21 Amazing Underwater Pictures
Posted on May 05, 2008 | Comments 26
It is no surprise that underwater photography is a favorite pastime for scuba divers. The idea could have come from those few people that were able to experience the joys and beauty of underwater life and a desire to share that beauty with others.
Capturing the beauty of the world beneath the oceans is a challenge, but the rewards are worth it. The excitement comes not only from the idea of capturing an underwater scene on film or on a digital camera’s sensor, but also from being in a completely different environment.
Since it is a specialized area that relatively few photographers attempt, the opportunities for new and different images are many.
The fundamentals of photography remain the same wherever you are taking pictures, but when the medium that light travels through is water – not air – special techniques and equipment are needed in order to capture good underwater images.
Here are some beautiful underwater pictures; which might give you some inspiration for underwater photography, when you are going for your next adventure.
photo by DIGIDEEP.com
photo by: mgleiss
photo by mgleiss
photo by childish_david
photo by mgleiss
photo by Travis Stansbury
photo by rene_cazalens
Photo by Zena Holloway
Photo by Zena Holloway
photo by mgleiss
photo by Sea Moon
photo by justonemore
photo by Wandering Simon
photo by Eldad75
photo by by Adam Broadbent
photo by Mshai
photo by Scuba.com
photo by Kawa0310
photo by John & Pam Owens
photo by ian
Do send us your own tips and pointers for taking pictures underwater, whether in a shallow stream or the ocean floor. Include your images whenever possible, and we will publish them on this blog; if we like them.
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Here’s a helpful article “Taking Photos Underwater” which shows taking winning photos such as pictured above is achievable by all: http://home.imageshack.com/blog/taking-photos-underwater
A white Tiger under water is surely amazing.
I hope the person that was standing behind him was known to the tiger.
is the tiger one real? how did thye get it to behave as if it were above water?
all cool, especially the tiger picture! and the soccer one. kissing one is cute.
is the soccer one real?
to be honest though, the real boundary for most people anxious to get into underwater photography with real options, such as those with dSLRs is the price of the underwater housings necessary for such expeditions. For example, a comparable housing for the Nikon D80 dSLR will cost $1100 and requires specialized adaptors for various lenses.
However, this may be mitigated by using lower-end cameras, at the expense of more creative options and ability commonly found at the dSLR+ level.
I don’t know why but I get PS-vibes from some of these, the tiger most of all. Firstly, land living mammals rarely sink, like humans they float. There’s also something wierd about the way the fur looks and behaves under water, I would have expected more tiny bubbles emerging from the fur and ripple patterns from hair moving under water. Ofc, all of the above could be the result of normal PS-editing to make a good picture, doesn’t have to be fake.
Amazing Underwater Pictures…
Capturing the beauty of the world beneath the oceans is a challenge, but the rewards are worth it….
in response to rly… there are plenty of air bubbles coming from the fur of the tiger, also if you look at the way the light hits the body of the animal, especially on the left front leg, and the shadow it makes on the ground look very real to me.
I think the tiger picture is a hybrid. Look at the difference between the color of the black stripes on the head and body. It looks like a real picture of a tiger under water with a ‘scary face’ from a picture of the tiger out of the water.
Yeah, some of those photos are definatly pro. The amuture stuff is good too.
you asked for some of my underwater photos: Post away…
Breakwall, Victoria, canada
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21066340@N05/sets/72157604732694033/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21066340@N05/sets/72157604597060627/
… well i guess i will just create a large underwater set:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21066340@N05/sets/72157604941788648/
tell me what you think
And yes… definitely and amateur are incorrect
Many great shots. I think the one of the soccer player is the most successful. Although the silhouette of the horse and rider is lovely, it falls into the cliche category.
Wow amazing pictures! I will surely try this for my wedding photography clients in orange county!
the tiger one is definatly a fake one , how the hell r u gonna get a tiger to jump the in the water for u and pose 4 a pic???
please check this story first before judging the picture
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-458282/The-BIG-cat-likes-getting-wet-wild.html
The photo`s are all impressive, and have that wow factor. The Tiger photo I have seen before, it`s only one from a series, trust me there not fake. When you eventually come across them you`ll see what I mean.
bravo….
all r bankable….
wow…nice photos…g8 collection of pictures…you could increase that number 21 to more
amazing pictures passy likey
astonishing
how many views have u had eh
nice
picture underwater…. it’s so nice.
i hope, i can take a picture like that.
can help me about that??
if you can put more from such fantasitic pic am really gonna be gratfull
they are awsome
bless u
amzing pics i have never seen the pics of fishes and the tiger is very amazing.
god bless u
CRUSTY
all photgraphs are most amazing.