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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Nikon D40X
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 12-24mm f/4.0G IF-ED
Location: Koh Lanta Thailand
Date: Feb 8, 2009
Aperture: 7.1
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Sports, Water
Date Uploaded: Mar 10, 2009

 Freediver training for the 2009 Andaman Freedive Challenge in Thailand.
This is the Dynamic discipline, where the diver has to swim as long and far as they can underwater on a single breath without touching the bottom or breaking the surface.
The current women's world record is 214 metres and the mens is an amazing 250 metres!

Statistics
Place: 573 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 5.5734
Avg (commenters): 6.2188
Avg (participants): 5.5856
Avg (non-participants): 5.5000
Views since voting: 712
Views during voting: 712
Votes: 518
Comments: 71
Favorites: 3 (view)

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AuthorThread
 03/18/2009 11:48:43 AM
For those who were interested:
No tricks or software, just an underwater housing with a dome port. Basically the bigger the port the easier this kind of shot is. Portrait works better as there is more space on the dome to play with, ie, 1-2mm of water line on the dome could be 2/3 of the image which ruins the balance of the composition.
Some people commented about wanting to see the background in more focus. Firstly, the background is not interesting enough for detail, most importantly though is distance, depth of field in this kind of shot is different. Underwater light is refracted which changes depth of field. Normally if the shot was completely underwater you wouldn't notice but in a half in half out you will.
The diver is about 1 metre from the lens and the background where the pool side is is about 15-20 metres away. And this gap is multiplied by around 25% due to the refraction. That much depth of field would have required a very high f stop making the diver too dark. (no strobes used)

The curved water line is luck, water moves, especially when someone is swimming through it that close to you.

Disappointed about the low score, this is one of my personal favs. I have a feeling some people thought it was a fake or composite, shame...
 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 09:35:38 PM
My kind of shot!
 03/17/2009 12:16:53 PM
Definitely something different. Taken from an unusual vantage point.
 03/17/2009 10:28:14 AM
What a great shot well taken, I like the curving surface apart from obviously the swimmer, should do well, good luck
 03/17/2009 10:02:40 AM
Very cool shot, I'll come back to read how you did this after voting is over. Nothing else like it so far, that's for sure.
 03/17/2009 01:08:29 AM
Really cool composition... hope your camera still worked afterward.
 03/17/2009 12:31:28 AM
Interesting shot.
 03/16/2009 10:56:18 PM
How is this not a world famous image that's made you millions by now? Incredible timing and simply excellent photography. - bumping
 03/16/2009 08:09:37 PM
That's a neat view. Transparent side wall in the pool?
 03/16/2009 07:58:27 PM
Oh~ I do hope this is legally done. It's wonderful!

Not voting yet.
 03/16/2009 03:02:29 PM
This is REALLY cool! Composition is terrific and love the waved curvy line of the water. Great blue tones too.
 03/16/2009 10:50:28 AM
nice taken ;D but I wonder why did you go for portrait format..
anyway.. five from me ;D
brano
 03/16/2009 06:15:47 AM
cool shot
 03/16/2009 02:10:16 AM
nice idea
 03/15/2009 06:59:43 PM
Nice "above and below" shot, maybe better in landscape?
 03/15/2009 06:39:34 PM
weird but nice
 03/15/2009 01:10:36 PM
That's a cool effect. Unbelievably blue water.
 03/15/2009 12:36:34 PM
Very cool shot. I will be curious to see how you accomplished this. Great blue color for the water.
 03/15/2009 10:21:12 AM
That's pretty cool, amazing actually. I really like the shape of the swimmer's body.
 03/15/2009 09:42:00 AM
Very creative. I like it.
 03/15/2009 09:33:25 AM
unique, in the water looks more inviting than above
 03/14/2009 10:00:58 PM
Interpretation of Topic: Creative Idea
Photography: Good Job
Viewers Reaction: Very Interesting
 03/14/2009 06:57:24 PM
An unusual composition.
 03/14/2009 06:31:25 PM
this is new and brilliant try again with greater aparture F10 or so
 03/14/2009 06:11:06 PM
such a cool shot, real summer feel. Well done
 03/14/2009 04:47:41 PM
Coming back to comment...

