https://www.chrisparsons.net/blog daily 0.75 2019-02-16 https://www.chrisparsons.net/blog/2019/2/16/galapagos-lenses monthly 0.5 2019-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1550322658683-AKZGNETIK5JIHVBZ5Y3U/CP180614-3334.jpg blog - Galapagos Lenses Darwin’s Arch - one of the very best dive sites in the world https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1550323535353-XS3SMUQM6ZCWR1ZUXKJT/CP180615-3956.jpg blog - Galapagos Lenses A Galapagos penguin checking out what lens I’m using. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1550323370143-HYCVENZQEINR6GXC9DFB/CP180614-3843.jpg blog - Galapagos Lenses There are lots of opportunities to shoot topside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1550322925734-5QC2PQ61N64YJSFKUHV3/CP180614-3660.jpg blog - Galapagos Lenses Booby in flight - this is why we bring. a long lens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1550322505775-OPMS66UXLR2UOYCXB4ZG/CP180613-3170.jpg blog - Galapagos Lenses And this is why we bring a fisheye. Whale shark, about 40ft long. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1550323243902-78O2XUPDD1VJDKGKZRFD/CP180614-3701.jpg blog - Galapagos Lenses Darwin’s Arch makes a nice backdrop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1550322741550-DEYKTI177KUT1UVMQAP8/CP180614-3364.jpg blog - Galapagos Lenses A pair of Silky Sharks gliding in the blue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1550323930133-TKWT1VREEFNHD1JJOTG3/CP180617-4516.jpg blog - Galapagos Lenses That mid-range zoom is definitely needed for the obligatory group photo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1550323686891-RVV4AX1YAZIKZHJZMUV1/CP180615-4086-Edit.jpg blog - Galapagos Lenses And finally, the Mola Mola…. https://www.chrisparsons.net/blog/2018/8/26/galapagos-2019 monthly 0.5 2018-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1535293894739-CPUPX4W3CJKAIC4JYNIM/CP180611-2863-HDR.jpg blog - Galapagos 2019!! Bartolome Island panorama. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1535293921338-K8XVGYQDETK7CULZD3BR/CP180611-2941.jpg blog - Galapagos 2019!! Our group looks for birds and penguins at the base of the iconic Pinnacle Rock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1535295377181-8RQ37T20UPBRFKYRPB25/image002.jpg blog - Galapagos 2019!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1535295463041-K0J8UMR47CCGXK110V9G/CP180614-3364.jpg blog - Galapagos 2019!! A pair of silky sharks hanging out near the Galapagos Sky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1535293999825-MUIYLXIDBREJ009AAC44/CP180614-3346.jpg blog - Galapagos 2019!! Finishing up a dive at the incredible Darwin's Arch. This may be the single best dive site in the world, and the topside scenery is just incredible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1535293949925-UOVZZGPYQWHXQVO6CHCS/CP180613-3170.jpg blog - Galapagos 2019!! Mrs. Whaleshark. She's about as big as a school bus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1535294164729-5E7XXBKEZEO8Z4R8UL70/CP180614-3843.jpg blog - Galapagos 2019!! Our group getting some bird info from one of the on-board naturalists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1535294214622-L34SKXM7UGP0NY9I37XB/CP180616-4396.jpg blog - Galapagos 2019!! The sea lions are so much fun; they are constantly playing with the divers and checking us out. Here a sweet little female strikes a decidedly dainty pose for the camera. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1535293974860-184NYZQQW8I9561ZHCYO/CP180613-3180.jpg blog - Galapagos 2019!! Green turtle out in the blue near Darwin Island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1535294526068-LQ9SCD6NQ07T35I50MCN/CP180615-3983.jpg blog - Galapagos 2019!! The famous Galapagos marine iguanas have adapted to eating the algae that grows on rocks near shore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1535294141742-9PWIHYH62N7K2Q5ISLG1/CP180614-3485.jpg blog - Galapagos 2019!! Hammerheads cruising over the reef. