In the early part of the summer, I visited Portland Harbour to dive and photograph the Countess of Erne, plus the Landing Craft and Bombardon Unit.
The visibility (by Portland Harbour standards) was very good, but it still needed lots of care and attention with strobe placement. The resulting pictures weren’t “mind blowing” but were certainly suitable for my planned feature on diving in the harbour.
In mid June, my visit Bouley Bay in Jersey proved really productive. The friendly and helpful Bouley Bay Dive Centre paired me up with massively enthusiastic local underwater photographer Kirk Truscott who was the perfect dive buddy and guide. His “dive count” in Bouley Bay alone numbered more the 500! Local knowledge is everything and Kirk guided me to some of the best spots! We dived the bay over two days and found great photographic potential, and plenty of material for a magazine feature. – JC
<Read about this trip here>