Escaped!
The coincidence of sea bottom and an empty tin can did suggest the title of this image, as if the sardines managed to break out of prison.
The so...
Read more
The coincidence of sea bottom and an empty tin can did suggest the title of this image, as if the sardines managed to break out of prison.
The sorry fact is, someone has carelessly thrown the can overboard and created a potentially dangerous trap for someone unlucky enough to step on it.
Some folks just can't think deeper than the water surface.
Read less
The sorry fact is, someone has carelessly thrown the can overboard and created a potentially dangerous trap for someone unlucky enough to step on it.
Some folks just can't think deeper than the water surface.
Read less
May, 2018Views
241
Likes
Awards
People's Choice in Still life of unusual item Photo Challenge
Peer Award
Outstanding Creativity
Top Choice
Magnificent Capture
Superb Composition
Emotions
Sad
Categories
PRO+
LookSee
June 18, 2018
One could create a hundred stories on any photo. The cheap tin here pretty much negates the treasure idea here, I'm afraid :)
PRO+
Tanda4bama
August 04, 2020
Congratulations on winning the people’s choice award in my challenge. Thank you for entering.
PRO+
Same photographer See allBehind The Lens
Discover more photos See all
Behind The Lens
Location
The photo was made in Kornati National Park, (Adriatic, Croatia) - more exactly in its Levrnaka Island's bay named Lojena.Time
Much of the detail escapes me, as the photo was shot on slidefilm in the eighties, so no Exif. Could have been anytime between 0900 and 1600, judging by the light.Lighting
Only pure Daylight, registered on Fujifilm Sensia (100ASA) in the bright sandy shallows by the beach - more light than you'd expect, considering clear skies, Summer sunshine, and lots of reflection from the ambient. I think I used f/16 and quite a speedy shutter for this one.Equipment
It was an out-of-hand shot with Nikonos III and 35mm UW Nikkor... no other equipment was needed.Inspiration
The Levrnaka's Lojena Bay was very popular to boaters, some of which weren't exactly the latest in ecological upbringing, so they'd finish their meal with a grand overboard gesture of traditional embalage removal. It was symbolic in more than one way, so before removing this junk out of the sea I exposed a few frames to document a contradiction in nature-loving and a lack of culture. OK... after so many decades I can freely admit we used a few tricks to get our bay rid of day visitors. Like firing up the air compressor to load the airtanks at well-chosen times. The compressor motor's exhaust muffler was too compact to be effective, and the godawful din it created was one quite functional repellent! We've had many airtanks to charge, so the noise was guaranteed to last for several hours. If you want peace, remember this one. It works like charm! :)Editing
The film frame had to be scanned, of course, and it was done in CMYK while preparing the photo to be printed in a magazine I worked with. So later on I converted the file to RGB and tweaked the colors to match the ones I remembered of Kornati's crystal-clear waters. In the end, it ended up as WYSIWYG. I think. :)In my camera bag
The Kornati excursions required an incredible lot of tech and support for several weeks of camping, diving and navigation. Sensitive photo equipment was transported in large Samsonite cases, for safety. Add the film, developing chemicals and processing vessels, various fuel for various purposes... it easily amounted to 200+ kilograms per person to get to the archipelago, live and work there, and to get back. It was complicated, but it was fun. We were young and that should explain it all. Otherwise, I have always found it easier to carry a photo vest than any photo bag. So I load my photo vest with whatever I might need for my photo session, walk or trip, while my photo bags usually keep the equipment I'm not using at the moment. The vest's many pockets usually contain two cameras, spare batteries, ND and CPL filters, and one photo clamp standing in for a tripod. Recently I include a small action camera, mainly for its wide field of view and resistance to water and weather. The vest also has large-lens pockets that contain a small water bottle, sandwich, or a bar of chocolate if I plan on being out for the whole day. There is about three meters length of paracord or similar strong, thin rope, one hefty pocket knife, and a lighter. My smartphone comes along too. It has yet another spare camera, but more importantly the Spirit Level App wich I use to make the phone a perfectly horizontal surface under my camera. This is essential for panoramic sweeps. The app is free, and requires no extra permissions whatsoever. The large back pocket of the vest is reserved for a lightweight rain poncho. If the weather suddenly plays up, the poncho neatly covers all. Using the tools mentioned above, much can be improvised along the way, so that's all I need to make photos.Feedback
Photography-wise, it was easy. The sea is-was super clear, since that part of Adriatic is known for its underwater visibility that often exceeds 50 meters! For such shots in the shallows you'd only need a mask and any watertight camera at all. You could even find you have too much light because the sand grains reflect so much of it. You'll have to dial a high shutter speed and stop down the lens a lot - say, for ISO 100 you'd need a 1/250sec @ f/16... Underwater photography is something that will often surprise you, and then the Kornati underwater photography is something new again, because of the locality specifics that actually have to be seen to be believed. My advice would be, go see for yourself!
