> I usually shoot in "P" mode too! :-)  One of the things that
> "Digital" photography allows the user to do is to participate
> in "Shotgun" photography.  Shoot everything that is remotely
> what you want to shoot and with 50 or 60 "Good Resolution"
> shots per dive you're bound to get lucky 5 or 6 times per
> dive!! :-) On a week-long trip hopefully you'll get 8 or 10
> really good shots!
>
Exactly what I did in Cozumel to get eagle ray pictures.  They all had to be
diddled with Photoshop but some came out quite nice.  I was just pointing
the camera where the rays were and hoping for the best.

CH