Your best diver portrait

[jhaaja]

Hey to all! My first post here, fellow Fin Jukka guided me here.

Here is my best so far, diving seems to be fun :)

Jani Haaja
Finland

[sorvju-f]

Hey to all! My first post here, fellow Fin Jukka guided me here.

Here is my best so far, diving seems to be fun :)

Jani Haaja
Finland

Wellcome Jani

Diver straight forward, sharp with eyes to read feeling is great!

Jukka

[Papa Bear]

At the Spanish Anchorhttp://www.twotankedproductions.com/images/600_IMG_3469_Captain_at_Spanish_Anchor_T_C_07.jpg

[Papa Bear]

Dive Master Patti Pattihttp://www.twotankedproductions.com/images/600_P1010053_Patti_Patti_BAIII.jpg

[Papa Bear]

Gabriel on the wall
http://www.twotankedproductions.com/images/P1010285_Gabriel_on_the_wall_spongs_VG_AC_PF8X11.j pg

[Papa Bear]

In the Cathedralhttp://www.twotankedproductions.com/images/800_P8240106_First_Look_The_Cathedral_SC_BIBR_8-05.jpg

[tarczy]

Welllll . . . I dunno if I'd call this mah best, but I like it 'cuz you can see just how big that tube sponge is . . . :eek:

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i284/mongo255/Turks%20and%20Caicos%202006/_MG_0880_078-1.jpg

Canon EOS 5D
Ikelite Housing
Two DS-200 Strobes
Canon 15mm Fisheye
1/200 sec @ f/11 ISO 50

[Papa Bear]

I like that one a lot! Nice contrast and love the shine of the connector!

[sorvju-f]

Dive Master Patti Pattihttp://www.twotankedproductions.com/images/600_P1010053_Patti_Patti_BAIII.jpg

Papa Bear have created some speed to pics galleries, I love that:D

Diverportrait are best, when you can see clearly the eyes and read from them motion going on.

Jukka

[Papa Bear]

Diver with Sea Slughttp://www.twotankedproductions.com/images/600_18_Tony_with_sea_slug_beqa_lagoon_fiji_01.jpg

[Papa Bear]

Frog Fish and Pops on the Wallhttp://www.twotankedproductions.com/images/600_8-03_POP_Frog_Fish_sh_021.jpg

[Papa Bear]

John with camera in the hold!http://www.twotankedproductions.com/images/600_P5160206_John_on_Theo_Wreck_SE.jpg

[Papa Bear]

Tony Wiley at Grand Bahamas feeding fish:http://www.twotankedproductions.com/images/806_Tony_PL_284.jpg

[Papa Bear]

Dive Master and Moon Jelly in Roatan Honduras: Olympus C-5050 Wide Angle lenshttp://www.twotankedproductions.com/images/600_P8140057_Hector_the_Moonjelly_BIBR_8-05.jpg

[sorvju-f]

Dive Master and Moon Jelly in Roatan Honduras: Olympus C-5050 Wide Angle lens

Papa Bear, its great to see clear diver faces in you pics!

Jukka

[allison finch]

Playing with my Tokina 10-17 for the first time in Belize



http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w162/allisonfinch_photos/awebbelize07067.jpg

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w162/allisonfinch_photos/awebbelize07106.jpg

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w162/allisonfinch_photos/awebbelize07028.jpg

[Clay Coleman]

Nice shots, everybody! This is going to be a fun thread (welcome, Jani, and thanks for the idea). I like to look for natural frames for portraits. Here are some examples:
http://claycoleman.tripod.com/c7bbcd10.jpg

http://claycoleman.tripod.com/543d0bb0.jpg

Or placing a diver in an interesting situation, as many of you have done:
http://claycoleman.tripod.com/23ebce50.jpg

I have to put this pool shot up although I've posted it before. I don't know this guy, and I'm not sure why this photo "gets" me so much, but his expression and attitude has a lot to do with it:
http://claycoleman.tripod.com/ce2bdd50.jpg
Clay

[Jonathan Bird]

I don't know about "best" but here's an amusing one...a friend smooching a grouper in Cayman.

http://www.jonathanbird.net/jpegs4/cosmo_dave.jpg

[Jonathan Bird]

Like Clay said, diver shots are often more interesting when they are a secondary subject with something else in the frame that they are "looking" at.

http://www.jonathanbird.net/jpegs11/web_uwp3192.jpg

[Jonathan Bird]

If you are not sure the viewer will notice the foreground subject, get a bigger subject!!!

http://www.jonathanbird.net/jpegs12/jbird_uwp3656.jpg

[lightydo]

Taken during the last dive of my first Safari to the Red Sea.

