I'm always looking for ways to improve the quality of my pictures & would love to hear any tips or tricks--especially tips for on-the-water photography.

It's more of a mistake than a tip or trick, but one lesson I continue to learn the hard way is to keep the sun behind me. When the bite is on and my partner has landed a really nice fish, the natural tendency is to grab a quick picture and get back to fishing. As likely as not, the boat is positioned the wrong way for a good photo and I'll get something like this:


By taking the few seconds necessary to fire up the TM and rotate the boat, I get the subject out of the deep shadows and a better photo like this: