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U/W Photo Course Learn u/w photography the easy way!

We cannot easily introduce flash to overcome the problem of lack of light. Water holds minute particles in suspension (technically known as CRUD) which catch, and reflect, the light back at us, making our pictures look like they were taken in a snowstorm! Keeping the flash away from the camera (thus increasing the angle of reflection) helps minimize this problem.