Many photographers take good photos on dry land, some photographers take good photos under water, and few photographers take good over-under shots. What’s the trick to mastering this elusive art? Scubadiving.com shares the following tips:
First, find compelling subjects above and below. Then, look for calm conditions with bright light and clear visibility (use a big glass dome!), and choose your point of focus. Finally, use a small aperture, a fast shutter speed and rapid fire.
Are you a master of this soggy-craft? Vote on your favorite pictures below, or submit your own!
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2 A Baby Seal Cautiously Dips Its Head In Freezing Cold Water
3 Fisherman
4 Unexpected Underwater Encounter With A Green Iguana
5 Bora Bora
6 Jellyfish
7 American Crocodile, Jardines De La Reina, Cuba
8 Whale
9 Krill: More Than A Dietary Suppliment
10 Beneath The Horizon
11 Underwater Life Of Poda Island, Thailand
12 Cothyloriza And Miramare Castle
13 A Caribbean Brown Pelican Is Literally Floating On His Dinner
14 Traditional Fishing On The Island Of Mare In New Caledonia
15 Rajan The Swimming Elephant
16 Group Selfie
17 Shark
18 Zamami Island Locals
19 Ocean Rose: Bass Point, Nsw Australia
20 Sipadan Island And Its Characteristic Underwater World
21 Caribbean Dog
22 Deadly Impact!
23 Interaction Between Whale Sharks And Local Fishermen In Papua Indonesia
24 Underwater World
25 Underwater World
26 Penguins On Ice Floe
27 Green Lake (grüner See), Austria
28 Pigs In Paradise
29 Whaleshark
30 Bluebottle Army: Bluebottle Cnidarian, Bushrangers Bay, Nsw Australia
31 Jellyfish Lake, Rock Islands, Republic Of Palau
32 Penguins
33 Your Move: American Crocodile, Jardines De La Reina, Cuba
34 Children Of The Sea
35 Crimson Tide: Waratah Anemones, Port Kembla, Nsw Australia
36 Sharks
37 Two Moon Jellies Drifting In Shallow Water
38 Underwater World
39 A Lion?s Mane Jellyfish Drifts In Bonne Bay
40 Switzerland
41 A Silky Encounter 1 : Jardines De La Reina, Cuba
42 Duck
43 Underwater World
44 Underwater World
45 Underwater World
46 Underwater
47 Shark
48 Underwater World
49 Colorful Lakes, Rudawski Landscape Park, Poland
50 A Silky Encounter 2: Jardines De La Reina, Cuba
51 Eilat’s Shore
52 South Africa
53 Underwater World
54 Multiple Encounter
55 Legal Immigrant: A Long Finned Eel, Botanical Gardens, Sydney
56 Underwater World
57 Underwater World
58 Underwater World
59 Pink Dolphin
60 When It Gets Dark …
61 Freediving In Greece
62 Just A Selfie …
63 London
