Beneath the Waves

A lone starfish shines in the late afternoon light of Tsoi Lik lagoon,

Papua New Guinea. The Tsoi Islands are a secret South Pacific

paradise with spectacular white sand beaches surrounding a stunning

turquise lagoon. Thanks for looking!

A fascinatiing underwater image, Michael. I wonder - were the rays so sharp ? Maybe they were illuminating some floating particles. The fish silhouette provides an interesting balance to the one on the left. Well done. Best regards. Peter

PDE

Dear Michael, the light of the upper half of this photo is unique. The sun rays shine through the water like a submarine aurora, the waves look like the clouds of an approaching thunderstorm and the bright and dark fishes stand out in front of the respective backgrounds. No doubt this is the handwriting of an exceptional master of light.

All of this is just the backdrop of a perfectly located colorful starfish which unfortunately lacks the brilliance and surrounding to equal the quality of the upper half.

What about merging two shots from the same location, one focusing on the foreground and the other with the background as you have. Or would your principles not allow this kind of manipulation?

Best regards. Karl

 a spectacular shot as it is but indeed focused on the foreground it would be even more effective. best regards.

Very good atmosphere. It's a beautiful starfish. The first third of the starfish has a little blur. Congratulations.

Beautiful composition and great colours. The starfish is a bit out of focus. Congrats.

Spectacular shot.  I love the light and the fish in the background that seem to be in no hurry to just float on by.  The light seems to shine right on the star, very nice.