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1535294185827-3BY8MKE0TED04TYB1Z03/CP180615-3956.jpg blog - Galapagos 2019!! A little Galapagos Penguin checks out our group. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1535293819969-O2HZ9XU1ZR64F1HSRLH6/CP180610-2660.jpg blog - Galapagos 2019!! A sea lion on the surface, about to come back down to play. She'll be waiting for you in December! https://www.chrisparsons.net/blog/2018/8/13/f9ve1ev79e638ut1mm16nxjs5hw8om monthly 0.5 2018-08-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1534173680538-IAOHINJV52QR5TH6SVJ1/CP180124-5876.jpg blog - The Camera Close By Atlantic Spotted Dolphins, Bimini, Bahamas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1534174052296-U4O8YTUY5GNSMFZ1TSKD/CP180124-5799.jpg blog - The Camera Close By Dolphins chasing the boat in the morning sun rays. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1534173947519-7VJIVLL9GBWMILCUJUVT/CP180124-5859.jpg blog - The Camera Close By Atlantic Spotted Dolhins following our sailboat. Note the little baby at the lower right. He wanted to play, but mom kept him close at hand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1534174340557-832GXZC6KTA1O2B0CRR0/CP180124-5805.jpg blog - The Camera Close By The pod of dolphins following along with the boat. Note the one just aft of the rudder who popped up to say hello to Rima. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1534174954273-839K9OWGKGM8PNGVIVL0/CP180124-5834.jpg blog - The Camera Close By This was my third time over the past 20 years that I was fortunate to be in the water with dolphins. 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- Buy Our Boat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1535227068319-5CITRY88B5T75VB3WFU5/image-asset.jpeg blog - Ready to Cruise! - Buy Our Boat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1535227381686-SVHHWNCR9GSOWQIAY0E4/CP180320-7071.jpg blog - Ready to Cruise! - Buy Our Boat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1535227317646-UQKDYEZ1EDXQEP93ET33/CP180218-5988.jpg blog - Ready to Cruise! - Buy Our Boat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1535227285908-8LXZ6ZSP6LBQFHIZV195/image-asset.jpeg blog - Ready to Cruise! - Buy Our Boat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1535227436431-ZM2UKABFD5UH1Z9SMRUU/image-asset.jpeg blog - Ready to Cruise! - Buy Our Boat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1535227230351-A6VZ27809ILRTR83BZ9R/CP160605-3783.jpg blog - Ready to Cruise! - Buy Our Boat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1535226799937-Z3P24OQBAELIE5XMWRD1/CP150530-0938.jpg blog - Ready to Cruise! - Buy Our Boat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1535226724997-LG6TUOV3NZOW43VIR6RL/CP150517-9892.jpg blog - Ready to Cruise! - Buy Our Boat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1535226632872-C7H7B96DHA3N9XKV3PXD/20151127_093414.jpg blog - Ready to Cruise! - Buy Our Boat https://www.chrisparsons.net/blog/tag/bahamas monthly 0.5 https://www.chrisparsons.net/blog/tag/dolphins monthly 0.5 https://www.chrisparsons.net/portfolio daily 1.0 2014-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1399756461224-226QAPUBM03VWLIY71I5/CP140427-8933.jpg images https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1399756461224-226QAPUBM03VWLIY71I5/CP140427-8933.jpg images https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1399756431401-HB95LPX23XIE50JTQY4Q/CP131124-3783.jpg images https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1399756326412-1MWFPXQMCXA9UA1XDDIC/CP121201-9510.jpg images https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1399756331609-375EFW5TO7Z4IR7G3XMZ/CP121212-2112.jpg