1st Place Underwater Conservation
Elio Nicosia
“Please Free Me”
Elio Nicosia won a Marelux Apollo S Strobe from Marelux
The Story:
The moray eel was trapped in an abandoned trap. When it saw me, it put its nose in one of the meshes to ask for help. It was an incredible emotion.
The story had a happy ending; after taking the photos, I freed it.
Location:
Syracuse, Sicily, Italy
Equipment Used:
- Camera – Nikon D300s
- Housing – Isotta
- Strobe/light – 2 SEACAM 150 digital flashes
- Lens: Nikon AF-S 60mm f/2.8G ED Micro lens
Camera Settings:
- ISO 250
- F/36
- Shutter speed 1/200s
