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April 27, 2008

Curious Wormfish

Kewalo Hump, Oahu, Hawaii

A shy inhabitant of rubble in deep water.  Rarely seen by divers and definitely not curious.

 

Aloha and thank you for visiting the personal website of Keoki and Yuko Stender.  We love scuba diving, fish watching, underwater photography, and sharing our discoveries of God's creation with you.  Updates are made regularly as our collection continues to grow.
Our goal as marine educators/photographers is to promote appreciation, conservation, and respect for the created earth and it's inhabitants.  We must all take an active role in preserving the earth's resources for tomorrow.  The oceans are especially vulnerable because we don't see the result of man's ignorance unless we make an effort to look.  Here are some examples of Environmental Damage underwater.
Outdoor photos on this website were taken by Keoki & Yuko using Pentax *ist-DL digital (6 Mp), SF-1 (SFX) and PZ-1 (Z-1) autofocus SLR's in Ikelite housings fitted with dual Ikelite 50 or 100 Substrobes.  Lenses include a Sigma 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye, Sigma 24mm f/2.8, Pentax 50mm f/2.8 F macro, Tamron 90mm f/2.5 SP macro stacked upon a 2x teleconverter.  Fujichrome Velvia 50 is used for macro and Provia 100 for ultra wide angle in low light.   We use a Canon F4000US film scanner.

Digital images from the Pentax *ist-DL are recorded as RAW files and converted using Silkypix.  I have created a Silkypix tutorial for underwater photographers.

Intertidal, seaweed, and select macro images were taken with a 4-Megapixel Casio Exilim EX-Z40 in a Casio waterproof case.

 

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