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Mystic Underwater Garden
Mystic Underwater Garden
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: In the Garden (Classic Editing)
Camera: Olympus C-5050Z
Location: quarry nearby Wurzen, Germany
Date: Jul 27, 2003
Aperture: F7
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Nature, Water
Date Uploaded: Jul 28, 2003

 In some lakes the landscape under water looks like a mystic autumnal garden to me. That's why I decided to submit this shot to the garden challenge. What you can see here are some dead immersed trees in approx. 5 meters of depth - photographed towards the sun, which is shining through the surface.

For those, who are interested in underwater photography: I use my camera in the Olympus PT-015 case with an external Sea+Sea YS-60 underwater strobe (connected by a digital adapter).

Statistics
Place: 34 out of 350
Avg (all users): 6.1029
Avg (commenters): 7.4615
Avg (participants): 5.9667
Avg (non-participants): 6.3226
Views since voting: 2324
Votes: 243
Comments: 20
Favorites: 3 (view)

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AuthorThread
 09/22/2006 05:39:57 AM
Hi Matthes,

Judging from your portfolio, I suspect you have a very nice monitor. Thanks for over-looking what was more then likely, an over-exposed photo on my part. That my friend, was the luck of the draw. (wink) Anyway, to celebrate, I'm picking a new 'favorite photo' from your collection. This photo is sad to me but I really like it. I wonder how they got underwater? Flood...filling a new lake? I love the color blue and trees too. I also can respect what was probably a difficult photo to take. Being underwater scares the heck out of me. So, I'll enjoy the view while safely viewing your photo at the comfort of my desk. Thanks!

Take care,
Brad

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 08/06/2003 12:54:36 PM
i thought maybe it was taken from the top with the sun shining down. or while he was inside a submarine/aquarium.
so yes, i was serious.


Originally posted by ry_the_photoguy:
Originally posted by Fayech:
i love the colors, and the different approach. was this taken under the water?




Are you serious?
 08/06/2003 12:25:49 PM
According to the comments I suppose, that the majority of voters didn't realise, that my shot is related to the underwater world not only by the title. As you can read in my photo details, this is a real underwater shot, taken during a dive in a quarry. So it is no "fish tank", no "blue filter" and no "great strategy to get an otherwise overexposed shot to be very intriguing" as some of the commentators guessed.
The noise in this shot is because of the mostly bad visibility conditions (approx. 4-5 metres in this shot) in german lakes - the water is seldom very clear.

Thanks for your comments!
 08/06/2003 09:45:45 AM
Ich schliesse mich an. Ein sau-starkes Bild! Danke für die Erklärung :-)
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 08/06/2003 09:40:46 AM
Originally posted by Fayech:
i love the colors, and the different approach. was this taken under the water?




Are you serious?
 08/06/2003 07:33:46 AM
Ein bahnbrechendes Photo! Fast niemand hat es wohl als Unterwasserbild erkannt ;-)
Trotzdem, Gratulation zum 6+ Score, Brüderchen :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/05/2003 10:23:11 PM
great strategy to get an otherwise overexposed shot to be very intriguing. Was it a blue filter?
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 08/04/2003 10:51:29 PM
Good angle
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 08/04/2003 05:16:17 PM
cool idea, just doesn't come out and grab me
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 08/03/2003 04:57:11 PM
Interesting.
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 08/02/2003 09:57:06 AM
This is great. I love the blue tones, 10
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 07/31/2003 10:09:42 PM
spooky
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 07/31/2003 02:10:12 PM
My favourite so far. Speaks for itself and makes a very rfreshing change from greenery and macros. With slightly less noise this would have been a 10. [9]
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 07/31/2003 01:25:43 PM
i love the colors, and the different approach. was this taken under the water?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/31/2003 10:34:39 AM
Beautiful... I love the shafts of light. I wonder if this is a conventional landscape which has had curves and colour adjustments, or a shot taken from the side of a fish tank? Very effective. 8
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 07/31/2003 10:16:55 AM
it's really nice, one of my favorites !!!!
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 07/30/2003 10:06:52 PM
spooky - a very nice shot - midday but what kind of atmosphere was going on?
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 07/30/2003 05:48:54 PM
Cool.
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 07/30/2003 01:07:08 PM
sweet!
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 07/30/2003 12:22:18 AM
Very cool shot.
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