How to take a picture of the Manta Ray in Dave the Diver

Underwater photography is just another one of the long list of talents Dave the Diver just happens to have in his repertoire. As the game progresses, our portly flippered friend becomes adept at many new and exciting skills. His photography captures the attention of a sealife magazine, and a lucrative career of papping fish takes off. As Dave the Diver improves, more photos become available to the point where he is setting up for underwater pictures of manta rays. Here’s how it’s done.

How to take pictures of Manta Ray in Dave the Diver

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Throughout the game, you will have been given photo opportunities in the deep blue hole. Turtles, pink dolphins, and all the rest will have strutted their stuff for your flash bulbs. Capturing their beauty is just a case of being in the right place at the right time. However, the Manta Ray picture takes a little more work for Dave the Diver.

The Manta Ray will only come out at night, so getting the right set-up is the start of the challenge. Talking to Udo will reveal that he is ready to take your photography to the next step and set up some lighting rigs under the water for you. He does a half job of it, and of course, it is up to you to set things up. Once you have reached the stage in the game where you have had this conversation, you are ready to get started with your Manta Ray pictures. Enter the water with Dave the Diver at night to begin the mission.

Set up the picture equipment

The first stage is to get the lighting rigs and generator in the right place to capture the Manta Ray. Both lighting rigs are fallen over, so you need to pick them both up and set them straight. Plug them into each other and then take the lead from the second and plug it into the generator. Finding the plug can be a trick for Dave the Diver as it is sometimes hidden behind plants. The lights will be shallow, at about 20 meters.

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Use the plankton lure and hide

Once you have the lights plugged in and the generator running, it is time to lure the Manta Ray with some plankton. Swim towards the plankton lure and press space to release it into the water. Then, once you have done this, you need to hide Dave the Diver behind a nearby rock. The rock will be marked with a blue diamond.

Take a picture of the Manta Ray

Once you have lured the huge fish from the depths, you can swim from behind your rock and approach the symbol of a camera. You need to be careful with this; you will notice that as you swim towards the plankton, they disperse. This will fail the mission. Swim slowly and not too close, just until you get the camera picture symbol. Press the space bar to enter the photography minigame. Hold down the space bar until the frame turns green, and then release for the perfect shot of the Manta Ray in Dave the Diver.