CAPTURE NEW HORIZONS

While technically this is not a perfect shot, it is the effort that it took to take that makes it very special for me. The shot was taken underwater using an X-T1 and an XF18mm f2 lens in a DICAPAC underwater bag.  The camera was then put in the water from the boat as we were leaving the Gannet colony on Bass Rock. The birds were diving into the water all around us and putting the camera in the water next to the boat I was able to capture several images of the birds underwater. CLICK HERE  to see the blog post   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE SUPPORT THIS BLOG BY VISITING THE ADVERTISERS ON THIS PAGE By clicking on the adverts you are helping support this blog - thank you. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALL IMAGES (UNLESS INDICATED) ARE THE PROPERT...

Last week I bought a DICAPAC waterproof case for the Fujifilm X-T1 for a project I am working on and yesterday evening I took it for a test run in the rock pools at Skateraw harbour just along the coast from Dunbar. I attached the case to my monopod using a Manfrotto Mini Clamp and a Peak Design leash attached to the case as a safety line should the clamp fail. Using the XF18mm f2 lens on the X-T1 I set the camera to interval timer, set at 1 second intervals, and put the case in the water as the surf rolled over the rocks. I took around 200 images and while most were binned before downloading I got several 'keepers' from this unorthodox method, including the images you see on this blog. The camera was bone dry when I removed it from the case but I still put several sachets of silica gel in the bag just in case any water got through the seals. I will run a second test very soon, probably setting the WiFi remote app on the camera to see if it will work underwater ...