Tips for better Underwater Photography

The appearance of a punch of Tiger sharks in the famous Elphinstone reef in early August 2009 was outstanding, but what was really phenomenal is their 40 days stay at that reef and their total disappearance afterwards! Of course it was a golden and probably a life time chance to make some close portraits for those graceful creatures.

The ultimate lens for photographing medium-sized sharks (2-3 meters) is the 35 mm lens, even when the sharks tend to get close to the camera, like in case of the Oceanic white tip (Longimanus), you only need to hold it till the shark poses because a lateral view normally takes a piece of the shark out of the frame.