New Zen 100mm Dome port

Today I was lucky enough to be using the new Zen 100mm dome port today. It is definately softer in the corners than a big dome, but it's small size lets you get real close! Thanks to Alex for all his help with this

I teamed it up with a Tokina 10-17mm lens and a Kenko 1.4 x teleconverter, and could really see the magnification's effect on the subject. Lighting is critical though-my Inon strobes when correctly placed, didn't really leave enough room for my dry gloves!

The ability to get the subject so close is a definate advantage in terms of colour in green water. The subjects are much more vibrant out of the camera than they would be with a bigger dome etc.

While I was shooting, the sun went in, and I found that as I stopped down, the corner sharpness got worse!

Water temp was a cool 4 degrees!

Clear water in the UK

The cold weather and cold water combination has really cleared out the visibility at Capernwray. These were taken last Friday, water temperature was 3 degrees, air temperature -7!

Fish portait

Diving and trout feeding at Capernwray Today

Another glorious day! Caron and I went for a few dives. Visibility was excellent, and the trout were on form!

Yet more pictures from Capernwray

I was lucky enough to make the most of this lovely weather we are having here and get in for a dive on Wednesday afternoon. The water was gin clear, and the sun was streaming through-lighting everything up. My plan was to find the Sturgeon and try and get some pictures to emulate Dereks and Mark's, but the Sturgeaon had other ideas and wasn't in his normal haunts. I did find the new big black Sturgeon over near the Candida, but he wasn't in a mood to be photogenic! Got some good piocs of the Cndida, and then the helicopter on the way back. Once I got near the slipway, I noticed and old Brown trout that seemed to be shadowing me-so I got a load of pictures of him too!

Trout feeding at Capernwray

While diving today with Ian Smith, Anthony Gattrell and Alf Yates, Guido was stood throwing some bread into the water. The trout are so hungry at present that a feeding frenzy rapidly ensued. It may not be a Sardine baitball on the Wild coast or chumming for Tiger sharks(!) but the action was pretty fast and furious!