UW photos - Panasonic DMC-FT3 (TS3), Far Garden, Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, may 2011

[primoz]

Just return from Egypt, Far Garden (near Naama Bay, Sharm el Sheikh):

photos: http://public.fotki.com/Primoz/sharm-el-sheikh-may2011/
movies: http://www.youtube.com/user/PrimozP#...8C0ED84445496C

Almost all material was recorded using "underwater" scene mode, AWB, continuous focus set to OFF, best picture quality, 8MP at depths up to 15 meters and all of them were made during snorkeling/freediving (mask and fins only), with "naked" FT3, without any additional light. Pictures were just imported to Picasa3, resized and exported.

Primoz

[primoz]

Very "aggressive" pair of Clownfish


Coral gardens I


Spotted Eagle Ray I


Spotted Eagle Ray II


Spotted Eagle Ray III


Spotted Eagle Ray IV

[qiuyinffy]

Hey there,this is Kenjifujima,glad to join this forum and glad to meet you here,I look forward to getting some inspiration and getting to know all of
you.

[acelockco]

VERY COOL! My wife and I have been talking about going to Egypt for a while now. someday....

Amway, I was looking at your photos and I was like "SNOW IN EGYPT", and then I realized you were heading to the airport to leave for Egypt....lol

Thanks for sharing.

[primoz]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBbG2ExDlK4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czxsoDGmtLw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2juRBGz9JxM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUWZdnBR3c0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_eqCPprwvU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPEj1YIMynA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHDcHUmUiVs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSt5r0rcheY

[The Publisher]

It looks like you had a great time, and the color balance on your clips were really good.

[primoz]

Everything was recorded mostly underwater, while snorkeling and free diving, with "naked" (no UW housing) cameras Panasonic DMC-FT3 (TS3) and with Pentax OPTIO WS80 (smaller part and only from the surface), at depths up to 14 meters.

(16:24 / minutes:seconds long)
Sharm El Sheik Video


- beeps (07:00) are from my D4 dive computer - 12 meters depth alarm (depth limit for FT3 camera)

- Eagle Ray (07:56) was 2 meters wide

- some people (Russians) bring food from hotels and fed the fishes with it (which of course is forbidden) and therefore this Napoleon fish (9:25) asked for food all the time

- very "aggressive" Clownfish (defending his/hers nest) bites my camera (09:53)

- deepest photo, 14 meters deep (07:11)

- part from 11:14 to 15:49 was recorded in one single piece, from the surface

[primoz]

This is a movie about how we recorded underwater shots. We filmed with two cameras (Panasonic DMC-FT3/TS3 and Pentax OPTIO WS80) simultaneously: