It’s about that time of year when being landlocked and cold will drive us to hit the beach for some diving, or at least flip through our dive photo library. I shot this image, of a white tip reef shark, on the backside of the Molokini crater off the coast of Maui. He was out and about free swimming along the reef headed right towards me. I positioned myself a bit out of his way, hoping to get a closeup as he passed. I’m not sure what spooked him, but right as he approached he quickly turned and headed back to the other side of the crater. I did a quick check over my should to see if his big brother was behind me. Nope, all clear! As with all my images, you can pop on over to Flickr to see where they were taken on a map. Click here to take a look.

Photographer’s Note (channeling Cousteau with Silver Efex Pro 2): I have been beta testing Nik Software’s newest update to Silver Efex Pro, aptly titled Silver Efex Pro 2. It should hit the streets sometime in Feb. My dive kit, is pretty simple. It is an old Nikon Coolpix and Ikelite housing. It doesn’t even shoot raw. In my testing, I wanted to give the new ‘Vintage’ Silver Efex Pro 2 presets a run. I figured what the heck, let’s check out some dive photos of sharks. With a single click I was exploring the sea along side Jaques Cousteau.