images https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1399756355921-LFUPTFBOEOR94OEY8E46/CP130104-2837.jpg images https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1399756341286-E57YEVCEEDZXKCBURZOV/CP130108-3149.jpg images https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1399756373856-MR0SH6SA9XH17MSAROOU/CP130423-4665-Edit.jpg images https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1399756455485-SQ9QL0W48DH1ZK1YDGP2/CP140118-0739.jpg images https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1399756353345-VSDX4IRVBPTPEAJPSGVM/CP130423-4619.jpg images https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1399756327366-UFJ4IBFJX0RQZ9INZF51/CP121206-0157.jpg images https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1399756374822-I5AFEEO3L6LNBM5YVRHE/CP130511-5120.jpg images https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1399756506272-BLS4GZK9Z7KRF9IWU768/CP140427-1068.jpg images https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1399756381575-UQV2EGOPNO4CXM6D8UN9/CP130716-5049.jpg images https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1399756432739-NSOM75ZRW350SLILEF8D/CP130922-1154.jpg images https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1399756420410-KNTIHMZ1R4G8SPTMES5L/CP131112-6379.jpg images https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1399756453312-IY7NASF9CC227VOG44AP/CP140423-0069.jpg images https://www.chrisparsons.net/blogplaceholder daily 0.75 2019-06-03 https://www.chrisparsons.net/blogplaceholder/2019/6/3/reef-photo-anilao-workshop-days-8 monthly 0.5 2019-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1559569997772-QLQ3S1ES02UEP2S8QF2Y/CP190524-4694.jpg blogplaceholder - Reef Photo Anilao Workshop - Days 8+ Table coral, Verde Island. Shot with the Canon 5D Mark IV, Canon 8-15mm fisheye lens at 8mm, Nauticam housing and Zen DP-100 mini dome with removable shade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1559568445041-WP2AEIUKACDFU2DXJGIA/IMG_0022.jpg blogplaceholder - Reef Photo Anilao Workshop - Days 8+ The track from Aiyanar to Verde Island and then on to Puerto Galera. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1559570144234-GPS7UYCK17E9UJFC9CX3/CP190527-5252.jpg blogplaceholder - Reef Photo Anilao Workshop - Days 8+ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1559822437569-USPZ0HBVX22S0LKMUY99/CP190525-5026.jpg blogplaceholder - Reef Photo Anilao Workshop - Days 8+ A pair of Flame Gobies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1559569933726-FMU1JPJNVT1VEJD8BBS5/CP190526-5182.jpg blogplaceholder - Reef Photo Anilao Workshop - Days 8+ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1559570284281-OVM0N13EA39JCGWHX578/CP190524-4653.jpg blogplaceholder - Reef Photo Anilao Workshop - Days 8+ https://www.chrisparsons.net/blogplaceholder/2019/6/2/reef-photo-anilao-workshop-days-6amp7 monthly 0.5 2019-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1559568323016-KS1J59BU3JJ3456VA2N6/IMG_0021.jpg blogplaceholder - Reef Photo Anilao Workshop - Days 6 & 7 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1559569386425-5RZT26MST9994B0FFEVG/CP190520-3269-Edit.jpg blogplaceholder - Reef Photo Anilao Workshop - Days 6 & 7 Dragon Shrimp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1559569419428-IBRHN4TQE9BV3KA51ON3/CP190522-3619.jpg blogplaceholder - Reef Photo Anilao Workshop - Days 6 & 7 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1559569444302-SQG6K5PCY1BB4S3PXOZ0/CP190526-5201.jpg blogplaceholder - Reef Photo Anilao Workshop - Days 6 & 7 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1559823889666-6560QJ4KV8QSHIQ0QEHD/IMG_3157+%281%29.jpg blogplaceholder - Reef Photo Anilao Workshop - Days 6 & 7 Reef Photo Underwater Cupcakes :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1559569472750-QNDXCFUXKF0BG2UYZ33R/CP190527-5410.jpg