What a cool composition! I'm going to have to check after the challenge for how you did this (unless it's a see through pool!).
 03/14/2009 04:42:00 PM
Interesting angle, good take.
 03/14/2009 03:50:27 PM
I love the idea, but the top is too blurry and the bottom is too dark.
 03/14/2009 12:58:56 PM
I think with a little less sky this would have been even better imo
 03/14/2009 06:30:58 AM
Is this real?
 03/14/2009 12:32:36 AM
This is so quirky I have to like it.
 03/14/2009 12:27:56 AM
Unique view point.
 03/13/2009 11:36:46 PM
I've never seen anything like this (in a photograph). 10
 03/13/2009 10:35:02 PM
Unique capture, but the water line seems to be tilted to the right just a smidge.
 03/13/2009 07:17:58 PM
great shot!(8) I mean (9)!
 03/13/2009 05:41:59 PM
Great capture!!
 03/13/2009 05:25:58 PM
Kind of disorienting to have the foreground so dark and the background so light.
 03/13/2009 02:52:39 PM
Interesting view
 03/13/2009 12:32:59 PM
this is cool...really nice and clear...most of the shots are very murky
 03/13/2009 11:22:19 AM
interesting
 03/13/2009 10:57:19 AM
This is cool.
 03/13/2009 10:39:04 AM
Nice combination of land and water.
 03/13/2009 10:11:32 AM
Awesome view. I'd love to take some shots like this some day.
 03/13/2009 10:00:33 AM
Great shot, I like the uniqueness of this
 03/13/2009 03:08:42 AM
Very interesting shot. I wish the entire thing was in focus though.
 03/13/2009 12:42:32 AM
Fantastic capture... I really like how it depicts to totally different worlds.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/12/2009 10:54:48 PM
This is just way too cool. I can't even find words for it. It's so awesome and I can't wait to find out how you did it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/12/2009 09:05:42 PM
Really cool!
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 03/12/2009 08:11:47 PM
Striking, I really like this....7
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 03/12/2009 06:54:18 PM
Now thats a very cool effect!
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 03/12/2009 05:38:29 PM
Very cool shot!
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 03/12/2009 03:28:24 PM
Go girl!
 03/12/2009 01:42:05 PM
Not many underwater shots. Good pic.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/12/2009 06:28:16 AM
Very interesting image.
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 03/12/2009 12:57:34 AM
Very cool shot
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 03/12/2009 12:41:17 AM
There's a perspective you don't see too often. Interesting.
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 03/11/2009 11:52:51 PM
Wow this is very unusual other than being half under water it doesn't really hold my interest.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/11/2009 10:55:27 PM
Larsen-like above / below water.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/11/2009 09:59:38 PM
I want to go there.
 03/11/2009 07:27:39 PM
I love the water line you were able to capture. Beautiful contrast although I probably would have liked the water to take up a little more of the space.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/11/2009 07:10:32 PM
Neat shot. I like the shadow.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/11/2009 06:52:09 PM
Interesting perspective.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/11/2009 06:40:03 PM
this looks like a composite picture...
 03/11/2009 05:03:36 PM
wow great shot 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/11/2009 03:04:06 PM
very cool idea, and well executed.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/11/2009 01:13:18 PM
cool find, I wonder if this could be improved by cropping out the top half? still nice like this though
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/11/2009 10:35:07 AM
Very interesting and well done. 9
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 03/11/2009 10:20:00 AM
Wow how unusually different. I love this. I wish the sky was the same color blue but its really nice.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/11/2009 01:29:22 AM
This is so interesting! I like her shadow, it adds a lot of depth
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/11/2009 01:23:01 AM
Very unique perspective. Is this a glass walled pool? It's very cool. Either that or it's an underwater camera. Good catch. This is a case where maybe a graduated ND filter would help moderate the exposure.
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 03/11/2009 12:33:02 AM
Very cool photo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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