Used a plastic box full of sand to create an artificial beach, plastic monster to play the part of the Loch Ness Monster. Partly submerged a large jar to create a "reverse diving bell" or coffer dam for the camera -- the almonds in the jar help hold the camera steady. Ended up pre-focussing outside the jar, then taking the shot with the timer; small flashlight to add some light since the water wasn't too clear.
Resized, ran some tone curves to try and get some contrast, USM to bring out the upper scales.
As far as I can remember, I have not taken any underwater pictures before.
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2nd worst scoring? You just gave me an idea though. If you enter one that everyone will have to rate 3 or lower, then you can get tons of comments because of the voting rules LOL.
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Gotta give you credit for imagination! Wonderful idea.
Thanks ... it was truly an experiment in trying something new, but just didn't work out that well in the time (and with the equipment) I had available.
I almost titled it "Nessie?" but I decided to not try and be cute and just describe what I did.
And if I need a nice pastel abstract I know just how to do it!
Certainly meets the challenge, but without an underwater camera and the right light, this doesn't have any focal point, and does not have pleasing aesthetics.
I apologize, but this photo really is difficult to rate very high, as it is out of focus and I am unable to find a focal point that shows me exactly what I am looking at. I am sure it meets the challenge 100%, but the photo is technically not as sound as many others. I give you kudos for your bravery and confidence!
This one is way too out of focus, I can not tell what it is. Sorry I've never tried underwater shots myself so I really can't help with how to make them better. Hope you figure it out, sounds like it would be interesting to keep trying.
I gave this a three for major technical problems. I'm not sure if you actually took this under water (with your camera in a plastic bag, maybe?) or just through glass. At any rate, it is really blurry and uninteresting. Three-fourths of the frame are taken up with fuzzy neutral color and absolutely no detail to speak of. The top fourth of the frame has a bit more variation in terms of texture and color but it is still too blurry to be of any real visual interest (beyond trying to figure out what it is.
Interesting idea, but it's very difficult to really see anything in this photograph. Too bad this one wasn't in Abstract, it probably would have done very well :)
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