{"id":4013,"date":"2013-07-16T09:48:23","date_gmt":"2013-07-16T13:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aboutrc.com\/?p=4013"},"modified":"2013-07-16T09:49:38","modified_gmt":"2013-07-16T13:49:38","slug":"undewater-slow-motion-video-pool-shots-with-the-nikon-j2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aboutrc.com\/?p=4013","title":{"rendered":"Undewater Slow Motion Video & Pool Shots with the Nikon J2"},"content":{"rendered":"

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My daughter Sabine was incredibly against putting her face in the water. \u00a0Just hated it. \u00a0We did swim classes round after round, and nothing ever came of it. \u00a0So imagine how proud and excited I was to see her face under water with my best friend Al while they were on vacation in Sarasota. \u00a0I was jut overjoyed!! Now shes in swim classes, and now wants to dive and swim underwater. \u00a0Shes learning so much, and you can tell that she really enjoys it.<\/p>\n

At work we got in a Nikon J2 (link:\u00a0http:\/\/amzn.to\/12Gsf4D )<\/span><\/a><\/span> and a J2 Underwater Housing (link:\u00a0http:\/\/amzn.to\/1aLpWr4)<\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0and I was chomping at the bit to check it out. \u00a0The J2 took a little bit to get used to in terms of getting to Aperture Priority and a specific ISO, but after a quick look at the book I was off and running.<\/p>\n

Now, i’ve never really done underwater shooting before the LifeProof Fre (http:\/\/amzn.to\/13gcIwX)\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/span> case I used, and I remember that on that last one, I had a bit of a time trying to see what I was doing underwater.<\/p>\n

It was pretty bright out there that day. I felt like trying to see what was going on in the back of the screen was incredibly hard. \u00a0More often than not, I found myself going into the shade, setting the camera to the settings that I needed , and jumping back in the water. \u00a0The back of the display was even harder to read underwater so it took me a little while to find a good spot on the housing to use as a aiming point.<\/p>\n

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Once I did, I just hip fired the camera more than using the back of the screen. \u00a0At that point, I was really excited about the shots that I was getting.<\/p>\n

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Since Sabine is just getting used to being underwater, I had Jenn just off camera and had Sabine come off the step and swim to me. \u00a0As she started coming up for air, Jenn would be there and just pick her up. \u00a0So, not only did it work as a cool photo op, but it also worked to have a set of rounds to try to make a picture.<\/p>\n

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Some of my favorite shots of the series were of her coming into the water. \u00a0Just loved how the water displaced around her when she was going in. \u00a0She also looked so determined to be getting in there. \u00a0Not to mention that the Aqua Sphere Goggles (http:\/\/amzn.to\/13gfHFp)<\/span><\/a><\/span> just stand out on the frame.<\/p>\n

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Obviously, its kinda hard to get a 4 year old to just be your underwater model, so she’s going to go off and do her own thing. \u00a0It at least gave me a parting shot that I was happy with. \u00a0Overall, the experience was kinda cool as I’d never worked with a housing before. \u00a0I would love to get one for my D3S, but just checked a site that showed them at over 5 thousond dollars for my camera!!!! Im like, you know what,… this one will work just fine for the random times i’ll do this. \u00a0I will just borrow this.<\/p>\n