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« on: September 25, 2010, 09:39:09 AM » |
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Due to health issues, I've had to retire from diving and underwater photography, but in my day, I won a few international competitions. Here are a few samples of my work. One of my photos was published in the February 2008 National Geographic. Spotted Cleaner Shrimp (Bonaire)  Hermit Crab (Philippines)  Peacock Mantis Shrimp clutching its eggs (Philippines)  Bristle Worm stinging a Fingerprint Cyphoma (Cayman Islands)  Yellowface Pikeblenny (Cayman Islands)  Juvenile Spotted Drum (Cayman Islands)  A male Yellowhead Jawfish incubating its eggs (Cayman Islands) This is my Nat Geo moment!  I hope you enjoyed these. |
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« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2010, 10:04:04 AM » |
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Would it be greedy of me to ask for more? Those are gorgeous. And did you ever do the Galapagos?
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JimC1946
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« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2010, 10:32:00 AM » |
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Thanks, scarlet. Okay, a few more. No, we've never been to the Galapagos - the water is too cold there for me! Most of our diving has been Cayman Islands, Netherlands Antilles, Bahamas, Fiji, and the Philippines. Queen Angelfish (Bonaire - Netherlands Antilles)  Frogfish (Philippines). This is a tiny fish about 6mm in length.  Sea Spider (Philippines)  False Anemone Clownfish - "Nemo" (Philippines)  Slender Filefish (Cayman Islands)  Lettuce Sea Slug - a species of nudibranch (Cayman Islands)  |
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« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2010, 10:44:21 AM » |
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Wow, nice!
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« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2010, 11:11:03 AM » |
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Absolutely amazing! I'm very curious about your setup, what type of camera and light did you have to use to get these shots? They're fantastic!
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-- Holly.
The more we live, the more beautiful we are.
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JimC1946
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« Reply #5 on: September 25, 2010, 11:15:00 AM » |
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Absolutely amazing! I'm very curious about your setup, what type of camera and light did you have to use to get these shots? They're fantastic!
Thanks! These photos were taken with a Nikon D70, D200, or D300 DSLR with a Nikon SB800 flash. The camera and flash are mounted in water-tight Aquatica underwater aluminum housings. Either a 60mm or 105mm macro lens was used. |
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« Reply #6 on: September 25, 2010, 12:20:07 PM » |
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Wonderful shots! I love underwater photography and wouldn't mind seeing more.
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JimC1946
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« Reply #7 on: September 25, 2010, 12:43:36 PM » |
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Wonderful shots! I love underwater photography and wouldn't mind seeing more.
A number of my underwater trip are on slide shows with music soundtracks. You can see them online at: http://www.photodex.com/share/jimbo1946If you've never watched a Photodex slideshow, you'll be prompted to run an ActiveX control first. The Philippines show is one of my best. Hope you enjoy them if you watch. |
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« Reply #8 on: September 25, 2010, 10:12:15 PM » |
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These are great. Thanks for sharing. Do you do land photography now that you can't dive?
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« Reply #10 on: September 26, 2010, 12:48:26 PM » |
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Thanks! These photos were taken with a Nikon D70, D200, or D300 DSLR with a Nikon SB800 flash. The camera and flash are mounted in water-tight Aquatica underwater aluminum housings. Either a 60mm or 105mm macro lens was used.
See, this is when I feel really stupid... All I know is that I have a camera and it takes pretty pictures. |
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« Reply #11 on: September 26, 2010, 01:50:00 PM » |
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All I know is that I have a camera and it takes pretty pictures.
That's all you need! |
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« Reply #12 on: September 26, 2010, 04:24:02 PM » |
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Those are amazing! Thank you so much for sharing them with us!  |
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« Reply #13 on: September 27, 2010, 04:07:22 AM » |
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Wow Jim! Every one of those images look like they belonged in NatGeo! Any chance you'd let me have some higher-res (824x1200 or larger) versions to convert into Kindle screen savers to be posted here?
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« Reply #14 on: September 27, 2010, 04:36:34 AM » |
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Wow Jim! Every one of those images look like they belonged in NatGeo! Any chance you'd let me have some higher-res (824x1200 or larger) versions to convert into Kindle screen savers to be posted here?
No problem, Jason. Look at my Flickr account. Most of the images are unprotected. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jim_chambers/sets/If there's a problem or if the images aren't big enough, just PM me. I'm about to go out of town until October 5, so if I need to send you any images directly, send me a PM after I get back. Cheers, JimC |
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« Reply #15 on: September 27, 2010, 05:13:22 AM » |
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Awesome! Thanks Jim!
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« Reply #16 on: October 04, 2010, 04:36:45 PM » |
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Thank you SO much for sharing these beautiful pictures!!! You are very talented. I really enjoyed these.
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« Reply #17 on: October 05, 2010, 11:28:22 AM » |
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Thank you SO much for sharing these beautiful pictures!!! You are very talented. I really enjoyed these.
You're very welcome! |
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« Reply #18 on: October 05, 2010, 04:27:47 PM » |
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WOW, simply amazing!
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« Reply #19 on: October 06, 2010, 06:42:32 AM » |
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Thank you for sharing! Now I really really REALLY want to go back to Cayman Brac!
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« Reply #20 on: October 06, 2010, 07:39:15 AM » |
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Thanks, folks! Cayman Brac was our favorite Caribbean dive location until we "discovered" Little Cayman about ten years ago.
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« Reply #21 on: October 10, 2010, 05:58:35 PM » |
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I loove these pictures!! My dad does a lot of underwater photography, but he mostly dives in Washington, which isn't nearly as clear and colorful.  |
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JimC1946
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« Reply #22 on: October 10, 2010, 06:11:41 PM » |
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Thanks, Jessica. I've seen some great underwater photography from the Pacific northwest, but those waters are waaaaaay too cold for me!
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« Reply #23 on: October 10, 2010, 06:21:08 PM » |
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Thanks, Jessica. I've seen some great underwater photography from the Pacific northwest, but those waters are waaaaaay too cold for me!
That's pretty much what I've decided as well. Plus it's way too much work to dive in cold water with all the bundling up that's necessary. Do you even need to wear gloves in those tropical waters? If not, I bet that makes wielding a camera a bit easier! |
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JimC1946
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« Reply #24 on: October 10, 2010, 06:27:05 PM » |
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My minimum water temperature is 78 F. No wetsuit or gloves!
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