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Biography of Underwater Photographer David Colyn
Started free diving at 5 - only did a scuba course 20 years later in 1997 so I went from open water 1 to rescue diver in 1 year. Feeling lucky I tried UW photography that same year with a Sea & Sea MX10 and wasted 36 exposures – welcome to UW photography!
Second attempt was in 2004 with a Sony P73 - seeing the results immediately caused the bug to bite.
Add to that the constant ignorant question: “What is there to see in Cape Town’s 12’C often 2m viz waters” apart from colourless Snoek (Barracuda family) and breaching Great white sharks.
(public opinion is that underwater beauty is restricted to colourful fish and hence the tropics)
My endeavours to prove that I am not mad and an otherworldly colour feast of invertebrate life exists beneath these waters required presentable pictures so here I am - learning in leaps and bounds.
I work as a SAP specialist to pay for this privilege.
Second attempt was in 2004 with a Sony P73 - seeing the results immediately caused the bug to bite.
Add to that the constant ignorant question: “What is there to see in Cape Town’s 12’C often 2m viz waters” apart from colourless Snoek (Barracuda family) and breaching Great white sharks.
(public opinion is that underwater beauty is restricted to colourful fish and hence the tropics)
My endeavours to prove that I am not mad and an otherworldly colour feast of invertebrate life exists beneath these waters required presentable pictures so here I am - learning in leaps and bounds.
I work as a SAP specialist to pay for this privilege.
What I look for in a Dive Operator:
An Oxygen bottle on the boat - that way I know they have more than my money on their mind.
Underwater Photography of David Colyn
Latest David Colyn's Comments
Nov 9, 2010
I would add another bar to the Time/Money spend graph - it is called Gear Maintenance.
With temperate Cape Town waters there is a dry suit involved that sometimes functions very well as a wet suit!
A well at least it keeps me busy when weather is not good for diving.
With temperate Cape Town waters there is a dry suit involved that sometimes functions very well as a wet suit!
A well at least it keeps me busy when weather is not good for diving.
Nov 9, 2010
Awsome pics Geo
Have special appreciation for that Red roman one - knowing how skittish they are when diving at the quarry.
How about adding that six gill shark pic?
Have special appreciation for that Red roman one - knowing how skittish they are when diving at the quarry.
How about adding that six gill shark pic?
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