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Beautiful Creatures from the Deep



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cameraOLYMPUS E-M1

settings Aperture f/4 ISO 200 Shutter 1/250 Focal Length 20/1 

upload_dateNov, 2018

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Awards

Honorable Mention in Animal In Monochrome Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Picturing Aquatic Animals Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Monthly Pro Photo Contest Vol 47
Top Shot Award
Contest Finalist in Water Animals Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Social Exposure Photo Contest Vol 18
Contest Finalist in Image Of The Month Photo Contest Vol 39
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Peer Award
Mosoni EloIm 33_1M4G3RY JoaoLavadinho EZDPics petersmallwood TotalExposure +149
Magnificent Capture
Macpwm baybig LFConrad Queenengland Dawgbyte wayneschmidt bclarkphoto +17
Absolute Masterpiece
gman176 Karl-Heinz leonhugo samhumphreys michaelwrescz Phillip2r Devanpayne +16
Top Choice
DanielasPhotography joshuamacdiarmid Jasonboydduncan Cali_Wine_Fan censrd paaluglefisklund SLAP +5
Superb Composition
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All Star
KayBrewer DadaEos kiwidragonfly jamesjohnston_3471 DavidLeeJudson
Virtuoso
jantaylor_0908 marcobertazzoni Llilysb
Outstanding Creativity
jonasweiss _0087 Eclipse_0f_the_Heart
Genius
Freeuser2010 Argentiere
Superior Skill
Dacemac

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Impressed
Batesphoto Danny_Lee_Tasmania jonasweiss SteveU michaelwrescz mcampi gman176

Top Ranks

Massive Animals Photo ContestTop 30 rank
Monochrome Compositions Photo ContestTop 30 rank
Monochrome Compositions Photo ContestTop 20 rank week 1
Animal In Monochrome Photo ContestTop 20 rank
Animal In Monochrome Photo ContestTop 20 rank week 1
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Underwater Beauty Photo ContestTop 20 rank
Under The Water Photo ContestTop 20 rank
Under The Water Photo ContestTop 20 rank week 1
Monochrome Visions Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Picturing Aquatic Animals Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Picturing Aquatic Animals Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
All About Water Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Monochrome Masters ProjectTop 10 rank
Monochrome Masters ProjectTop 10 rank week 1
The Swag ProjectTop 10 rank
The Wonders of the World Photo ContestTop 10 rank
The Wonders of the World Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Monthly Pro Photo Contest Vol 47Top 30 rank
Monthly Pro Photo Contest Vol 47Top 20 rank week 1
Water Animals Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Water Animals Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 2
Water Animals Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Social Exposure Photo Contest Vol 18Top 20 rank
Monthly Pro Photo Contest Vol 46Top 20 rank
Social Exposure Photo Contest Vol 18Top 20 rank week 1
Monthly Pro Photo Contest Vol 46Top 20 rank month 1
Monthly Pro Photo Contest Vol 46Top 20 rank week 3
Monthly Pro Photo Contest Vol 46Top 20 rank week 2
Image Of The Month Photo Contest Vol 39Top 10 rank
Image Of The Month Photo Contest Vol 39Top 10 rank week 2
Monthly Pro Photo Contest Vol 46Top 10 rank week 1
Monochrome Wildlife Photo ContestTop 20 rank
Monochrome Wildlife Photo ContestTop 30 rank week 1

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3 Comments |
Eddieuuu071 Platinum
 
Eddieuuu071 January 02, 2019
Thank you for submitting your wonderful photo to my “Best Wildlife” Challenge! Best of luck!
MotoGuy75 Platinum
 
MotoGuy75 February 24, 2019
This is the only way I would ever want to see one these big boys in the water, on film.Very nice image. Nice and sharp and full of detail.I think the black and white adds a sense of awe to the image.
ArizonaSky
 
ArizonaSky February 25, 2019
Even in the picture ...it is SCARY. GREAT CAPTURE! Pictures are supposed to tell a story. Story told. VERY NICE

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Behind The Lens

Location

this photo was taken of the island of Guadalupe Mexico, taken from inside a cage, as I am just not brave enough to get in water with great whites

Time

This was taken after about 5 hours of time in the cage, I was starting to get cold as water Temp was 18c (66F) but I didn't want to give up as only so many days on the trip. I was finally rewarded and I got on coming in with out all the bait fish in the way, Taken at 3:23 on November 11, 2018

Lighting

I was shallow enough that I was using the sun light to cause the sun beams coming across the back of the shark

Equipment

Olympus EM1, Olympus M 14-42mm F3-5.6 lens, olympus housing and strobes

Inspiration

I love the ocean and have been working on it in some form for 20 plus years, and I have always wanted to cage dive with great whites, I know what I wanted for a photo going in, I got this and was extremely happy with it and just means I have to go back and go again to get the one I have pictured in my head

Editing

yes there was a lot of back scatter to remove from the strobes, and sun spots, Dropped the exposure down and then contrast up then used gradual filter to correct the sun rays

In my camera bag

my underwater, Olympus EM1, Olympus M 14-42mm F3-5.6 lens, olympus 7-14 mm wide angle, olympus housing and Inon D200 Strobes, Kraken Arms and Bars, which is currently being replace and upgraded, to use my Nikon Z7 and get a new housing and strobes

Feedback

wear a thick wet suit, I had on a 3 mm and wasn't enough. Log as much time in the cage as you possibly can, I did 22 hours out of 34 hours it was open

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