How To Take The Best Picture During Your Bali Diving Adventure
If you plan to have a scuba diving trip in Bali where the water and marine life is the main attraction, you will also need to prepare your gear to take the best underwater photograph. It is a thing now, especially because social media has become so huge and impactful. You might want to post cool and amazing underwater pictures even if you know you are not a professional photographer. So here are some useful tips to help you with that:
Don’t be afraid to get close with the animals during your diving in Bali
Many travelers, especially who are not familiar with photography often make mistake by taking photo from too far away. It causes the picture to look uninteresting at best. There is no focal point of the picture because everything is there. Also, taking picture underwater from afar causes distraction because of too many light reflecting. Hence, the closer you get, the less water light passes through. It results in better pictures.
Use underwater mode
When planning a scuba diving adventure in Bali, set your camera into underwater mode. Hence, you don’t have to keep resetting it. This particular mode brings an easy go-to for crystal clear bright water. Hence, you get to take pictures of tropical coral gardens clearly. Also, it is highly recommended to set the white balance on your camera setting. Hence, the white looks of the picture look white. It will affect your underwater pictures greatly with how the water reflects. Hence, adjust the white balance setting according to the subject you shoot and the depth you are in when taking pictures.
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Use wide angles to capture the underwater life
There might times when you encounter such shy creatures during your underwater photoshoot. It might be different from one camera to another. However, you can use the widest angle lens you can get. This setting allows you to push the picture away optically without water in between your subject and camera. If you think the angle is too wide, you can always crop the photo when edit it.
Be mindful of the light limitations
Taking pictures from underwater is surely challenging even if you are used to taking wildlife pictures. One of the major reasons is the light limitation. Natural light underwater can be difficult to deal with compared to when you shoot from above the surface. To deal with underwater natural light, you should consider shooting in clear, well-lit water. Also, it is essential to stay shallow and close to your subject. Avoid murky water will most likely easier to be dealt with only by professional photographers.
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Be patient to get the right timing during your Bali diving trip
Taking great pictures during your underwater adventure surely is not the easiest thing to do as there are so many challenges you have to deal with. Hence, be patient during the process and enjoy it. Wait for the exact moments to shoot so the picture come out with great story. Take a look at how PADI diving Bali take their pictures and see how you can recreate the photo! Good luck and patience are two important factors to decide the greatness of the pictures you take of the wildlife. However, it will be paid off once you get the perfect shoot!
Going for a diving trip in Bali and want to take gorgeous shoots of the underwater life? Here’s the secret.
