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How to combine the right balance between that amount of ambient present with the amount of fill lighting from your underwater flash system for more dynamic imagery.

Balancing Flash With Ambient Light

April 30, 2024 Walt Stearns Diving, Imaging Techniques, Photography

Finding the right balance between flash fill photography with ambient lighting from the sun to achieve more dynamic Imagery.

This lemon shark portrait was taken during a shark dive off the coast of Jupiter Florida in 90 feet of water back 2014. The camera used for this particular shot was a Canon 7D fitted with a Tokina 10-17 fisheye zoom lens with the lighting provided by a pair of Sea & Sea YS-250’s set on half power.

It Must be the Camera

April 30, 2024 Walt Stearns Diving, Imaging Techniques, Photography

As underwater photographers, we work in an environment that has numerous variables and uncertainties that you do not encounter in a studio setting.

A large green moray eel peers from its lair in the reef off the Palm Beach Florida’s Coast.

Palm Beach Reefs – Where Big Things Prowl

April 22, 2024 Walt Stearns Atlantic & Caribbean, Diving, Florida's East Coast, Local Diving, World Dives

At the risk of sounding presumptuous, I will just come right out and say it: there is no better, or[…]

Beautiful orange sea horse taken at the Blue Heron Bridge.

Palm Beach County’s Famous Blue Heron Bridge

April 20, 2024 Walt Stearns Atlantic & Caribbean, Diving, Florida's East Coast, Local Diving, Marine Life, World Dives

West Palm Beach’s Blue Heron Bridge is more than an easy spot for a shore dive, it’s also one the[…]

Divers framed by the main entrance of the Hole-in-the-wall off Jupiter Florida.

Deep Dive on Florida’s Mysterious Hole-in-the-Wall

April 17, 2024 Walt Stearns Atlantic & Caribbean, Diving, Florida's East Coast, Local Diving, World Dives

Every destination has its “Signature Dive.” In most cases it’s a particular wreck, reef or animal attraction that is touted[…]

Galvanic corrosion is an electrochemical process in which one metal type corrodes preferentially to another metal type when both metals are placed in contact with an electrolyte like sea water.

Battling Galvanic Corrosion

December 12, 2023 Walt Stearns Dive Ed, Dive Gear, Diving

Saltwater is harsh on metals like aluminum, but there is solution to keeping Galvanic Corrosion at Bay. Place two dissimilar[…]

By itself the Optima CM is a fully functional, electronic closed circuit oxygen rebreather that can be readily fastened to most types of scuba harnesses like it is here on Jared Hires’ Nomad Side Mount system.

Dive Rite’s O2PTIMA CM Rebreather

February 22, 2021 Walt Stearns Dive Gear, Diving, Gear Reviews

“Incredibly versatile, self-contained, and travel ready.” That’s how Dive Rite describes their O2ptima CM rebreather. It is an electronic, fully-closed system,[…]

Fun Fish Trivia: Ahi Tuna

November 25, 2020 Walt Stearns Marine Life

You have mostly seen it on several restaurant menus. And like most, assumed the word Ahi means seared yellowfin tuna.[…]

Retra Prime Underwater Flash

November 16, 2020 Walt Stearns Photo Equipment, Photography

An In-depth, hands on review detailing what Retra’s new Prime flash can provide in the way of performance for the serious wide-angle underwater photographer.

Dive Rite Hydro Lite BCD

July 8, 2020 Walt Stearns Dive Gear, Diving, Gear Reviews

Traveling divers know that small and light is good when it comes to packing the gear. Nowhere does this come[…]