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swept channels full of sharks, making it more
suitable for more-advanced divers. Though
there is, of course, macro life on every reef,
it’s surprisingly sparse photographic fare,
especially in light of the tremendous wide-angle
opportunities that abound.
The Maldives is a great place to shoot
behaviour, not just on the operatic scale of the
feeding aggregation in Hanifaru, but because
of the many schooling fish and cleaning
stations, where colourful smaller species add
an interesting element to any shot of a larger
animal. Most dives are drifts, and many are
relatively deep; spending a large part of a dive
between 20 and 30 metres is common.
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02 A fisheye lens is
essential for capturing
great reefscapes
Equipment & settings:
Canon EOS-7D, Tokina
10–17mm fisheye lens,
dual Sea & Sea YS-250
strobes, f/8, 1/125s,
ISO160
03 A purple soft coral
bommie is crowded
with anthias
Equipment & settings:
Canon EOS-1DX, Canon
8–15mm fisheye lens,
dual Sea & Sea YS-250
strobes, f/9, 1/250s,
ISO160
04 Include a dive model
in your compositions
for an added element
of interest
Equipment & settings:
Canon EOS-1DX, Canon
8–15mm fisheye lens,
dual Sea & Sea YS-250
strobes, f/8, 1/125s,
ISO160
05 A pair of masked
bannerfish
Equipment & settings:
Canon EOS-7D, Tokina
10–17mm fisheye lens,
dual Sea & Sea YS-250
strobes, f/11, 1/250s,
ISO160