Did you see a shark? - underwater photography

PSA Journal, July, 1990 by Beverly Schultz

Following each afternoon dive, Cathy discussed other facets of underwater photography, such as using supplementary light as opposed to available light, how to approach fish for photographs and how to meter correctly. Probably the one lesson driven home most emphatically was bracket, bracket, bracket which one learns to do quickly after experiencing an under-exposed "perfect" picture once too often. The second week she concentrated more on marine life and how and where to locate them.

Every evening after dinner, Jim and Cathy either presented one of their many sound-sync slide shows, or discussed any of the problems we would like resolved. Our days were full and long, and we went to bed dreaming of exotic sea creatures we hoped to photograph the next day. Our last class consisted of viewing the best slides we students had made, then receiving a "Certificate of Survival."

As a final note, I was told everyone would want to know if I had seen a shark. I couldn't believe it, but since the advent of the movie Jaws, sharks seem to be on everyone's mind. So what was the first questions my friends who met me in Miami asked?

No, I didn't see a shark.