Ciona Intestinalis at Dreischor, Netherlands. Found almost embedded is some kind of red stuff that looked like velvet. The blue colour is probably a RAW conversion error (I use Lightroom), but I like the effect.
This image was taken for a course on Digital Underwater Photography, I'm currently attending / instructing. Assignment: make a close-up wide angle image.
Straight from the camera, adjusted colours a bit and cropped to a proper composition. By tilting the camera while making a shot with longer exposure times this impressionistic image was created.
Studie: landschap impressie rechtstreeks uit de camera - geen photoshop, geen creatieve filters, alleen de camera op een juiste manier "bedienen" kleuren bijstellen en bijsnijden. Nu nog een leuk onderwerp...
While being in the Kingdom of Saudi-Arabia, I noticed this sign at the hotel's swimming pool. From this eyebrow lifting statement one could infer that ladies are not adults. A product of bad English and the strict segregation of the sexes in KSA.
Another thing I tried lately: capturing tricks to the eye. These things are hard to spot. It is all about perspective. A centimetre up or down will ruin the composition, but when you've got it right the results can be spectacular. This shot was taken with the 10-20 mm wide angle lens at 10 mm. The perspective distortion really works in this image. If you take a long look at the image, it will really mess with your brain.
Sometimes something catches your eye that makes you laugh, or is the work of a genius that makes you think. In this case, it is both.
There is possibly no simpler directive for the use of the on-board facilities!
I finally got it right! I bought a Sigma 10-20mm lens this summer to be used underwater. The Sigma fits the PPE-E05 port, normally suitable for the standard kit lens. This port is HUGE and after careful analysis I found out the Sigma would fit in the port, without any trouble. The port is big enough - no vignetting. The only problem that remained was that I couldn't zoom the lens. I took a few shots with it (see my photostream) but one thing was missing...Zoom.
Guess what - now I can. By using a caterpilar track normally found in LEGO Mindstorms I managed to create a zoomring that can be operated by the zoom knob on the outside of the camerahousing. The track is folded around the lens and fixed in place by using a rubber band. Eureka! It works...
