Tag: Tide Pool Photography
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Underwater Camera Review: Olympus Tough TG-6
Recently I’ve had some questions about my photos and the camera I use for tide pool photography. I currently use the Olympus Tough TG-6 for all my macro underwater photos. Since you all seem interested, I’ll give a quick review here. Let me know if you are interested in seeing a more in-depth review of…
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Tide Pooling Log: Napili, Maui, HI, Day 2
Day one implies day two, right? If you haven’t read the first tide pooling log about our finds in the intertidal in Hawaii this fall, check out this article before reading on. The finds the night before had been so great that we just had to go back out on the rocks again. It was…
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How to Edit Intertidal Photos: Blackwater Photography
Taking photos at the tide pools is one of avid tide poolers’ favorite ways to document what they see. In this post, I’m going to walk you through how to turn your favorite tide pool photographs into blackwater photography. If you’re new here, check out my series about how to improve your tide pool photography…
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How to Instantly Improve Your Tide Pool Photography Part 3: Compact Underwater Cameras
If you’re looking to take high quality photos of marine life at the tide pools, by far the best kind of camera to have is a compact underwater camera. These point and shoot cameras have become very powerful over the last few years and are even used by some divers instead of larger, more expensive…
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Christmas Tree Worms: Tropical Residents in the Tide Pools
In the minds of many people, worms are shapeless, nearly colorless, slimy creatures that might help fertilize your garden but that you hope to never encounter above the soil. But in the tide pools, worms are some of the most intricate, colorful, and beautiful creatures you might see. While they are often associated with warmer…
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How to Instantly Improve Your Tide pool Photography Part 2: DSLR and Mirrorless Cameras
Taking photos at the tide pools is tricky no matter what kind of camera you are using, and DSLR cameras are no exception. Rocky shores present an extreme environment for cameras as water, sand, salt, and sharp, slippery rocks aren’t a great recipe for a clean, fully functioning camera. For some, bringing a DSLR or…
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How to Instantly Improve Your Tide Pool Photography Part 1: Smart Phones
Tide pool photography is one of the easiest ways to get images of marine life without snorkeling or scuba diving. The amount of diversity and density of life in healthy tide pools is beyond most other marine environments and you won’t have any trouble finding animals to take pictures of. But tide pool photography also…
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