Olympus E-3 User Manual - Page 11

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Taking wide-angle photos

Wide-angle shots are created by zooming out

as far as possible (reducing the focal length).

As on land, this lets you get more into the

picture, making it particularly useful for providing

photo graphers with the ability to get close to their

subject and still fit the motif within the frame

limits. Furthermore, it is great for taking shots of

large subjects such as manta rays and sharks.

Unlike on land, however, using the wideangle

to take underwater panorama shots will generally

not yield good results due to the problem of

colours losing their vibrancy with increasing

distance and the floating particles that can affect

image quality, as explained earlier.

Lighting plays an important role when taking

wide-angle shots and it is recommended to use

the available ambient light for the background

(by shooting slightly upwards at a shallow depth)

and use the flash to light up the subject.

Tips:

• If available, use the appropriate scene mode

on your camera (some Olympus models feature

an underwater wide-scene mode)

• Wide-angle photography should preferably

be done on sunny days (more ambient light)

• Try to get dimension into your compositions

by including a foreground and background

in your photos

• Don't be disappointed if your first shots

don't work out as expected – keep trying.

Getting good underwater wide-angle photos

takes practice and patience!