Octopus and More!

[Mantadude]

Hello everyone,

I wanted to share my latest episode in the 'Rolling in the Deep' series. This time taking a look at the critters in Milne Bay. PNG is a terrific destination, and Milne Bay is an area where it can offer both fantastic macro and wide angle photography.

Shot with a 5dII and a 100mm macro lense with a wetdipoter +10 magnification.

As always comments are welcome. Let me know what you liked and didn't.

Enjoy!
Dustin

Watch in HD!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXmM3UY4kLg

 

[Click]

Great video. 8) Nicely done Dustin.

 

[DanoPhoto]

Really nice!

 

[Maximilian]

Fantastic close ups!
I really enjoyed watching it. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Mantadude]

Great video. 8) Nicely done Dustin.

Thank you. Glad you liked it!
Dustin

 

[Mantadude]

Really nice!

Thank you!

 

[Mantadude]

Fantastic close ups!
I really enjoyed watching it. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you for the nice comment. Glad you liked it!

 

[surapon]

Wow, Wow, Wow----Wow, Wow, Wow.
Thousand Thanks to show us this great Video, mdear Friend Mr. Dustin.
Wow, Wow, Wow.
Surapon

 

[LetTheRightLensIn]

Cool stuff! Great video!

 

[Joey]

Cool video, beautifully shot.

As for the final scene, all I can say is... SH***T!

 

[meywd]

really great video, thanks for sharing

 

[Don Haines]

WOW! WOW! WOW!

Fantastic!

 

[scott_m]

These videos rock - the creatures are amazing and the production is tops. I remember seeing some calamari squid at the aquarium and being blown away by how beautiful they are when they're alive. Really quite something!

JOOC, what depth are these shot at?

Happy New Year!
Scott

 

[Mantadude]

Wow, Wow, Wow----Wow, Wow, Wow.
Thousand Thanks to show us this great Video, mdear Friend Mr. Dustin.
Wow, Wow, Wow.
Surapon

Thank you so much! Glad you liked it.
Dustin

 

[Mantadude]

Cool stuff! Great video!

Thank you!

 

[Mantadude]

Cool video, beautifully shot.

As for the final scene, all I can say is... SH***T!

Thank you. I should have left the audio. You can hear me cheering underwater, followed by laughing...
Dustin

 

[Mantadude]

WOW! WOW! WOW!

Fantastic!

Thank you so much!
Dustin

 

[Mantadude]

These videos rock - the creatures are amazing and the production is tops. I remember seeing some calamari squid at the aquarium and being blown away by how beautiful they are when they're alive. Really quite something!

JOOC, what depth are these shot at?

Happy New Year!
Scott

Hi Scott. Thanks for watching. Most of this was shot 60 feet and up. Some like the blue ring octopus, was only 10 feet deep. Btw. That is one of the most poisonous creatures on earth. 1 bite can kill 20 people. They are only size of your thumb.

A couple shots were at 90 feet. But average was probably 30 feet.

Dustin.

 

[dash2k8]

Excellent video! If I may add my own $0.02, could you show a few wide shots to establish the scene?

 

[Mantadude]

Excellent video! If I may add my own $0.02, could you show a few wide shots to establish the scene?

Thank you. Unfortunately, When shooting with a dslr, I am pretty much locked into a lens before I go down. Can't change lenses underwater. Camcorders are better at this, but I prefer the quality a dslr provides. In this case, I was using the 100mm macro lens, so a wide scene wasn't' possible.

I have done other films that have wide in them. If you care to see more check out this video, it has wide at the end. https://vimeo.com/106145285
Dustin