My first outing with a new and waterproof camera last summer; I struggled with and overcame the ingrained aversion to getting cameras wet, much less intentionally sticking them underwater, and voilà!
Bubbles, lots of beautiful bubbles, and fish! Swimming trout everywhere following the ledges, patrolling the fringe, effortless grace in motion.
More curious than wary, they often made quick passes by the shiny blue and chrome of the camera.
A hierarchy emerged, big fish deep in the green holes, smaller ones on the upper edges, and in the shallow quiet eddies the little fingerlings, this one about an inch and a half in length.
The fishing rods have not been seen since. Why waste all that effort trying to catch them when I can simply snag a tin of kippers for lunch and go take their picture?
I think I want a waterproof camera now!
A lot can be done, even without actually diving in. Simply immersing into small pools or streams, into or at surface level, many possibilities.
The camera is a Canon D20, a compact point and shoot, relatively simple and takes good photos. The lag time and shutter speed is a little slow, but other than that I’m very happy with it.
You took wonderful photos with your new camera. The fishes are so beautiful. And I really love the patterns the sun and waves produce on the underwater stones.
Shadows underwater add a whole new dimension, and photos of the surface reflections overhead can be amazing. Photos of objects floating on the surface, shot from underneath can be very interesting. Thanks for your good comments!
Hi, I have nominated you for the Liebster Award but only of you would like it!
Here’s the link back
http://elleturner4.wordpress.com/2013/02/14/lucky-old-me-and-thank-you/
Thank you!