Hi all,

I will be spending autumn on the Atlantic coast of the U.S. (Beaufort, NC)
and am interested in starting to learn underwater photography.  I can
probably borrow a Nikonos V, 15mm lens and a huge orange flash (SB-101?)
and bracket for the fall, but I have no idea if the 15mm lens will be the
only lens I need.  I hear there are many dolphins that live around the
island I will be studying at, and so I was thinking that a 15mm lens may
not be long enough (28 or 35mm?).  I am interested in the 35mm because you
can use it above ground as well.

There's also the question of filtration.  I know that using a short lens
helps a lot because there is less water (and hence, floating particles and
scattered blue light) between lens and subject, but when I looked at the
photo.net underwater photography page, Phil has a series of low contrast
pictures of dolphins which he said came out poorly due to the excessive
blue light (they were even digitally enhanced so you can actually see what
he took a picture of).  I'm sure part of that was floating particles
between him and the dolphins, but it seems like a strong warming filter
would help improve the contrast.  OTOH, I know I can't just screw in a
filter to the front of the 15mm lens.  So I'm looking for someone with
underwater experience who can give suggestions to the aforementioned
obstacles, and maybe point me to some good informational books or web sites
so I can learn more.

Thanks,
Dan N.

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