[UW Photo A162] Lionfish

 

[UW Photo A161] Honeycomb Grouper at Unawatuna

 

[UW Photo A154] Emperor Angelfish and cleaner shrimp

 

[UW Photo A153] Be Gentle dude!

 

This is Emperor Angelfish and cleaner shrimp. Glad to capture the moment, yet not so pleased about the clarity and colors, which should have been improved. Since this phenomenon can last limited duration, photographer get tempted to shoot without spending time on change of settings.

[UW Photo A152] Bow of SS Oresetes

 

SS Orestes is a great shipwreck off the coast of Unawatuna/ Galle. This time I managed to capture a different perspective of the wreck which I am pleased about. Wide angle lenses come in handy when capturing this kind of big structure. I have used the widest of all, a fish-eye lens.

[UW Photo A151] Portrait of a Lionfish

 

Lionfish is not a rare fish but very frequently they place themselves in an odd orientation. Even in this occasion, it was moving downwards in a diagonal direction. Anyway, this posture provided room to capture its face. I am particularly pleased with the surreal colors of the blurred background.

[UW Photo A146] Umbrella of corals

 

[UW Photo A145] Remnants of SS Rangoon

 

This is a part of the Rangoon Ship wreck contains rustic saltwater-beaten metal scraps. Not sure if there is any specialty in this image unless you connect with the tragic story of this naval disaster occurred in 1871, few nautical miles away from Galle Harbor.

[UW Photo A134] Coral Macro - I

 

This is a macro shot of a Coral captured in Unawatuna. I enjoy creating abstracts through corals or any other marine entities. Essence is trying to create different colours with a composition that makes some beauty. I am pleased with the colours and numerous small follower-like shapes made with tentacles. Bright contrasting colour combination with bright orange and aqua is impressive too.

Anyway, I understand Macro, especially abstract, are not for all. Even in social media its evident they don’t attract audience as a decent wide angel image would do

[UW Photo A122] Through a frame

(Location: Rangoon Wreck, Unawatuna, Galle, Sri Lanka)

Shipwrecks are great objects to photograph underwater. One of the key techniques I use in shooting within the vicinity of a shipwreck is combining the wreck with fish or other objects of the ecosystem. Most importantly, it gives a room to frame the nature with rustic decaying shapes of the wreck which I enjoy doing. Anyway, giving a natural frame is a great practice even land photographers do. No matter what, this adds some aesthetic value to the image.

[UW Photo A117] Silhouette and rustic wreckage

(Location: Rangoon Wreck, Unawatuna, Galle, Sri Lanka)

This is an experimental shot tried recently - how you rate it ?

[UW Photo A116] Image from Rangoon Shipwreck

(Location: Rangoon Wreck, Unawatuna, Galle, Sri Lanka)

[UW Photo A109] Corals in SS Orestes

This is an interesting Ship Wreck. When try shooting conditions were not perfect, yet there was a room for try it once visibility improved suddenly during the dive.

(Location: SS Orestes Shipwreck, Unawatuna, Sri Lanka)

[UW Photo A040] : A Solitary Bannerfish

(Location: Galapita Gala, Unawatuna, Sri Lanka)

[UW Photo A035] Capture from Unawatuna

(Location: Galapita Gala, Unawatuna, Sri Lanka)

[UW Photo A030] Lionfish portrait

(Location: Galapita Gala, Unawatuna, Sri Lanka)

This lionfish is posed perfectly. Shot could have been improved by moving closer or using a macro.

[UW Photo A023] Meal time

(Location: Galapita Gala, Unawatuna, Sri Lanka)

School of fish (including Bannerfish and Butterfly fish) on a feast.