Underwater Photography

Had an opportunity yesterday to photograph two of my friends spear fishing off a point on the South Cornwall coast. Always refreshing to photograph something a bit different and I was looking forward to the challenge of documenting the trip from in the water.

Chris and Rowan are what I would call professionals in this activity, and I quickly found out there is a lot more involved with spear fishing than simply shooting anything that moves in front of you. A key part is just enjoying the ocean and being precise in what you target for the dinner table. It's an activity which is about respecting the environment and only taking what you need, which I think is a good thing.

We must have spent about 2-3 hours in the water, and saw an abundance of sea life. Chris and Rowan had a few good catches as well including a nice size Grey Mullet, Lobster and Eating Crab.

Light was great for the trip which helped greatly with the photography although the slightly murky water did affect the pictures a bit, but I'm happy with the overall results.



Lobster catch. Lobsters and Crabs are always court by hand rather then with the spear. This one was shortly released for being slightly under sized.