We've been experimenting with underwater photography, particularly in Wales, for about 20 years now. We've never been able to afford (or really justify having) a proper underwater SLR, but there are alternatives for those on our budget.
We'd been making do with a couple of reasonable-quality underwater compact cameras, but returned this year to using a special, sealable vinyl bag with a solid plastic cylinder to accommodate a lens. We bought it in about 2009, but it hasn't seem much use since, as we simply didn't have a camera any more to fit inside it (the edge of the aperture is visible above, a problem sometimes with this bag).
Spotting a decent compact camera on offer, we bought it, and dug the old camera bag out of storage. First chance to use it was the clear waters of the Glaslyn Pass, near Beddgelert. Easy to access (the upper areas of the pass at any rate, it's a bit too wild at the Nantmawr end), it's a good spot to try it out, even if it did mean me (Amy) risking a paddle in the water.
It was fun trying it out again, though there's always the problem of not being able to see quite what you're shooting underwater, and there's also a bit of play needed with getting the right settings on the camera.
Job done, it was back up onto the path for a walk into Beddgelert for a picnic, and to treat The Childs to an ice cream from the parlour in the centre of the village.
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