blogplaceholder - Reef Photo Anilao Workshop - Days 6 & 7 https://www.chrisparsons.net/blogplaceholder/2019/6/2/reef-photo-anilao-workshop-day-5 monthly 0.5 2019-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1559568286594-4U8CYQHH030AK4S358LR/IMG_0020.jpg blogplaceholder - Reef Photo Anilao Workshop - Day 5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1559518228983-MZ2K00OUBHG7BJTBF10I/CP190524-4548.jpg blogplaceholder - Reef Photo Anilao Workshop - Day 5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1559518184296-74EP8IEIHAYG7Q8U408A/CP190523-4235.jpg blogplaceholder - Reef Photo Anilao Workshop - Day 5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1559518149654-6YJY4VC95LVQDN6VZ4W8/CP190522-3737.jpg blogplaceholder - Reef Photo Anilao Workshop - Day 5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1559518308718-HFEZTK390ZURG4BNADR2/CP190524-4342.jpg blogplaceholder - Reef Photo Anilao Workshop - Day 5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1559824359717-86FQH8OCA4SSM0B4YPFN/IMG_3153.jpg blogplaceholder - Reef Photo Anilao Workshop - Day 5 Infinity 3 heading off to a dive site. Shot with iPhone 7. https://www.chrisparsons.net/blogplaceholder/2019/6/2/reef-photo-anilao-workshop-day-4 monthly 0.5 2019-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1559568183071-NLE3EX1SV6OHL6KFD5HE/IMG_0019.jpg blogplaceholder - Reef Photo Anilao Workshop - Day 4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1559500134086-PIMS8DSSAKGN0PS2N7HW/anilao-tracks.png blogplaceholder - Reef Photo Anilao Workshop - Day 4 The GPS tracks I recorded during the Reef workshop. I labeled just some of the dive sites. The island at the top is the southern portion of Luzon, the largest island in the Philippines. The main island to the south is called Marcarban Island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1559500507917-DTK5ZJUJU1SGPHMCS2V0/CP190525-4959.jpg blogplaceholder - Reef Photo Anilao Workshop - Day 4 Canon 100mm f/2.8L with Nauiticam SMC-1. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1559572404690-2C090S6J0S5CLLAR9JEF/IMG_0020.jpg blogplaceholder - Reef Photo Anilao Workshop - Day 4 A sample of one of the tracks, displayed in my chartplotter app on my iPad. This was a two tank dive at Darilaut and Caban Cove. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1559511097120-YIGIBCZ6F3DRPLBMXKI6/CP190528-5426.jpg blogplaceholder - Reef Photo Anilao Workshop - Day 4 Tiny frogfish with a high-key treatment. Come to one of our workshops and I’ll share a Lightroom trick on how to get rid of the cyan/green cast when you try to shoot an image like this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1559511302292-UUBJB1665HRN160JCEFE/CP190525-4936.jpg blogplaceholder - Reef Photo Anilao Workshop - Day 4 Banded Pipefish with eggs. https://www.chrisparsons.net/blogplaceholder/2019/6/2/reef-photo-anilao-workshop-day-3 monthly 0.5 2019-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1559567993028-QRTHV1KM1IYP3GJ7XREJ/IMG_0018.jpg blogplaceholder - Reef Photo Anilao Workshop - Day 3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1559496766602-63B4D1XVVLI5PEQ0632L/CP190520-2993.jpg blogplaceholder - Reef Photo Anilao Workshop - Day 3 Shot with the SMC-2 in front of the Canon 100mm f/2.8L. This image is uncropped. See below for a zoomed in version showing the kind of detail this lens can capture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1559496903737-UZVJE2PQ2C5IIEVRUK75/CP190520-2993-2.jpg blogplaceholder - Reef Photo Anilao Workshop - Day 3 Crop of the image above showing detail using the SMC-2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1559496979124-K2R7BKRDSLQARBGJQVSV/CP190519-2790.jpg blogplaceholder - Reef Photo Anilao Workshop - Day 3 Tiny crab, captured wit the SMC-2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1559497030771-U9845DVV62WK6BL8Q5LZ/CP190519-2627.jpg blogplaceholder - Reef Photo Anilao Workshop - Day 3 Extreme close-up shot of a hard coral, captured with the SMC-2. This lens is capable of capturing sharp detail even in the corners of the image on this full frame camera. