Again, David helped me, as it is myself in the picture. "Blowing rings of air", lying on the botton of the pool. Would have been easier with some lead or a heavy stone, especially as the water must be as calm as possible to get good, unbroken rings. Next time I attempt this photo, the one taking the pictures will be lying on the jump board so the picture can be taken from exactly above me.
Since I know from your shots that you have an A620 with UW casing, you should replicate it, but take it from below the surface instead, maybe even make the rings yourself and then shoot them.
To make the rings, point your mouth up, keep water as calm as possible, and make a short, powerful burst of air with a kissing mouth. Even at 10 to 15 feet, a good ring in calm water just keeps going and going, becoming larger, and thinner, as the one in the picture which is several feet in diameter. The rings are actually revolving around their core axis, and this is very clear to see, maybe a videoclip for once would be in order.
Thank you very much for your answer, I will definitely try that.
I played saxo for a while, so it might work. I just thought you used some special mouthpiece :o))
Thanks again and keep going in your great work!
Kate
Ok, I am very interested in your trick. How did you do the "rings"? THX.
Hi Kacwood,
It is not so hard to do.
Lie in a pool where the water is calm - the calmer, the better. For best results, have a weight to keep you down, depending on your boyancy, both for comfort but also to avoid to stir the water by the movements you need to do to keep you down.
Lying on the bottom, face up, make a small, powerfull burst of air with a "round" mouth, like a trumpet player does (I played the trumpet for 5 years ... a long time ago). I found this by chance - don't ask how/why! - but I was amazed by these rings myself. I find it relaxing to lie still on the bottom of a pool, so I must have been really bored to figure this one out.
Let me know if you manage :-) even better, have someone take a photo of you and see if you can do it better than I did ...
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