Photography Tutorial: How To Get Better Shark Photos Underwater | Scuba Diving

There is still some time to go until my big Cocos Island scuba diving adventure starts. In preparation I am reading a lot on taking pictures of big fish.
While diving the last couple of years the reefs of the coral triangle in South East Asia I was mainly facing macro wildlife and beautiful coral seascape.

Here another photo tutorial worth reading:
Photography Tutorial: How To Get Better Shark Photos Underwater | Scuba Diving

Scenic Places in Black and White - Racetrack Playa

Sailing Stone - Dave MacVicar (500px)

The Racetrack Playa is a dry lake in Death Valley national park, California, USA. It is a remote place where you only can go with serious off road vehicles and good planning on outdoor equipment.

The Racetrack Playa is most famous for sailing stones. Rocks which travel across the dry lake driven by nature phenomena which are not very well understood. Current explanation for the moving rocks is that the rocks are being moved by wind under conditions when thin ice panels are melting.

Color Blind - Reetom Hazarika (500px)

Given the remoteness and lack of light pollution of this area this is a perfect place for milky way photography.

Here are two examples. - One against the principles of this section of my blog in color...

Milky Way arch over Racetrack Playa -
Matipon Tangmatitham (500px)

Influential Photographers - Helmut Newton

Helmut Newton (1920 - 2004) was a German-Australian photographer. He was interested in photography early on. At age of 12 he bought his first camera. His most famous work was in fashion photography.

Some of his work can be experienced at the Helmut Newton Foundation in Berlin.

In 1980 Newton released a series of images "Big Nudes" which are a cornerstone of erotic fine art photography in photography history.

For a collection of Helmut Newton Photographs visit: link

Underwater Videography - Underwater Indonesia by Eric Cheng

Underwater Indonesia: Alor and Komodo, November 2011 from Eric Cheng on Vimeo.

Black and White - Forest Photography

pine grove - photo 21c (500px)

Be Strong - Khem Amnuilaph (500px)

Trees of Life - Peter Crock (500px)

Werewolf Night Vision - Kaare Ward Jensen (500px)

Sacred Pine Trees #8 - JUNHO (500px)

Expert Talk - Joe McNally Explains TTL

Here is a pick of useful educational resources on YouTube. - Joe McNally explaining the principles of TTL.

Mirror Less Medium Format Cameras

Is 2016 becoming the year of mirror less medium format photography?

After the introduction of the Hasselblad medium format mirror less camera x1d earlier this year Fujifilm introduced their version of a mirror less medium format product line - GFX 50s - at the Photokina show.