[lettsdive]

My Buddy doing a Safety stop after diving the JB King, Brockville Ont

http://www3.sympatico.ca/roy.letts/Images/Tim.jpg

[sorvju-f]

My Buddy doing a Safety stop after diving the JB King, Brockville Ont

http://www3.sympatico.ca/roy.letts/Images/Tim.jpg

Did you have FE when the light is making curves?

Jukka

[lettsdive]

Did you have FE when the light is making curves?

Jukka

I was using the NIKON 10.5 FE, the lens made the light ray curve through the water, I could of corrected it by using software but I thought the original picture was better as it is.

[sorvju-f]

I was using the NIKON 10.5 FE, the lens made the light ray curve through the water, I could of corrected it by using software but I thought the original picture was better as it is.

I just asked...these curves makes the photo very special:D

Jukka

[lettsdive]

I just asked...these curves makes the photo very special:D

Jukka

I agree with you, with out the curves, it would of been boring,

Roy

[lettsdive]

Picture was taken with a Nikonos V with Nikonos SB-105 dual strobes

http://www3.sympatico.ca/roy.letts/Images/Tim2.jpg

[Kelly]

Not sure it's my "best", but you get the idea....:D
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e33/dewiz/Bike.jpg

[Daniel]

Not sure it's my "best", but you get the idea....:D
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e33/dewiz/Bike.jpg

Good one Kelly! Aerobic fitness class for divers. LOL

[O2PtimaDiver]

This is one of my favorite Diver portraits. I took this in Majuro, Marshall Islands using an Nikon D-100 in L&M housing with dual Sea and Sea YS-90DX strobes. I only got one frame as the Octopus was somewhat camera shy. Comments are welcome... :D

[Warren_L]

Not sure if this is my best, but I liked this one. From Roatan a couple of years ago.

http://www.warrenlophotography.com/uw/web/roatan-2006-08.jpg

[Sharp]

Here comes one of my favorit.

436

Hey to all! My first post here, fellow Fin Jukka guided me here.

Here is my best so far, diving seems to be fun

Jani Haaja
Finland



Lucky you. You have always you personal underwatermodel available.:)

[sorvju-f]

Here comes one of my favorit!
Lucky you. You have always you personal underwatermodel available.:)

Great shot Pasi!

Those bubbles down right corner are finishing the portrait!

Jukka

[Sharp]

Great shot Pasi!

Those bubbles down right corner are finishing the portrait!

Jukka

Thank you Jukka.

That picture was quite difficult to take, because I had to hold my breath quite long time to avoid too many bubbles in picture. That time I though that Rebreatherequipment would be nice to have, when you are shooting upwards.:rolleyes:

[Bodie]

Jonathan-
Love the picture of my mother. She sure does hate those pink hoses we got her!

Here are two, they more show the rediculous size of the Phenom but hey, its person sized right?

-Dan

[allison finch]

Coming onto the fantail of the Stardancer in PNG after a very difficult night dive. Yes, that IS an "adult" beverage being served. I earned it!

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w162/allisonfinch_photos/nightdivedrink.jpg

[Papa Bear]

I don't care about the adult beverage it was after the dive, but didn't anyone tell you those masks are for day dives!????? They suck at night!

[scubagirl]

Not exactly a portrait, but close enough
http://scubagirl.smugmug.com/photos/194271628-M.jpg

[McCloud]

My brother resting in the red sea

[allison finch]

I don't care about the adult beverage it was after the dive, but didn't anyone tell you those masks are for day dives!????? They suck at night!


Well....it's a long story........My buddies froze my night/cloudy day mask in a bucket of water placed in the freezer. It was funny, but the dive couldn't wait for the thaw!! LOL!!

[daw]

The previous pictures seem to be in warm water. Here's one from cold New England.

[Daniel]

Nice looking bag of goodies. ;)

[Andrew]

Now thats what a call a lobster... Hmm grilled with garlic butter :D

[Jonathan Bird]

Roy,
What's with these shots in Ontario--one has a guy in s shortie (!!) and another, the guy is wearing a dry suit with no hood!! What gives??? You got some tropical water up there?

Daniel,
I I recognize that guy with the big video housing!

