What happens when you have too much Macro...

[mikerault]

You don't ge the entire picture! 100mm Macro underwater in Mazatlan trying to get a shot of a scallop...

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t155/mikerault/mazatlan_scallop2048.jpg

About 20 foot down, leeward of Wolf Island in surge and 5-10 foot viz...

A wee bit more of a challenge than your typical butterfly shot...:)

Oh, and a shot of the rig I used (this was taken after I recovered it from the bottom of Lake Lanier after 8 weeks of submergence at 50 feet.)

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t155/mikerault/P1050002_800.jpg

Mike

Mike

[Bill Pham]

wow did you lose it first or was it somebody else rig. and no way i'm gonna take my gear in the water. first of all i can't swim :D:D

Bill

[mikerault]

My rig...I was doing some shots of what I call "The forgotten forest" when it came unclipped from my dive harness...only took 8 weeks and 14 dives to find it...

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t155/mikerault/4fa06ba2.jpg

[Bill Pham]

well congrats on recovering it. that housing must have cost alot.

Bill

[CanonPhoto87]

Was There Any Damage Done To The Camera?

[mikerault]

Nope, it was dry as a bone, in fact there was still enough charge in the battery to take a picture of my wife. The strobes were totally dead charge wise, but with new batteries fired right up. Over all I was very pleased with the housing and the strobes and the way it protected the camera.

Shot of back of housing showing dry camera inside...

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t155/mikerault/P1050013a.jpg

Mike

[Pentaxis]

Definitely a testament to the quality of the housing! Congrats on finding it!

[Greg_C]

You should be contacting the manufacturers of the housing with that story. They would love that from publicity point of view.

[mikerault]

Already did..:)

Mike

[4g63photo]

Wow. What brand housing is it?

[slimninj4]

8 weeks under water and dry and working still. That is a great story.

[mikerault]

Ikelite. www.ikelite.com. Got it from www.reefphoto.com as a package, the housing, one port and a strobe and delux ball arm for $1900.00 then added the second strobe and a couple of other ports. A really flexible solution. You can shoot macro the first dive, then go to a standard lens/port for the second and back to a macro for the third.

Mike

[macro junkie]

show me your best 3 shots u have ever done:)

[racketman]

scallop shot looks a touch overexposed and doesn't reallly grab me. However what an amazing story re the waterproof housing, I wonder if a Volvo car would start first time after 8 weeks under water - probably.