Scott Gietler https://www.uwphotographyguide.com/author/scottg/ Tue, 11 Nov 2025 14:43:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.uwphotographyguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Scott Gietler https://www.uwphotographyguide.com/author/scottg/ 32 32 Socorro 2019 Trip Recap https://www.uwphotographyguide.com/socorro-report-2019/ https://www.uwphotographyguide.com/socorro-report-2019/#respond Tue, 02 Apr 2019 07:11:00 +0000 https://uwphoto.onpressidium.com/socorro-report-2019/ Our Socorro trip during March 2019 exceeded all of our expectations. Sharks were out in large numbers, and came closer […]

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]]> https://www.uwphotographyguide.com/socorro-report-2019/feed/ 0 Master Class Tutorial – Great Mandarin Fish Photos https://www.uwphotographyguide.com/mandarin-fish-tutorial/ https://www.uwphotographyguide.com/mandarin-fish-tutorial/#respond Sat, 25 Nov 2017 17:14:48 +0000 https://uwphoto.onpressidium.com/mandarin-fish-tutorial/ Mandarin Fish Photos – An Introduction Welcome to the 2nd article in a series of Master Class tutorials on the […]

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]]> https://www.uwphotographyguide.com/mandarin-fish-tutorial/feed/ 0 Master Class Tutorial – Planning for a Great Shot https://www.uwphotographyguide.com/tutorial-shot-planning/ https://www.uwphotographyguide.com/tutorial-shot-planning/#respond Thu, 07 Sep 2017 16:42:32 +0000 https://uwphoto.onpressidium.com/tutorial-shot-planning/ How to plan for great shots   When I started my underwater photography career, I wanted to photograph everything, everywhere. […]

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]]> https://www.uwphotographyguide.com/tutorial-shot-planning/feed/ 0 NIkon 16-35mm lens review https://www.uwphotographyguide.com/nikon-16-35mm-review/ https://www.uwphotographyguide.com/nikon-16-35mm-review/#respond Tue, 14 Jun 2016 05:37:13 +0000 https://uwphoto.onpressidium.com/nikon-16-35mm-review/ The Nikon 16-35mm F4 lens was never my first choice for a lens. In fact, for years I resisted using […]

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]]> https://www.uwphotographyguide.com/nikon-16-35mm-review/feed/ 0 Nauticam SMC Review https://www.uwphotographyguide.com/nauticam-smc-review/ https://www.uwphotographyguide.com/nauticam-smc-review/#respond Tue, 05 Apr 2016 13:55:17 +0000 https://uwphoto.onpressidium.com/nauticam-smc-review/ The Nauticam SMC (super macro converter) is a very popular wet diopter for magnifying the smallest underwater critters. Standard macro […]

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]]> https://www.uwphotographyguide.com/nauticam-smc-review/feed/ 0 5 Amazing UW Photo Encounters in the Galapagos https://www.uwphotographyguide.com/galapagos-photo-encounters/ https://www.uwphotographyguide.com/galapagos-photo-encounters/#respond Tue, 08 Mar 2016 06:15:20 +0000 https://uwphoto.onpressidium.com/galapagos-photo-encounters/ When I visited the Galapagos Islands in late January 2016, I was unaware that I was about to have a […]

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]]> https://www.uwphotographyguide.com/galapagos-photo-encounters/feed/ 0 Nikon D500 Review https://www.uwphotographyguide.com/nikon-d500-review/ https://www.uwphotographyguide.com/nikon-d500-review/#respond Tue, 05 Jan 2016 20:00:00 +0000 https://uwphoto.onpressidium.com/nikon-d500-review/ It has been 7 years since the D300s arrived, and many photographers have given up waiting for the D400. Well, […]

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]]> https://www.uwphotographyguide.com/nikon-d500-review/feed/ 0 Panasonic 7-14mm lens review at Cocos Island https://www.uwphotographyguide.com/panasonic-7-14mm-lens-review/ https://www.uwphotographyguide.com/panasonic-7-14mm-lens-review/#respond Wed, 02 Dec 2015 06:58:05 +0000 https://uwphoto.onpressidium.com/panasonic-7-14mm-lens-review/ Many people ask me which lens they should use for big animal destinations like Cocos, Malpelo, Socorro or the Galapagos […]

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]]> https://www.uwphotographyguide.com/panasonic-7-14mm-lens-review/feed/ 0 Nikon D800 & D810 underwater settings https://www.uwphotographyguide.com/nikon-d800-d810-best-settings-underwater/ https://www.uwphotographyguide.com/nikon-d800-d810-best-settings-underwater/#respond Sat, 14 Nov 2015 00:32:39 +0000 https://uwphoto.onpressidium.com/nikon-d800-d810-best-settings-underwater/ The Nikon D800 and D810 have the capability to take amazing underwater photos, if the settings, composition, and lighting all […]

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]]> https://www.uwphotographyguide.com/nikon-d800-d810-best-settings-underwater/feed/ 0 Wide Angle Tutorial on the Oil Rigs https://www.uwphotographyguide.com/california-oil-rigs-underwater/ https://www.uwphotographyguide.com/california-oil-rigs-underwater/#respond Thu, 05 Nov 2015 17:19:55 +0000 https://uwphoto.onpressidium.com/california-oil-rigs-underwater/ The Southern California Oil Rigs have long been a hidden gem for California’s underwater photographers, but the word is slowly […]

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