Scuba Diving – September 2019

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FRANCO TULLI

LEMBEH STRAIT, INDONESIA

BEHIND THE SHOT: The animal inside the shell is a tiny coconut octopus less than 2 inches

long. This shot was made on a sandy bottom at around 60 feet with the use of a macro lens

and a snoot , a device inserted into the flash that creates an adjustable conical light. The

main difficulty, besides the limited time for shooting, was the correct positioning of the

snoot and the choice of the most suitable shape, size and amount of light needed. The shot

was framed so that no cropping was necessary.

CAMERA GEAR: Canon 7D Mark II in an Easydive Leo III housing; Canon 60mm Macro with Inon

5+ macro lens; Sea&Sea YS-D1 flash with Retra snoot

SETTINGS: f/14, 1/160, ISO 100 PRIZE: Mares Prestige 15X regulator

2 ND

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BEHAVIOR