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Well, I finally got my DSLR (Canon 5d MKII) rig put together. My first dive with the setup was to fine-tune buoyancy and get the feel of shooting a DSLR. Lundy joined me (last Saturday) to get me pointed in the right direction. The results on the first dive were okay, I had a setting on my lens in the incorrect position which prevented me from getting really close. My first dive yielded one shot I really liked.

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Last night I took my rig out for my first official DSLR photo dive. I was fairly pleased with the results, but I feel I have a long way to go. Moving from a DSLR has proven to be a tough challenge. I am now focused on getting the shot in focus. Hopefully, the artistic side will come soon :-)

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The first 4 photos in this gallery were shot last night. These are all uncropped photos.

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I even took my new rig to Chicago this week for some top-side practice :-)

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The first 12 shots in this gallery were taken with the DSLR.

Although the transition has been challenging. Especially since I did not have a lot of DSLR experience. I am enjoying the results so far. The next step in Wide Angle, yikes!
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Wow -- that's a pretty amazing collection of shots for a brand new camera!

BTW, isn't Scott great as a photo coach?
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Damn you, Jesse! Time to pull the trigger on a Canon DSLR........
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NICE!!!

What lens are you using?
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Really nice Jesse - the gear is less important than the skillz of the person using it. You gots the skillz, it shows!

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LCF wrote:Wow -- that's a pretty amazing collection of shots for a brand new camera!

BTW, isn't Scott great as a photo coach?
Thank you very much.

As my boys would say, "Scott is the bomb!"
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enchantmentdivi wrote:NICE!!!

What lens are you using?
Thanks.

Canon - 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens
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RoxnDox wrote:Really nice Jesse - the gear is less important than the skillz of the person using it. You gots the skillz, it shows!

Jim
Thanks a million Jim. Much appreciated. You are absolutely right, the equipment simply gives you more options for creative control :-)
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cardiver wrote:Damn you, Jesse! Time to pull the trigger on a Canon DSLR........
DO IT! When are we diving again dude?
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Wow Jesse, your camera takes really nice pictures!!! :rofl:

Nice work. The first squid shot is absolutely stellar -- a contest winner imho.
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lundysd wrote:Wow Jesse, your camera takes really nice pictures!!! :rofl:

Nice work. The first squid shot is absolutely stellar -- a contest winner imho.
I know! I just clipped it to my harness and it started shooting away :)

Thanks for your help and the compliments. The thing I love about that first shot is the fact that i didn't crop it. Shoot, I spent all of three minutes converting the RAW image to a JPEG. I also like the depth in the second squid shot. It looks 3D. Okay, enough BS and post your damn g-six photos. That is my bad-ass slang for the six-gill :)
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Very, Very Nice!!!!
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Scubie Doo wrote:
enchantmentdivi wrote:NICE!!!

What lens are you using?
Thanks.

Canon - 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens
I have that lens and love it--but only for topside. :) I'm still a PnS gal underwater. Keep up the good work!
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Both of the squid shots are awesome. You just can't beat a large ccd camera with a quality macro lens for those awesome closeup shots.
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From one photog to another, the focus on those shots is perfect! I know how small that field of focus really is underwater, especially with a moving subject!!
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Well id figure a 21 mega pickle.. At 2k would take amazine pictures like that.. Epic shots .. Keep them coming..bravo
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enchantmentdivi wrote:
Scubie Doo wrote:
enchantmentdivi wrote:NICE!!!

What lens are you using?
Thanks.

Canon - 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens
I have that lens and love it--but only for topside. :) I'm still a PnS gal underwater. Keep up the good work!
It is a very nice lens. The Chicago (top-side) shots were taken with a Canon - 17-40mm f/4L USM Ultrawide Zoom Lens.
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Scubie Doo wrote:
cardiver wrote:Damn you, Jesse! Time to pull the trigger on a Canon DSLR........
DO IT! When are we diving again dude?
This thread and others are going to be responsible for a ton of coin spent on camera gear.
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