Looking for help!

[Divingmecrazy]

I'm kinda new to underwater photography and excited to get some advice from more experienced photographers.  I am shooting with a Canon G9 camera with a Canon housing.
I took this photo on a recent dive trip to Cozumel.

[Debbie]

Your composition is good - - putting the fish on the diagonal, framed by the reef on top and bottom, makes it stand out.  Good job!  The only issue is the lack of color.

Tell us a bit more about your setup.  Are you using an external strobe, or depending on the camera's internal flash?  If you don't have an external strobe, you are going to be very limited in the amount of the scene that you can light.  You may want to concentrate more on macro type shots where the flash can actually do some good.

If you did use an external strobe in this shot, either your aim needs a bit of work, or you were too far away for it to do any good.  In that case.... you just need to go diving more and practice, darn it all!  That's what I love about our hobby.  Even the practice is fun!

[KiwiKen]

I'm assuming that you're just using the G9 in Canon housing with nothing else.  Given the limitations in your setup, this is a really good shot.  Its in focus, pretty well composed, good depth of field, and you go the whole fish in the shot.

My only real comment on how to improve this shot using the same equipment you have: get closer to your subject.  This will cut out some of the blue, but not all of it.  It will also make your subject much bigger in the frame and give it more presence.

If you don't want to sink a lot of money into a lighting setup, you can take a look at Magic Filters.  They'll add in some of the color and take out the blue cast.  Using them takes a bit of learning, but its much cheaper than a strobe or two.  You can find more information about them here.

Cheers,
Ken