Field Notes

Bahrain gave us first real chance to get to grips with the new Nikon D200. It’s a real cliché to say that the instant feedback is so useful. Also, the ability to change ISO was fantastic, allowing a seamless transition from high to low light situations. In Bahrain, the light quality was variable throughout our… Continue reading Field Notes from Bahrain – March 2006

Our trip to Florida was one of mixed fortunes, photographically. Underwater, we’re still using film cameras – our housed Nikon F100’s – so as yet we’re still not enjoying the instant feedback advantages of digital. However, I feel that I have moved forward and have built upon some of the experiences from western Australia just… Continue reading Field Notes from Florida – April / May 2006

In France, I attended world renowned underwater photographer Kurt Amsler’s Fish Eye Workshop. It was the first time in the water with our new Nikon D200 camera/Subal ND20 housing setup. There’s obviously a lot to learn about the camera and digital imaging in general, but I was encouraged by the start. Although I didn’t capture… Continue reading Field Notes from the South of France – June 2006

We took our 3 year old son, Zac to Goodwood, so it wasn’’t a weekend of concentrated photography. The event is a celebration of motorsport and attracts around 100,000 visitors over the three days. It’s also a magnet to the “who’s who” of motorsport. Cars from all eras of motorsport are displayed and driven over… Continue reading Field Notes from the Goodwood Festival of Speed – July 2006

A good test with the new D200/Subal rig at Swanage. I only had time for a single dive but I came back with 70 pictures. The conditions were pretty murky but some of the images were promising if not remarkable and allowed more familiarisation with the equipment. I used the new 10.5mm fish eye with… Continue reading Field Notes from Swanage Pier – August 2006

The Big Island of Hawaii is some of the world’s newest land – still volcanically active and geographically remote. We visited Hawaii’s Kona Coast aboard the Kona Aggressor liveaboard and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. It was our first entirely digital underwater photography trip in that we were both using our Nikon D200/Subal housing setups –… Continue reading Field Notes from Kona Coast, Hawaii – September 2006

You could call our journey from Sydney to Cairns “The Drive To Dive”. This trip gave us a chance to photograph many situations and places as we encountered them, although we rarely had the opportunity to wait for the best light or time of day, especially on our “road days”. We could only shoot how… Continue reading Field Notes from Eastern Australia – March/April 2007

Our trip aboard the Sea Serpent liveaboard from Marsa Alam in southern Egypt was extremely worthwhile and enjoyable. We visited the pristine areas of St. Johns, Fury Shoals and also Elphinstone. Photographically it was also another step forward. Amanda was delighted to win the on-board image of the week contest with a very unique clownfish… Continue reading Field Notes From The Southern Red Sea June/July 2007

In early October, I went on a last minute diving “day out” to Chesil Beach in Dorset. It was one of those clear, still and mild autumn days. Underwater, visibility was reasonably good, too. We did a couple of dives and I captured some interesting shots of dive my buddies Jon and James. We visited… Continue reading Field Notes From Chesil Beach, Oslo and Westonbirt – October/November 2007

Jersey was supposed to involve diving at Bouley Bay, but that didn’t happen due to the Bank Holiday weather and a pollution incident. So instead, we did other things – a chance to photograph Durrell Wildlife (Jersey Zoo), Gorey, Sorel Point and the German Hospital & War Tunnels