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Wetpixel Live: Lens and Port Choices for Cenote Photography
In response to an inquiry by one of the participants in the 2022 Wetpixel/Under the Jungle Cenote Photography Workshop, Wetpixel Editor Adam Hanlon discusses wide-angle lens and port choices and how these can be affected by attempting to create imagery in very low light. He chats about technique, port size, lens types, and overviews water contact optics.
Wetpixel Live: Happy New Year 2022
2022 is here and in this episode of Wetpixel Live, Wetpixel Editor, Adam Hanlon, wishes the Wetpixel community the very best, and sets out some of the plans that are in store for the year.
Issue 124 of Underwater Photography Magazine Available
The Jan/Feb issue of Underwater Photography magazine is now available to download. Issue 124 includes reviews of the Kraken Hydra 8000WRGBU and ONEUW ONE160X, the results of the DPG/Wetpixel Masters and the Anilao Shootout, and an interview with David Fleetham. Locations include Florida and Shetland, while Dr. Richard Smith discusses underwater photography and marine biology.
Happy New Year 2022
Happy New Year 2022 to the Wetpixel community. If you are celebrating, we hope that you are enjoying a splendid time with friends and family. We hope that 2022 will provide stunning photographic opportunities, amazing encounters, and safe, relaxing diving.
Happy Holidays 2021: Cebu and Bohol Appeal
Wishing the Wetpixel community the happiest of holidays! We hope that your celebrations are festive, that you receive gifts that will help create amazing images, and that you enjoy the company of friends and family. The regions of Cebu and Bohol have been devastated by a typhoon, please consider donating to support the communities affected to rebuild and repair
Wetpixel Live: Introducing RED V-RAPTOR
Adam chats to filmmaker Jon Betz about the new 8K RED V-Raptor Digital Cinema Camera on Wetpixel Live. Jon has been shooting the camera, housed in the new Nauticam Raptor housing in his home waters around Maine. He notes that not only does the camera have a significant bump in resolution, but is also capable of producing clean high-resolution imagery, even at high ISOs.
Go Ask Erin Water Replacement Starter Pack is Available
The team at Go Ask Erin has released their Water Replacement Starter Pack. This contains over 50 underwater background images and a 45-minute tutorial that shows how to use Photoshop’s Sky Replacement Feature to change underwater negative spaces.
Vladimir Mladenovic Introduces Marelux
Underwater photographer Vladimir Mladenovic introduces the Marelux brand to the Wetpixel community. He is a brand ambassador and shareholder in the company. Marelux is producing a series of aluminum housings and accessories for mirrorless cameras, including Canon EOS R5/R6, Nikon Z6II/7II, Sony Alpha 7mk3/mk4, Sony Alpha 1 along with Sony FX3 and Arri ALEXA Mini LF video cameras.
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