Lesson 2
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Introduction

Photographing under the sea is not the same as photographing on land. Apart from the fact that it's much wetter, the water does funny things to the light. This section concentrates on those differences.

Aims

This lesson will teach you how light behaves differently underwater.

Objectives

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

• Understand light absorption underwater
• Understand light scatter
• Understand backscatter
• Understand the magnification effects of water
• Understand the underwater application of Snell's Law

Assumed knowledge

Basic Photography

This page was last updated on 11 August 1998
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