Took this photo during a wreck dive in Cirkewwa. Photo was taken from a depth of 35meters where all the sun light from above is filtered into shades of blue...
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Hi, well what can I say, the random allocation of photos for critique gave me a diving photo. I'm a PADI Advanced Open Water diver based in the UK so this is right up my street (as we say in Yorkshire).
OK the image: Its a classic diving shot using a silhouetted diver against the overhead sunlight. You have managed to get a very clear outline, nicely sharpe and well defined. The clean lines and style of shot prevent any other compositional elements, but it doesn't really need anything else. My only critisism would be that it does not really convey the feeling of a 35m dive, but I can only say that because I am a diver.
I find the pose intriguing, I would prefer to see some evidence of action, that may not be the case for a non-divier audience.
How might it be improved? - well these are just suggestions, because I find the image very pleasing as it ism but here goes:
A second diver silhouetted higher up, say 20m, mirroring the lower diver would give a sense of depth, a column of bubbles might also add something - just ideas.
Excellent simple composition. I like how the light coming from above throws the diver in sillhouette but still captures the glow of the air bubbles which have an interesting effect of anchoring him in his environment.
Brilliant Shot !!!! Although the first impression might be that there is only one light source, i think that the sea balances out the sun light intensity nicely across the whole image. Moreover the seabed reflects back light onto your subject, hence the multiple light sources.
I don't know - perhaps there's some thinking that I'm missing, but I can't see this fitting the challenge here. Top shot, however. Love the pose, the bubbles. 4
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