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Beauty Beneath #11
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Beauty Beneath #11



cameraNIKON D700

settings Aperture f/5.6 ISO 100 Shutter 1/400 Focal Length 200/10 

upload_dateMay, 2018

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Awards

Runner Up in Funky Reflections Photo Contest
Zenith Award
Legendary Award
Contest Finalist in Where Is The Face Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Experimental Photography Project
Top Shot Award
Contest Finalist in Spirals And Composition Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Composing With Circles Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Covers Photo Contest Vol 47
Contest Finalist in Monthly Pro Photo Contest Vol 41
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Absolute Masterpiece
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Superb Composition
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Top Choice
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Top Ranks

Monochrome Visions Photo ContestTop 30 rank
Earth Day Every Day Photo ContestTop 20 rank
Perfect Reflections Photo ContestTop 30 rank
Perfect Reflections Photo ContestTop 30 rank week 1
Monochrome Masters ProjectTop 30 rank
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Monochrome Masters ProjectTop 30 rank week 1
Experimental Photography ProjectTop 20 rank
Experimental Photography ProjectTop 10 rank week 1
The Wonders of the World Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Elegant Fine Art Nudes Photo ContestTop 10 rank
The Wonders of the World Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Elegant Fine Art Nudes Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 2
Black And White Compositions Photo Contest Vol 4Top 20 rank
Elegant Fine Art Nudes Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Black And White Compositions Photo Contest Vol 4Top 10 rank week 2
Black And White Compositions Photo Contest Vol 4Top 20 rank week 1
ViewBug Photography Awards 2018Top 10 rank
ViewBug Photography Awards 2018Top 10 rank week 2
ViewBug Photography Awards 2018Top 10 rank week 1
Spirals And Composition Photo ContestTop 30 rank
Spirals And Composition Photo ContestTop 30 rank week 1
My Best Shot Photo Contest Vol 6Top 20 rank
My Best Shot Photo Contest Vol 6Top 20 rank week 1
Capture Motion Blur Photo ContestTop 20 rank
Capture Motion Blur Photo ContestTop 20 rank week 1
Creative Shadows Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Stillness Photo ContestTop 20 rank
Compositions 101 Photo Contest vol6Top 10 rank

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12 Comments | Report
speterson6
 
speterson6 May 22, 2018
Beautiful and very creative work. Well done Carl.
franciscoantonio
 
franciscoantonio June 25, 2018
Nice job! I don't consider this photo nude or adult content. It's very cool picture.
reginaldojames
 
reginaldojames October 12, 2018
Linda@
Steve22 PRO+
 
Steve22 November 13, 2018
Totally love this...AWESOME!
naturisk PRO+
 
naturisk January 01, 2019
Brilliant work!
photoprism
 
photoprism February 24, 2019
awesome .
RubenB
 
RubenB March 27, 2019
More than beautiful... one of the best pieces of work I've seen in a long time! Congrats!
bamzistvns
 
bamzistvns March 02, 2021
Great photo
ThoughtKnots PRO+
 
ThoughtKnots Jul 11
this is one of the best shots i've ever seen
Rmay1
 
Rmay1 Jul 12
Congratulations on runner up in funky reflections contest.
brucedavisphoto Ultimate
 
brucedavisphoto Jul 17
Well done. Very refined work.
photography2023
 
photography2023 Jul 18
Amazing and creative photo.💕

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Behind The Lens

Location
This photo was taken at a friends pool that has a granite style bottom
Time
It was taken at high noon, not typically the best time to take pictures but I need the sun directly above to create the patterns on the floor of the pool
Lighting
We had shot this image as a test on a cloudy day, we reshot the final image on a clear sunny day in fall so that we would get the maximum amount of direct sunlight to create the patterns from the ripples the model made by blowing small bubbles out of her mouth
Equipment
Nikon D700 with a Ikelite underwater housing and a 20mm F2.8 nikon lens
Inspiration
I have been working on an underwater series, each slightly different with the focus of creating something unique, hiding the models face and playing with the reflections at different depths in the pool
Editing
Simple conversion from a RAW file in Lightroom to Black and White, then some work with individual color channels to create the contrast. Minor retouching in Photoshop to remove a few dead leaves and scuff marks from the pool
In my camera bag
I've been shooting Nikon for 20 years so I always have a few prime lenses like the 85mm f1.8, 50mm F1.4 and then my wide angle 20mm F2.8. Currently I am using the D800, D700 and D750 for bodies.
Feedback
First off I would suggest not buying an expensive housing, shooting underwater might seem like fun but the elements that you can control easily in the air become almost uncontrollable underwater so buy something cheap to start your underwater adventure. If you like it then step up to a controllable housing. To create this specific image I first had to get the model pose right to block the pool light, then we played with blowing bubbles from her lips to make the pattern, then we shot at a different time of day to see how that changes the look. After several hours of experiments we choose noon on a sunny day and a constant stream of bubbles for 5 seconds before stillness...then I clicked away with my camera mounted to a tripod so the composition was fixed. Be prepared to invest lots of time and money in your gear if you plan to create styled underwater shots.

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