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I LOVE MY
photography by amos nachoum
What makes a Seacam unlike anything else? Perhaps it's that it lets you do many things, easily when you need it most, underwater. Here are images and 5 functions I love my Seacam housing for…and there are many others as well… amos nachoum 2013
SAFE CREATIVITY: great white shark
Shooting with the Seacam S45 Sports Viewfinder and the Superdome, I was able to capture this split image of a great white shark off the coast of Guadalupe Island, Mexico. Lying on top of the surface cage, I was immersing the camera in the water with both hands following the shark’s action from above with a mask and snorkel only. Composing through the S45 Sports Viewfinder gave me the opportunity and the angle to capture this image both safely and creatively. Canon EOS 1D Mark IV. 15mm lens. 1/100 f-22. ISO 800
FACING REALITY:
leopard seal and penguin Wildlife action happens fast and unpredictably. No matter how much preparation you make, you cannot anticipate the action that may unfold in front of your eyes and camera. Having an ergonomic camera housing is critical. Seacam’s controls are well-designed and intuitive. In this amazing shot of a Leopard Seal about to swallow up a stunned penguin of the coast of Antarctica, I was able to react without thinking twice about the location of the shutter release and zoom control, operating them both simultaneously to capture this split moment action. Without thinking, just shooting. Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III, 16-35mm lens. 1/125 f-4. ISO 400
HUNTING FOR LIGHT: sailfish
To photograph underwater without strobes and be able to capture all the colors and detail in your subject is an incredible challenge. With Seacam’s state-of-the-art glass and coated dome optics, I get incredible results. Nor have I seen any viewfinder more optically precise. In this image shot in Mexico using only ambient light, you can see the rainbow of colors on the sailfish’s dorsal fin and even the bloody wounds inflicted on the hunted sardines. Canon EOS 1D Mark IV. 14mm lens. 1/800 f – 8. ISO 1250
TEETH TO STROBE: nile crocodile
It’s one thing to face a notorious predator such as a 4.5 meter Nile Crocodile underwater, but it’s another challenge entirely to shoot against the light in murky water and highlight the details of the 50-year-old croc’s teeth! Seacam’s strobe is simply superb with its fast recycling and numerous options for light output, not to mention the rear-sync option for the Canon shooter…just one more Seacam advantage. Canon 1D Mark IV. 14mm II. 1/200sec, f-5. ISO 250
GOING VERTICAL: great white shark
Editors crave vertical images to feature on their magazine covers. I haven’t seen any viewfinder easier to use for vertical images than the Seacam S45 Sports Viewfinder. This photo was taken with the well-known Great White ‘Shark Whisperer’ and sport fisherman Andre Hartman on one of our first attempts to swim cageless with Great Whites off Gansbaai, South Africa. We both did not know what to expect. Andre was carrying his spear gun and I was carrying my Seacam housing. We lay on the bottom waiting for the shark to show up. The Great White finally arrived, but this time far above us. Andre signaled me that he going up toward the shark, and I decided to follow him. Only then did the image focus in my mind. As I saw the sunlight reflecting on Andre’s mask with the shark in between him and the sun, I quickly turned the viewfinder from horizontal to vertical in less than a second and caught this stunning image with the three elements aligned almost perfectly…the diver, the shark and the sun. A few seconds later, the composition was gone forever. The ease by which I can use my camera to capture my mind’s eye is the Seacam advantage. Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III. 14mm II. 1/320 f-11. ISO 200
