Best Islands for Coral Reefs

[Mountaineer]

I recently went to Colorado;

This spring, I plan to go to an island to photograph underwater coral reefs. Likely, one or more of the Caribbean Islands. Any suggestions for the best location(s) for this type of photography?

 

[huppe]

Just a tip:smoother camera handling will make this vid much better too watch!

 

[Mountaineer]

Just a tip:smoother camera handling will make this vid much better too watch!

You need 2 remotes for that (I plan on bringing next time, as I will be going back).

 

[huppe]

I make almost every shot by my own and never get any problems.Sure 2 operators are better but in your first vid at 0.30 you handle your camera way to fast .This is what I mean.Practice and practice and you will see that smooth handling is not that hard.Good luck and show your improvement(you will get better trust me)

 

[steve42]

If you're looking for a reef near the Caribbean to film, I highly recommend Belize and blue hole. It's the second largest reef in the world and the contrast with the hole would be some great footage

 

[Mountaineer]

The Google location for that blue hole indicates you would have to launch your drone from a boat. Have you actually been there?

 

[steve42]

The Google location for that blue hole indicates you would have to launch your drone from a boat. Have you actually been there?

Ahhh, yes you probably would not be able to take off from land. If that's one of your requirements, you'll either need a boat or some serious battery mods!

Some other good (land accessible) reefs would be Cozumel or isla roatan (Honduras).