I hopped on the same boat today at 7am, but this time with a wide angle lens. We went t o a spot called Salt City, as it was near the conveyor belt that moved all the salt to the ships. Once I descended I practiced and changed my settings while focusing on some coral, and I was able to figure out the correct aperture, shutter speed, and ISO for the wide lens and conditions we were in. It was exciting to be able to light up such a large space. Also, when other divers were in the background of my photos, they looked so good which is something I have struggled with in the past.
The second dive was back closer to where the shootout was taking place. Russel and I found a very cooperative pufferfish and was able to get some shots of him. I decided to check out the house reef for my third dive after lunch, as someone had seen an octopus AND a sea turtle the day before. I had no luck finding these but got a cool shot of the anchor down there and Russel as he was working on a macro shot on the anchor.
Tonight’s classes started with Berkeley White explaining how to shoot into the sun while underwater, and to make it look like a sun ball or have rays poking through rather than just a blob of white mess. It was really helpful and I plan to try out his techniques next week. Then Cristian Dimitrius explained his top tips for underwater video. While I haven’t shot video yet, they applied to photography as well as they were more conceptual/mindset than instructions. Basically, be curious. We finished the night with the premiere of Cristians film Blue Brazil. This is the first time it was being played outside of Brazil as it has not been released yet. There was amazing behavior of both sea creatures and sea birds and how they interact and exist together. It was a great experience, and we had the opportunity to ask him questions after the film. I asked if he had any sequences that he failed to film that he wished he could’ve put in the shot. He said that he saw a tiger shark attack a sea turtle from the boat, and so wished he could’ve gotten it on film as it would have fit the storyline well. 
From Cristian, I recognize that I need to be more curious. The past few days I have been getting caught up in how exactly to take specific photos, and what types I can take. Instead, I should try to do something different, more creative. I will use the techniques I have learned to try to produce an image that tells more of a story. We will see how that goes tomorrow.