I’m posting some photos I’ve taken of the blue whales that have been feeding in the waters directly off the Redondo Beach… I took these photos from the wale watching vessel The Voyager on September 13, 2010 while this rare phenomenon was at it’s peak. I used my Olympus e410…
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What is Color Correction—Removing Underwater Color Cast pt.3
In parts one and two of the “What is Color Correction?” series we looked at the difference between color adjustment and color correction and discovered that color cast presents a major factor when “cleaning up” an underwater photo. But now you may be curious—what does color cast really mean, especially with respect to underwater photography? [...]
What is Color Correction — How Does it Apply to Underwater Photography? pt.1
…the result always invariably shows a “color cast,” meaning the colors all tend to shift towards one direction, everything’s a little too blue, or everything’s a bit yellow, etc. The color cast is a result of the combination of the lighting of the photo shoot, the processing of the transparency film, the type of film, and other smaller factors…
This site is up… Again.
Okay, I messed up my pay-pal account and so this site was down for about two weeks. Got that straightened out and now I’m back up and running.
Catalina in October, Galleries Now up to Date!
Well I have high hopes about getting taking dive trips again and getting more photos. So for the mean time, until I can get more photos, I guess now I can start posting more about some of the underwater color correction techniques I’ve been developing.
November at Catalina
Here are photos from a nice dive on the Mr. C in November. There was not a lot of sun this day, it was mostly drizzly with light winds. The visibility was not too bad but I don’t think I got too many good photos this session.
Christmas Kelp on The Mr. C
I don’t know what it is about the Mr. C and the Christmas dive where I always seem to make out with some nice photos. Maybe it’s the relaxed atmosphere of the holidays, with the added bonus of a smaller crowd on the boat. Maybe that’s what I need to zen out and zen in [...]
Leopard Shark August in Catalina
I had to apply numerous adjustment levels to bring around the best second shot, levels, curves, more levels and curves with areas masked out. Lots of masking in the shadow areas so I could push any lighter areas.
Octopus in Shell August in Catalina
Wow! These are photos from some of the best dive conditions I’ve seen. So perfect for natural lighting underwater photography. I really love the picture of the octopus in the sea snail’s shell. This is where color corrections and retouching techniques come in. The Octopus is camouflaged Big!. The photo is as [...]
to the home of my underwater scuba photo galleries. Check out my photos and movies and see how and why I use software like Photoshop, Final Cut and Aftereffects to color correct my images and video clips.