Jonathan

[lettsdive]

Jonathon, water temperature in the St. Lawrence River ranges from 33 in the winter to about 73 in the peak of the summer, as we come out of spring of the year we start stripping the cold water gear off, when the water usually hits 68 we go to the shorty, not all divers do this but I love the freedom of a shorty compared to a drysuit and a lot less weight and gear to lug around, then September rolls around and we reverse the procedures

Roy

[Warren_L]

The river tends to be quite a bit warmer than the lakes in general. There have been times I've been at 100ft+ in lake Ontario in the middle of summer only to have temperatures in the mid 30s.

[Papa Bear]

Her is one of my friend and dive buddy that is always smiling wherever she goes! Thanks Doc Sharon for watching my back when we dive!

http://www.twotankedproductions.com/images/600__MG_4901_Doc_Sharon_with_Camera_FAIII_07.jpg

[Papa Bear]

DM Gunn in Beqa Lagoon Fiji!

http://www.twotankedproductions.com/images/600__MG_4684_Gun_with_reeds_rod_Beqa_Fiji_07.jpg

[Daniel]

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h110/DLaFrance/Cozumel%202007/Linda_ok_1aa.jpg

[bubbayeow]

Here's a photo of my wife Nilda giving me "The Look". As is typical, she has just seen me "posing" a little creature and is coming over to reprimand me with a knuckle rap to the head. Sensing immediate danger to myself, I aim the camera at her, and blast her with a shot from my double barrel, twin Ikelite DS 51 strobes. While she is temporarily blinded, I make my getaway.

[David White]

Bubbayeow,

That's priceless!

[bubbayeow]

You should see what that's doing to my Mastercard.......:)

[Alan Owens]

These are some of my favorite shots of another diver.
498

[Papa Bear]

Tony Wiley with Spider Conch in Beqa Lagoon Fiji 2007
http://www.scubamagazine.net/photo/data/500/medium/MG_4717_Tony_Spider_Conch_Beqa_Fiji_07.jpg

[Salty]

Newbie to underwater photography, just wanted to add my two cents.
Photo of my better half, Liz
http://www.pbase.com/uhear/image/93312678/medium.jpg (http://www.pbase.com/uhear/image/93312678)

[lettsdive]

Here is another picture of mine that I like from this past Fall

http://www3.sympatico.ca/roy.letts/Images/Tim3.jpg

[Papa Bear]

Under the Aqua Cat in the Bahamas:
http://www.twotankedproductions.com/images/600_P1010222_Roy_under_AC_with_Video_VG.jpg

[Papa Bear]

My buddy Tony Wiley in the Bow of a Fishing boat in Beqa Lagoon Fiji:
http://www.twotankedproductions.com/images/600_PC010352_tony_in_bow_of_wrecki.jpg

[Papa Bear]

On from Roatan Honduras of Gustavo being a turtle:
http://www.twotankedproductions.com/images/600_P8240060_GUASTAVO_TURTLE_BIBR_05.jpg

[Papa Bear]

My friend Alison in Belize C.A.
http://www.twotankedproductions.com/images/600_P9010407_Allason_and_sponge_BAIII_06.jpg

[Papa Bear]

Diver in Belize C.A.
http://www.twotankedproductions.com/images/600_P8270148_Jennifer_underwater_BAIII_06.jpg

[Papa Bear]

Diver with Video camera:
http://www.twotankedproductions.com/images/600_P1010074_Roy_in_silluete_With_camera_sun_above .jpg

[Papa Bear]

George & Alison in the Truks & Caicos:
http://twotankedproductions.com/images/600_IMG_3179_George_Allison_T_C_AII_07.jpg

[solisti]

I haven't actually taken photos of divers so far, apart from this award winning portrait. Selfshot with no strobe, heavily modified to get the subject at least visible and almost recognisable... I'm just posting this because it really is my best (and only!) diver portrait :rolleyes:

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg27/solisti/suke004-2_filtered.jpg

[Salty]

[QUOTE=solisti;4674]I haven't actually taken photos of divers so far, apart from this award winning portrait. Selfshot with no strobe, heavily modified to get the subject at least visible and almost recognisable... I'm just posting this because it really is my best (and only!) diver portrait :rolleyes:

No seriously.... You got to stop diving in the Olive Oil tank. I must admit it is better than my first self shot. Tried to to use a wide angle, and it came out so distorted I had to burn it. So keep trying... I am.

[solisti]

On the finnish board thers always discussions whether one should do their ceertification in Finland or someplace warmer with nice vis. A lot of people think that its better to get certified in Finland, because the conditions (cold water with poor visibility) are more challenging and getting the training in 'aquarium' conditions might not prepare you for the harsh reality.

Anyway, I think diving in Finland is totally different than diving in south, but its also quite exciting. I enjoy it a lot.

