[UW Photo A049] Right time, Right place, But poor conditions..

(Location: Broughton Island, Nelson Bay, NSW, Australia)

I made a significant effort on shooting sharks this summer. Summer is almost gone without any fruit!
Usually, we find its hard to find the subject… but this time I was lucky with it. I found sharks in two occasions.. right time, right place.. BUT water condition was so unfriendly. Poor visibility and muddy water.. so this is the worst nightmare for a underwater photographer.
These photos are best examples of photos taken in bad condition.. not only you cant see the details, but light (flash) has been backskattering. So this is the proofs of failure in this season..
These are Grey Nurse Sharks. Usually they are not aggressive by nature.

[UW Photo A047] Green instead of Blue

(Location: Broughton Island, Nelson Bay, NSW, Australia) 

Any underwater photographer would prefer to shoot in crystal clear tropical waters, though there are many different regions. This is an example of photo taken in temperate zone. Main difference is dominance of Green instead of Blue. Its actually a difficult exercise due to many reasons. Biggest constrain is poor visibility. Still there are some unique fauna you could notice in those areas, though diversity is obviously less than tropical coral reefs. Famous photographer Shannon Conway advises you on changing the mind set from blue to green when you shoot in temperate zones.

This school of fish was captured near Broughton Island of Nelson Bay, about 200km north of Sydney. In poor visibility this is the best I could capture.