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I noticed this link over at Divernet. The point here is that UW photographers don't have to do the same old thing.
http://www.zenaholloway.com/prints.html
BTW, I have no connection with this photographer. I just like her work.
In another thread, Ed Street posted a wonderful picture of Dolphins. It also illustrates something I have felt for years. when non divers look at UW photographs they seem to be intersted mostly in wide angle shots of certain subjects. The subjects are mamals and reptiles (they breathe air), sharks (primal fear) and shots of other divers with an unusual background. Most UW photographers are shooting macro and fish portraits. A talented UW photographer explained to me this is because macro is easier. After reading an article on how to get wide angle exposures correct, I think he must be right.
You could describe me as a frustrted dry land photographer. Occasionally I take few picture that are good. Most of the time I feel like I am stuck in crowds of tourists without any hope of a decent picture. Must be too lazy to get up at 5 am.
So, I don't know if I will ever try UW photography because too much of what I see lacks artistic originality. Too many divers crowding in to get that umteenth picture of an eel or lobster. Do we need to rewrite every fish ID book? And no way yet (in my mind) to capture the vision of what I feel while diving.
If you did not like what I have to say, please do not take it personally. If you take pictures while diving, keep trying.
http://www.zenaholloway.com/prints.html
BTW, I have no connection with this photographer. I just like her work.
In another thread, Ed Street posted a wonderful picture of Dolphins. It also illustrates something I have felt for years. when non divers look at UW photographs they seem to be intersted mostly in wide angle shots of certain subjects. The subjects are mamals and reptiles (they breathe air), sharks (primal fear) and shots of other divers with an unusual background. Most UW photographers are shooting macro and fish portraits. A talented UW photographer explained to me this is because macro is easier. After reading an article on how to get wide angle exposures correct, I think he must be right.
You could describe me as a frustrted dry land photographer. Occasionally I take few picture that are good. Most of the time I feel like I am stuck in crowds of tourists without any hope of a decent picture. Must be too lazy to get up at 5 am.
So, I don't know if I will ever try UW photography because too much of what I see lacks artistic originality. Too many divers crowding in to get that umteenth picture of an eel or lobster. Do we need to rewrite every fish ID book? And no way yet (in my mind) to capture the vision of what I feel while diving.
If you did not like what I have to say, please do not take it personally. If you take pictures while diving, keep trying.
