Underwater Photography Quiz

Underwater photography demands specialized gear and techniques. Test your knowledge of color loss, strobe positioning, and housing maintenance.

1 / 10

Water absorbs which color wavelength first (shallowest depth)?

Blue

Red

Green

Yellow

2 / 10

To restore color underwater, you must:

Use a blue filter

Use a red filter or artificial light (strobes)

Increase shutter speed

Use a long lens

3 / 10

Backscatter is caused by:

The camera lens

Light hitting particles suspended in the water

The sensor overheating

Bubbles

4 / 10

To minimize backscatter with strobes, you should:

Point strobes directly at the subject

Angle strobes outward using the edge of the beam

Turn strobes off

Use on-camera flash

5 / 10

Objects underwater appear:

Smaller and further away

Larger and closer (magnified ~33%)

The same size

Inverted

6 / 10

A Dome Port is preferred for wide-angle because:

It magnifies the image

It maintains the lens's field of view and corrects refraction

It is cheaper

It protects the camera better

7 / 10

A Flat Port is preferred for:

Wide angle

Macro photography

Fisheye

Split shots

8 / 10

"Split shots" (half in/half out) require:

A small lens

A large dome port and small aperture (high f-stop)

A flat port

A telephoto lens

9 / 10

O-ring maintenance involves:

Washing with soap

Cleaning, inspecting for hair/sand, and lightly greasing

Stretching it

Painting it

10 / 10

The deeper you go, the more you lose:

Sharpness

Light and Contrast

Focus

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