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XV. Fluoro Diving Tips
Here are some tips on getting the best results with your Fluoro light:
Control your buoyancy
Get your buoyancy under control and set yourself up in the ideal
shooting position before turning off white light sources and taking a
picture or recording video. This is critical not only for taking great
pictures but also for your own safety. Good buoyancy control allows
you to hold the camera steady and control your shooting distance,
as well as avoiding dangerous uncontrolled accent/decent. Good
buoyancy control will also help you avoid stirring up the sandy bot-
tom or damaging the reef.
Find sea creatures that fluoresce
There are many underwater organisms that fluoresce, such as coral,
sponges, fishes, anemones, jellyfish, shellfish, worms and nudi-
branches, but not all sea creatures will fluoresce. The best way to
identify what living creatures fluoresce is to shine the fluoro light on
it and see. Don't forget to use the yellow barrier filters over your
dive mask and camera lens.
Get close to your subject
The effective range of the light is about 3ft (1m) for photography and
about 10ft (3m) for viewing or video recording fluorescence in good
visibility. Temporarily turn off any other white light sources in the
area, as other lights will hide the fluorescence effect.
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