Oh, and there is another point here too. If you get certified in Finland and go diving in warm waters with good vis you might easily start thinking its too easy and forget to follow your depth or something like that... Maybe. I didn't when I was diving Grenada, but it could happen...

I think I had some kind of an idea when I started typing, but I seem to have lost it.... :o

[Salty]

Sorry! Solisti "those conditions" came out offensive. and has been removed.

I was trying to make lite of Image and it came out wrong. Please forgive me.

[David White]

Solisti,
I agree that a diver trained and certified under poor conditions is easily able to adapt to clear water and unlimited visibility whereas a diver certified in ideal conditions is ill prepared to handle the cold water, increased exposure protection including hood and gloves, the extra weight required, as well as the limited visibility. We have the world's best fresh water wreck diving here in Ontario and the water temperatures generally require either a full 7mm. wetsuit or a drysuit, and visibility can be limited. However, divers who get certified on our wrecks generally come back to discover more and more of them. It is not often that we get a diver who was certified "down south" to come and join us on a local dive. By the way, did they have divers in mind when they named your country Finland?

[Daniel]

By the way, did they have divers in mind when they named your country Finland?

LOL... clever!

[Daniel]

It is not often that we get a diver who was certified "down south" to come and join us on a local dive.

... but it does happen, right Dave? :D

[David White]

Yes, you are right Daniel...in fact you are one of them. Now if Warren had taken your picture we could post a portrait of you taking the plunge.

[solisti]

Salty: no worries, I was not offended, just having a conversation :) You did not need to delete anything.

About the name Finland;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_country_name_etymologies#F

"From the Germanic/Swedish Land of the Finns. Originally, the Swedish term Finn referred to the Sami or Lapps. The word derives from a root Germanic root meaning "nomadic hunter and gatherer", related to the English verb "find". Latin Fennia. In modern Swedish "finna" is the verb for "to find".
Suomi (Finnish name), Soome (Estonian name), Sum' (Old Russian name): may derive the Baltic root zeme for "land": "zeme" ← "sheme" ← "shäme" → Häme ← "shaame" → Saami ← "Soomi" ← "Suomi"
An Fhionnlainn (Irish name) is derived from Finlandia though by coincidence Fionnlann also means Land of the fair in Irish. "

So I suppose they were not thinking of SCUBA, sadly.. :(

[Papa Bear]

Figures! A bunch of Snorkelers! :rolleyes: :D :p

[Papa Bear]

Spanish Anchor at West Caicos Key is so cool for these types of shots!
http://twotankedproductions.com/images/600_IMG_3484_Sharon_at_the_Spanish_Anchor_W_Caicos _T_C_A_II_07.jpg

[Papa Bear]

A good model really helps! French Key T & C:
http://twotankedproductions.com/images/600_IMG_3415_Christopher_at_French_Key_T_C_A_II_07 .jpg

[Salty]

My Dive Buddy and better half.


http://www.pbase.com/uhear/image/79619649/medium.jpg (http://www.pbase.com/uhear/image/79619649)

[allison finch]

If you look closely, you will see me (in the dark middle) and another photog taking reflection in the dome port.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3045/2634019036_817ce96e34_o.jpg

[seafan]

This was taken by my dive buddy so I am somehwat biased how good the subject looks. :D

[Sharp]

This is my best so far from this summer.:)

http://pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/sun_rays_and_technical_diving/slides/hapoc_with_water_roof_and_sun_rays2.jpg

[sorvju-f]

This is my best so far from this summer.:)

http://pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/sun_rays_and_technical_diving/slides/hapoc_with_water_roof_and_sun_rays2.jpg

It is great Pasi! Wherefrom these light rays are coming...it looks like from bottom?

Jukka

[Sharp]

It is great Pasi! Wherefrom these light rays are coming...it looks like from bottom?

Jukka

Thank you Jukka. Light rays are coming from the sun, which is coming behind my back. That how I can get shadow of my to the bottom of the picture. It works wery well ecpesially in vertical pictures.:)

There is one more in black and white, where I am changing the decogas to my computer.

http://pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/sun_rays_and_technical_diving/slides/pasi_with_water_roof_and_sun_rays_bw_5.jpg

[Jonathan Bird]

That's a really cool shot!

[solisti]

:rolleyes: ?

