L'Oceanographic

by David Clapp

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted May 18, 200612,137 views25 comments

A underwater walkthrough with fish swirling above me.

EOS 5D, 17-40, 2 secs @ f22.

Comments

25 comments

Comment posted by Alice Scoggins on May 18, 2006 at 7:41 PM

Fantastic! I love the perspective, the motion of the fish and the person in the distance.

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Comment posted by Philip Kuglin on May 18, 2006 at 8:09 PM

Boy this one is very creative. Serreal in a way and very interesting

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Comment posted by Peter Carroll on May 18, 2006 at 10:14 PM

Awesome David. If you have the chance to return and try another, I'd try one with the person (maybe a child) about where the black arc is. If this one is in RAW then maybe play with the WB because the fish are a bit green and so are the lights at the end of the tunnel. I think overall it's a great shot. Cheers.

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Comment posted by David Bostock on May 18, 2006 at 11:34 PM

This is just too cool.

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Comment posted by Stacy Egan on May 19, 2006 at 10:28 AM

Wow, this is neat!

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Comment posted by Josh Anderson on May 19, 2006 at 10:49 AM

too cool

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on May 19, 2006 at 12:15 PM

David, Very well done

. The motion blur of the fish is just about perfect.

Regards

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Comment posted by Guy Tal on May 19, 2006 at 4:32 PM

This is truly fantastic. The colors and shapes make for a surreal scene.

Guy

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Comment posted by Rick Lundh on May 20, 2006 at 12:31 AM

This is extrordinary! I'm sure I will see this in some magazine soon...

Where was this taken?

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Comment posted by David Clapp on May 20, 2006 at 5:05 AM

Thanks all, your appreciation means a lot. I recently went to Valencia for a four day break. The main attractions are the Museum of Arts and Sciences, as well as L'Oceanographic - an underwater sea world of huge proportions.. It was funny to see english birds like Oystercatchers and Avocets in the exotics section above ground! This is an underwater walkway connecting two tropical fish tanks. The fish were swirling above me but this was one of a few shots I had to take to get the right motion and angle. Thats my friend Dean down the end, shooting the opposite of what I did. We had to wait for gaps in the crowds, so fast work was needed!

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Comment posted by Zack Schnepf on May 21, 2006 at 1:35 PM

This is excellent, wonderful concept. Well done.

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Comment posted by Mary Dennis on May 21, 2006 at 5:11 PM

Great shot David and I think it would make a marvelous poster or advertisment for the aquarium.

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Comment posted by Kent Staubus on May 22, 2006 at 12:44 AM

This is an astounding photo! I've never seen anything like it.

Kent in SD

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on May 22, 2006 at 8:20 AM

This is fantastic! Very creative, and executed flawlessly. Congrats on the EP - VERY well deserved.

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Comment posted by renae sandberg on May 22, 2006 at 11:07 AM

Congrats on the EP, this is an amazing capture perfectly executed. Two Thumbs way way up.

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Comment posted by Doug Benner on May 22, 2006 at 3:36 PM

wonderful composition - congratulations

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Comment posted by Michelle C. Parent on May 24, 2006 at 8:30 AM

David,
Cool shot! Congrats on the EP!!!

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Comment posted by Michael Anderson on July 5, 2006 at 11:10 PM

An unbelievable shot that lingers in the memory. Very nicely done. The lighting along the walkway helps to lead you in. It must have taken quite a few shots to get the fish pattern just right.

Mike

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Comment posted by renae sandberg on January 4, 2007 at 2:05 PM

Congrats on the 2006 pic of the year, well deserved.

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Comment posted by renae sandberg on January 4, 2007 at 2:05 PM

Congrats on the 2006 pic of the year, well deserved.

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on January 4, 2007 at 10:05 PM

David, an amazing image. Congratulations on your EP.

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Comment posted by Darren White on January 5, 2007 at 12:32 AM

if I remember correctly you have posted this before with incredible feedback

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Comment posted by Mike Moats on January 5, 2007 at 6:52 AM

Hey David, congrats on the winner.

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Comment posted by Martin Bartsch on April 30, 2008 at 2:54 PM

WoW