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1559497215472-B1XQWPGY9N02E0S2EZSU/CP190519-2776.jpg blogplaceholder - Reef Photo Anilao Workshop - Day 3 Skeleton shrimp hanging out in a tiny sponge opening, captured with the SMC-2. https://www.chrisparsons.net/blogplaceholder/2019/6/2/reef-photo-anilao-workshop-day-2 monthly 0.5 2019-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1559567693814-KSRC4MLK23D05H1W5RIE/IMG_0017.jpg blogplaceholder - Reef Photo Anilao Workshop - Day 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1559495887783-X6EVSDHWGL5XL2UMIBIT/CP190526-5212.jpg blogplaceholder - Reef Photo Anilao Workshop - Day 2 Peppermint Shrimp. Canon 100m macro with Nauticam SMC-1. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1559496343998-V38CG1EVD97OZR79G2HO/CP190520-3188-Edit.jpg blogplaceholder - Reef Photo Anilao Workshop - Day 2 Being able to control the background is an important part of underwater photography, and we talk about how to do this in our workshops. Same subject, same time of day, just shot with different camera settings and strobe power. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1559496033944-O9LJTH6NLZNHF62DY682/CP190519-2829.jpg blogplaceholder - Reef Photo Anilao Workshop - Day 2 Shot with Canon 5D Mark IV, Canon 100mm f/2.8L lens in Nauticam housing using Inon strobes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1559821913989-RN5P1C9CAP1FE9GB0T94/CP190519-2741.jpg blogplaceholder - Reef Photo Anilao Workshop - Day 2 Shot using the Nauticam SMC-1. https://www.chrisparsons.net/blogplaceholder/2019/6/2/reef-photo-anilao-workshop-day-0amp1 monthly 0.5 2019-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1559571427376-2GFEHSJ5G4OHEUA2MQZA/IMG_0025.jpg blogplaceholder - Reef Photo Anilao Workshop - Days 0 & 1 GPS tracks of each day’s boat trips to the dive sites during the week. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1559822021001-O4BE55C2J9UEFCDG7FL9/CP190519-2711.jpg blogplaceholder - Reef Photo Anilao Workshop - Days 0 & 1 Shot with the Nauticam SMC-2. More about that amazing lens in a couple of days. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1559481913712-VNSFE2PDSAGMDUTT5THK/CP190527-5287-Edit.jpg blogplaceholder - Reef Photo Anilao Workshop - Days 0 & 1 Canon 5D Mark IV, Canon 100mm f/2.8L Macro, Nauticam Housing and Port, Inon Strobes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1559482122907-MBLUUJHE3V8TRNY8CE96/CP190525-4833.jpg blogplaceholder - Reef Photo Anilao Workshop - Days 0 & 1 A beautiful little seahorse hanging out in soft coral. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1559824003915-KRJR1YTM375JCTCBJVZ9/IMG_3147.jpg blogplaceholder - Reef Photo Anilao Workshop - Days 0 & 1 Infinity 2 heading south to a dive site, one of the 5 different dive boats we used this week. Shot with iPhone 7. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1559482340903-H6QHH5AA6G4J0DTJQAGG/CP190518-2554.jpg blogplaceholder - Reef Photo Anilao Workshop - Days 0 & 1 Basket star on a gorgonian, backlit with a FIX NEO focus light. https://www.chrisparsons.net/blogplaceholder/2019/3/25/whats-in-a-vacuum monthly 0.5 2019-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1553531531788-UL57JWC9UA5AZG88237F/CP190325-1699.jpg blogplaceholder - What’s in a Vacuum? The “new” style Nauticam vacuum valve. This is the button type which closes automatically versus the older manual nut version. Recommended. