than 30 minutes shooting & waiting, it crawled on the top of Halimeda algae and this was a great opportunity for me to get a nice angle on it. I snapped few shots while this nudi lifted the head on the top of Halimeda with a face on composition and with quite close working distance on my dioptre so I might get the nice bokeh on the body. I took this shot with high angle following the movement of its head, and the sand as the background.


Ace Wu (Taiwan) 500px.com/hmap666

Title : Joy

Critters name : Bornella anguilla


Camera : Canon 5dsr

Lens : Canon 100mm

Housing : Seacam

Strobes : Seacam Seaflash 150


Additional add on : Retra LSD snoot



Personally I prefer to show the subject with a certain angle, since it is not a bad option to show the environment as well. Look at the tiny little eyes, they are looking right into the lens!

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Adrian Wood (Australia)

Title : Anyone there - nudi

Critters name : Nembrotha kubaryana

Location taken : Menjangan Island, Bali

Camera : Canon 5D MkII

Lens : Canon 100mm

Housing : Aquatica

Strobes : Sea&Sea YS-110a

Additional equipment add-on : BubbleScuba focus light



This photograph was captured at about a depth of 25 meters off of one of the many walls at Menjangan Island.

I spent about 10 minutes with this little guy, watching him motor around and I took about 5 photographs of him at this time (with different DOF settings). I found it important to find the time to stabilise my camera rig, to use the correct strobe placement and to ensure my 5000 lumen focus light was pointing down upon the subject.

Patience is very important - waiting for that very moment when you can capture an amazing photograph.


Top 10 Codes of Conduct for Underwater Macro Photographers

By UWMP Survey

Illustration: Nuttamon Aramkul


By Odd Kristensen

1. Who is Lilian Koh?

I am from Singapore and started diving in 2000 after a close encounter with manta rays while snorkelling. I continued to explore the wonders of the ocean after my certification and my passion for scuba diving deepened when I took up underwater photography. I have always been fascinated by small critters, hence my love of macro photography.

2. How did you get into underwater photography and how would you describe your approach to underwater photography?

It was my first big trip to Sipadan other than Tioman and Pulau Aur, Malaysia and I was armed with a tiny camera with a 1-inch display. At that time I only knew how to point and shoot in Auto mode, but I was just happy to be able to document what I saw during the trip.

My approach to underwater photography is simply to present the best side of Mother nature’s creations through my viewfinder. I think it's important to create images, but preserve marine life and their natural surroundings. I am just a visitor.

3. Is there a particular Lilian Koh macro photography style that you try to create?

I like to think of my style as being “Creative”. I enjoy learning and exploring the use of different lighting techniques and props, such as mirrors etc.

4. You have recently changed from a mirrorless camera setup to a full format DSLR. What made you change and what do you think after using the DSLR for a while?

When I upgraded my compact camera to a mirrorless last year, the weight of the whole setup was my main concern. After using it for a year, I decided to take another leap and get over the weight issue and opt for better image quality, hence upgraded to a DSLR.

I’ve been diving for a month with my new setup and feel that I have totally made the right decision, as I can see the difference between mirrorless and a DSLR. Handling was a little cumbersome in the beginning, but now I have totally forgotten about the size and weight of it compared to my old setup.

Shooting through its ‘optical’ viewfinder was a big change for me from a mirrorless, I like the DSLR viewfinder for its clarity, natural look and lag-free viewing. Another factor for upgrading was battery life, I used to be able to last only 2 dives, typically around 300 shots. With a longer

Grooming - F13, 1/250, ISO 400

Coffee Break with Lilian and Odd


battery life on a DSLR I can take approximately 900 shots, and I don’t have to worry about the hassle of changing the batteries in between dives. I can be trigger happy without missing a critter!

5. You have been a member of the UWMP Page Admin team for a while, selecting photos for display on the UWMP Page. When selecting an image to be featured, what do you look for?

UWMP has been a great platform for talented underwater macro photographers to showcase their work. It has been a absolute pleasure to view and select members’ images to be featured. What I look for is a perfectly composed image with great lighting skills. It is not very often that we get to see & shoot rare critters, so anyone who is able to capture a common subject and make it stand out from the rest, needs to be complimented for a job well done.

6. What advice would you give to someone starting out in UW macro photography?

Observation and patience is key. Underwater macro photography requires a sharp eye for details, it will only be as sharp as your eyes can see through the viewfinder.

To stand out from the crowd, shoot the subject the way you want it and dare to be different.

Shoot while you can still see before your eyes deteriorate!! (Note: When I first started shooting, nobody warned me that I would have to make so many visits to my optician!)

Distance F8.0, 1/250, ISO 100

Dottie F6.3, 1/250, ISO 100

Silky F6.3, 1/250, ISO 100

Cradle F8.0, 1/250, ISO 100

Coffee Break with Lilian and Odd….. cont’d


Title : Rainbow

Critters name : Leaf Scorpionfish (Taenianotus triacanthus)


Camera : Olympus OM-D EM-5 MkII

Lens : Zuiko 60mm

Housing : Nauticam

Strobes : INON Z240

Additional add on : Retra LSD snoot



Armed with my Retra LSD and home-made colour filter, searching for the perfect subject to shoot. I found this Leaf Scorpionfish in a favourable location with no obstructions for my snoot and lit it from the back. Colours project well on white hence making the subject stand out with a black background.

Coffee Break with Lilian and Odd….. cont’d


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Adele Pearce (Australia)

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F/6.3, 1/60, ISO 800 F/6.3, 1/80, ISO 200


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F/20, 1/320, ISO 250 F/22, 1/320, ISO 250


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F/11, 1/30, ISO 200

F/40, 1/250, ISO 200

F/29, 1/250, ISO 200

F/22, 1/2, ISO 100


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F/16, 1/200, ISO 100 F/20, 1/200, ISO 200

Fatemah Alm (Kuwait)


Isoon Tepsaskul (Thailand) - Won Octopus, Squid, Cuttlefish 1st Place

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F/16, 1/160, ISO 200 F/20, 1/200, ISO 200

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Kitty Lam (Canada)

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Philippe Eggert (Indonesia) - Won Octopus, Squid, Cuttlefish 3rd Place

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Sofi Aida Sugiharto (Indonesia) - Won Octopus, Squid, Cuttlefish 2nd Place

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Sue Oldham (Australia) - Won Nudibranch 3rd Place

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F/18, 1/160, ISO 200 F/18, 1/250, ISO 200


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F/18, 1/160, ISO 100

F/16, 1/160, ISO 200 F/16, 1/160, ISO 160

Tony Anstiss (Australia) - Won Nudibranch 2nd Place


Ty Saksit (Thailand) - Won Nudibranch 1st Place & Best Portfolio

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F/13, 1/250, ISO 100 F/22, 1/250, ISO 100


Yangmingcheng Yang (Taiwan) - Won Best of You show case 2nd Place

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