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Daniel,

 

When someone asks me: Who is the best photographer of these days? I answer: Daniel Bayer!

Bravo!!!

10/10

The best way I can describe this photo is ;"ABSOLUTELY FULL OF LIFE "

The children are having a great time(reminds me of my boyhood summers).

In addition to the great subject matter, the balance of colors between the tuquoise blue water and the deep blue sky make this photo so alive!

 

I don't usually rate this high,but I don't see why it should deserve any less.

 

Thanks for sharing this with us.

Thanks for sharing both the excellent (for reasons above) photo, and the technique. Would make a great topic for editorial article including details of how camera operation was effected, but that would be time taken from your actual photography, so maybe not such a good idea...

I just love the moment...

I love this picture, but I have to ask....Can you actually fit that many people into a 10 gallon aquarium?

I'll bet the guys at the pet store never expected THAT kind of use...

 

Wow...what a great photo. The detail of the ceiling, the two totally different halves. Wow.

 

I'm curious if you'd give us an idea how you pulled this off. I'm assuming you looked through the viewfinder of the camera through the back of the aquarium?

 

 

And my condolences go out to that poor kid on the left. I hope his doctor was able to reconnect his upper torso... ;)

 

Elaine, The camera was in the aquarium dear...

As for looking through the viewfinder, I pre-metered in Manual and then removed the interchangeable finder so I could look straight down into it. I also used an electronic remote shutter release cord so I could hold onto the tank easier.

 

Cheers,

 

Dan

Great idea, great pic. Instead of Nikonos, you put an F5 into a glass box. Damn, wish I'd thought of that.

This is a very cool idea, and a very cool result! GREAT!

Elaine: Yes, you can fit all those kids into an aquarium if you use a shoe horn. :)

 

Dan: Congrats on a wonderful photo! Surprising detail shooting through the glass of an aquarium. Composition and story are terrific!

This is awesome! Thanks for the technical details..I WILL try this one for myself.

This verges on genius. The technique, that is. I suspect that the aquarium and wide-angle combo must have caused, with the wter, the disection of the bodies. You must have been sweating it though, if you ever dropped that aquarium, or the kids splashed your camera . . . hooo boy!

HMMM,nothing new in the idea,but well done!The magnification of the water is a fantastic effect.Unfortunately you may have some arguments over photoshoping this!Some may not believe it.Speaking of photoshop,why SO much saturation??Disgusting,WAAAAAAAAAY too much

Your right Ron and I am glad you reported it.

Sometimes, I don't t know if I am consistent with my laptop's monitor.

 

On some images, I pull directly from my Aspen Times archive, they are tuned for a press-specific CMYK setting, are lighter to accomodate for certain dot gain values. When this is brought back into a working RGB, it sometimes goes dark and builds up in color.In the light CMYK mode, the color fades and has to be brought back in to print correct.

 

I simply forget to correct them and upload in haste.

 

Roundtooit

This is really an explosion of fun! Very cool image.

Great image

Impressive picture! I love it!

This photo is so fun, it makes me want to go swimming. It's eerrie how the bodies are split.

Very cool, thanks

This photo is one of the best in your collection I think. Everything works perfectly in balance here -- dark blue sky, roof, crystal clear water, perspective symmetry of the lines of tiles on the pool floor with the lines on the roof, the flags, expression on the kids' faces, and the dismembered bodies :D. This is an excellent composition that I think all photographers, amateur and professional alike, can learn from.

I'm getting a bigger kick from this than the boys, Daniel. This is just so superb and creative.

Great shot! Interesting PS work here too! AP

Quite possibly one of the most original pictures i've ever seen! awesome! how did you think to do that? I'm assuming you had a water-proof camera

A great idea and realization!

 

fred