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1553531607880-IQRXIFIUFR7W134MLZPR/CP190325-1692.jpg blogplaceholder - What’s in a Vacuum? Save the wine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1553531684624-4AC1LP5AUOW31CP4K7FV/D00164_0026.jpg blogplaceholder - What’s in a Vacuum? The IMAX 3D film camera/housing being lowered. The flat calm seas made the job a lot easier. BTW, this was about 5 days before the Cat 5 Hurricane Katrina passed just to the east of the Flower Gardens on it’s way to New Orleans. A Cat 5 Hurricane is one of the more extreme examples of a low pressure system in action. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1553531854064-G4W8I3W6OCS928Z3MQM6/CP190325-1702.jpg blogplaceholder - What’s in a Vacuum? Green Means Go! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1553532147586-HTDRDJ933S8VKG24JS7X/CP180124-5876.jpg blogplaceholder - What’s in a Vacuum? https://www.chrisparsons.net/blogplaceholder/2018/9/3/avx37q0b76bj1z7634hyh1lo64wlgn monthly 0.5 2018-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1535982602167-FNP0NFK313861UXDJ7NS/CP180426-0725.jpg blogplaceholder - Amazing Anilao Banca boats ready to take divers to see the amazing cast of creatures awaiting in Anilao. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1535981404098-7ADQKKA6BUIPVG9Y9TK2/CP160415-2940.jpg blogplaceholder - Amazing Anilao Not just macro; Anilao features some beautiful coral reefs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1535981302318-PCPB8WMFS83LDOQXL7N3/CP140428-1388.jpg blogplaceholder - Amazing Anilao At the dive site called Twin Rocks, it is tough to decide whether to shoot wide or macro. With some lens setups, like the Nauticam wet wide lenses, you don't have to choose. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1535981362247-4L37ZBKRIA844L1LGEI0/CP160409-7002.jpg blogplaceholder - Amazing Anilao These little crinoid shrimp are tough to shoot as they shy away from the lens and blend so well with their hosts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1535982547892-KBYTEHY5VIQT04MNNFML/CP180421-9971.jpg blogplaceholder - Amazing Anilao Some different lighting on this seahorse, shot with a snoot positioned above and slightly behind the subject. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1535981377625-7AN1SOT6RXATIGMCBOCQ/CP160410-7281.jpg blogplaceholder - Amazing Anilao An emperor shrimp taking a ride on a sea cucumber at the Anilao Pier during a night dive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1535984257847-G81KB9GFP6P5SXPD68GI/CP180425-0186.jpg blogplaceholder - Amazing Anilao That's no moon; it's a juvenile puffer on a bonfire dive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1535981334397-B0YXI3ZP3W3D4YVED1NM/CP160405-3525.jpg blogplaceholder - Amazing Anilao A little side and back lighting make the hairs on this small frogfish stand out, and almost make him glow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1535982529144-H2RZ61M51DRFJX7YAPIT/CP180421-0051.jpg blogplaceholder - Amazing Anilao Anilao is a great place to get your super macro on. This was shot with the Nauticam SMC-2 on the Canon 5D Mark IV with 100mm f2.8L lens, Nauticam Macro Port 94, and Nauticam NA-5DMKIV housing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1535981283338-RHN1C79LC426Q0SU1K4M/CP140428-1293.jpg blogplaceholder - Amazing Anilao With lots of smaller subjects and beautiful reefs, Anilao is also ideal for close-focus, wide-angle work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1535981233947-Q2U5N7O5BHP6RJNVBR5W/CP140423-0198.jpg blogplaceholder - Amazing Anilao The super tiny green shrimp with backlighting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/536e22c5e4b0e0e5bdc20e31/1535981319393-RX1DS3A8ZXMCWN8PVKD5/CP140428-1563.jpg blogplaceholder - Amazing Anilao Here we are taking advantage of a more shallow depth of field to de-emphasize the background and make the mantis shrimp pop out a bit more. 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