[solisti]

That post above was made with mobile phone and adding smileys did not apparently work quite as well as I thought. Instead they erased the text as I added them. The post was supposed to say:

How did you take a photo of yourself changing decogas? :confused: :rolleyes:

[Sharp]

How did you take a photo of yourself changing decogas? :confused: :rolleyes:

Heh, my divebuddy Hapoc/Marko took that photo. After I was shooting him, I gave to him good instrugtion and put him to right position with the sun. Then I thust star posing my self. Of course we had to take several pictures, but afterwards I was very happy, because i havent got many good pictures of myself. Now I have. :D

I have thought to mede a wallpaper of that picture.

[solisti]

So thats how its done. Using remote control! :D

I think that will look great on your wall!

[Sharp]

Happy time in decos.

http://pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/Second%20Dive%20to%20Wreck%20of%20Blaafjeld/slides/deco_pekka.jpg

[sorvju-f]

Happy time in decos.

http://pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/Second%20Dive%20to%20Wreck%20of%20Blaafjeld/slides/deco_pekka.jpg

These pic left me a question....when taking regulator out from the mouth, why making bubbles?

Jukka

[Andrew]

I thought one of the first rules of diving was not to hold your breath....

[Jonathan Bird]

These pic left me a question....when taking regulator out from the mouth, why making bubbles?

Jukka

Because he is yelling "Look out behind you!! SHARK!!!"

:D

[Jonathan Bird]

How about a caption contest??

[Sharp]

Because he is yelling "Look out behind you!! SHARK!!!"

:D

Heh, that´s good one Jonathan. Perhaps I just didin´t soo it?;)

[Papa Bear]

In the Cathedral in Spooky Channel Roatan Honduras a friend Richard Richard:
http://twotankedproductions.com/images/480__MG_6689_Richard_in_the_Cathedral_BIBR_08.jpg

[Sharp]

I had so cold in decos that I try to challenge my buddy for underwaterwrestling to keep me warm enough.:D

He just liked to take photos.:p

http://pasilensu.com/kuvagalleriat/Dynamite/slides/fists.jpg

[solisti]

Looks like another caption contest! :p

[Papa Bear]

September in Bonaire with my buddy and two Spotted Drum fish:
http://twotankedproductions.com/images/820__MG_9063_Kathe_with_Drum_fish_Something_specia l_Bonaire_09.jpg

[solisti]

Well, since I havent posted anything for a long time (for a good reason though: havent taken any photos I could show to anyone :D ) I think a happy snorkeling photo from sunny Finland might be nice.

[sorvju-f]

Well, since I havent posted anything for a long time (for a good reason though: havent taken any photos I could show to anyone :D ) I think a happy snorkeling photo from sunny Finland might be nice.

Why so serius...beautiful sunshine and everything?:p

Nice picture!

Jukka

[solisti]

Why so serius...beautiful sunshine and everything?:p

Nice picture!

Jukka

7 degree C water and wetsuit. I was smiling, but my face was frozen like that! :eek:

[sorvju-f]

7 degree C water and wetsuit. I was smiling, but my face was frozen like that! :eek:

Good answer...accepted:p

Jukka

[Jonathan Bird]

How is the ash cloud from Iceland? Gone now? Nice and sunny in Finland?

[Sharp]

Well, since I havent posted anything for a long time (for a good reason though: havent taken any photos I could show to anyone :D ) I think a happy snorkeling photo from sunny Finland might be nice.

Good solisti! We have summer now!:)

[solisti]

How is the ash cloud from Iceland? Gone now? Nice and sunny in Finland?

I dont think the ash cloud affects the airlines anymore. And it never was visible anyway, we had very warm week the week before here, 25degs C and above! (warmest place in the whole europe that week, go figure!)

[Papa Bear]

Here is one from Bonaire at the end of last year, depth of field was tricky on this one!

http://twotankedproductions.com/images/820__MG_9063_Kathe_with_Drum_fish_Something_specia l_Bonaire_09.jpg

[sorvju-f]

7 degree C water and wetsuit. I was smiling, but my face was frozen like that! :eek:

Just curious...how your face now...+25 Celsius water and + 30 celsius air:p

Jukka

[Papa Bear]

I was able to capture the Sharkman with my camera, but I had to be quick;)
http://twotankedproductions.com/images/820__MG_0510_Tomy_with_shark_hat_PL_May_2010.jpg

[sorvju-f]

I was able to capture the Sharkman with my camera, but I had to be quick;)
http://twotankedproductions.com/images/820__MG_0510_Tomy_with_shark_hat_PL_May_2010.jpg

I love that camera ( I think it is camera )...hey airlines you will loose my money.

Jukka

[Papa Bear]

GoPro by Hero camera in HD stores on a CR Card one half hour per gig! I is very wide angle lens! Also does stills;)