Photos in the Gainesville Sun of Cave Diving Photography

[Harambe]

http://www.gainesville.com/photogall...7/PH/1?start=2

I'm usually always for positive press regarding cave diving but this is pretty embarrassing. I've never done a photo dive but I find it hard to believe that it's common practice for the photographer to be laying on the bottom. Surely this isn't how Kirill, Becky and Jill take their photos.

[floridabob]

Its probably a lack of understanding on your part due to your ignorance on photo shoots.

Plus, he's a professional.

Bob

[Maxpcf]

I doubt the average Gainesville Sun reader would care.

Nice to see some positive mainstream exposure rather than another article on a fatality or the sport's dangers.

[Jack Hammer]

Nice pictures. Any idea how many strobes they used to light the cavern and if they used remotely fired strobes or not?

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[Scubaru]

Nice pictures. Any idea how many strobes they used to light the cavern and if they used remotely fired strobes or not?

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Lmao... bahahahaha

If I had to guess, a little more than a dozen. But I'm no photographer. I've been known to pack a gopro here and there...

[mdax]

No one is going to criticize well known photographers or mention wess's damage while taking pictures.

The response you'll get is "Nothing to see here, all these people are super nice and anyone criticizing doesn't know about shutter speeds and how stable everything has to be"...or there's the other argument that damage is "worth it" to show the environment to the public so they'll care.

[Scubaru]

Or maybe you'll get "It's just the Ballroom."

[Bobby]

http://www.gainesville.com/photogall...7/PH/1?start=2

I'm usually always for positive press regarding cave diving but this is pretty embarrassing. I've never done a photo dive but I find it hard to believe that it's common practice for the photographer to be laying on the bottom. Surely this isn't how Kirill, Becky and Jill take their photos.

You did mention that you have no experience on a shoot. The last one I was on we were in the water for 3 hours and never made it past the lips. I carried in 30 pounds of gear on top of my full cave configuration. When we finished I was exhausted and I was only a support/safety diver. For the photographer('s) they have to adjust their camera, direct the models, check and adjust lighting, and keep themselves steady so they can shoot in high shutter speeds with tight F stops to achieve crisp clean photos. I've worked with a lot of photographers over the years and both of these shooters did no more than any other I have worked with in the past. The cool thing is that they showed the behind the scenes shots to give others an idea of what it takes to get those fancy shots.

[Harambe]

So uw light dude is endorsing laying in the silt to take photos?

[Doby45]

There is ZERO silt in the Ballroom, keep it in perspective.