Perhaps other all-season divers know the problem: after a few years it will be boring, always
to greet the same fish or to swim around the same stones. One needs a new incentive.
The incentive would be to dive longer and deeper. In that case one has to carry then two or
more tanks instead of one to the water or has to trust the technology of a rebreather.
What was provoking for me, was to keep my impressions of diving in pictures. At the
beginning, there were first attempts with a Fuji FinePix camera. It is amazing how proud one
could be of the first, not completely blurred and wiggly photos. After my first impressions, I
quickly realized that there are good reasons to use an external strobe and save the photos in
RAW format. The result of this realization: A DX-1G camera with a YS-110alpha strobe from
Sea&Sea.Then again a growing dissatisfaction after one year enthusiasm: only very less fish
have the patience to keep still some seconds until a compact camera finished focusing, if you
come that close at all. In addition, noise belongs to the sea, but not on photos of it.
Therefore, for more than 10 years now, a Canon EOS 500 D in an aluminium housing from UK
Germany with currently two strobes (YS-D1/YS-D3) accompanies me while I am diving, next to
my dear wife, who patiently takes on the stress of a model every now and then. Even after
many years the enthusiasm is still not clouded. Now it is only up to the photographer...
By the way: the name Tauchernest is a German word and corresponds approximately with
“diver’s nest”. All visitors to our website are invited to enjoy the pictures from the
fascinating world under water.
to greet the same fish or to swim around the same stones. One needs a new incentive.
The incentive would be to dive longer and deeper. In that case one has to carry then two or
more tanks instead of one to the water or has to trust the technology of a rebreather.
What was provoking for me, was to keep my impressions of diving in pictures. At the
beginning, there were first attempts with a Fuji FinePix camera. It is amazing how proud one
could be of the first, not completely blurred and wiggly photos. After my first impressions, I
quickly realized that there are good reasons to use an external strobe and save the photos in
RAW format. The result of this realization: A DX-1G camera with a YS-110alpha strobe from
Sea&Sea.Then again a growing dissatisfaction after one year enthusiasm: only very less fish
have the patience to keep still some seconds until a compact camera finished focusing, if you
come that close at all. In addition, noise belongs to the sea, but not on photos of it.
Therefore, for more than 10 years now, a Canon EOS 500 D in an aluminium housing from UK
Germany with currently two strobes (YS-D1/YS-D3) accompanies me while I am diving, next to
my dear wife, who patiently takes on the stress of a model every now and then. Even after
many years the enthusiasm is still not clouded. Now it is only up to the photographer...
By the way: the name Tauchernest is a German word and corresponds approximately with
“diver’s nest”. All visitors to our website are invited to enjoy the pictures from the
fascinating world under water.
The Buddy Team of Tauchernest
last change: 09.11.2022
www.Tauchernest.de
09.11.2022
some new photos in the Bonaire
galleries after three weeks holidays
there in September/October 2022
New photos added
