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Old 09-16-2011, 11:11 AM   #16
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If we had them in this country I would so go for that.
The best I can hope for is a badger's den.
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Old 09-18-2011, 05:50 PM   #17
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I sea dead people.
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I wonder if the dead people sea us?
The dead sea everything.
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Old 09-21-2011, 03:21 PM   #18
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It does look surreal but it's not fake. That's me in the photo.
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The photo looks fake. Lights are weird. Why so many fishes in front of the camera and none further on?
Light on the diver looks weird.
Visibility strangely rendered.
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for me it's a photoshop.

This does not mean the picture is not nice, it is definitely appealing to me as a final stand...
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Old 09-21-2011, 03:24 PM   #19
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Welcome to the Cellar, Neptune.
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Old 09-21-2011, 03:25 PM   #20
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The light in the background is a huge lamp like is used to light a stage, made water tight. The grunts are very curious fish and are drawn to the motion.

There were thousands of photos taken, over 3 days, for this one picture in NatGeo, 40 minutes were dedicated to photographing this one scene.
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Old 09-21-2011, 03:28 PM   #21
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No dead people. Cremated remains mixed with cement in shapes like starfish.
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The photo looks fake. Lights are weird. Why so many fishes in front of the camera and none further on?
Light on the diver looks weird.
Visibility strangely rendered.
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for me it's a photoshop.

This does not mean the picture is not nice, it is definitely appealing to me as a final stand...
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I would not want swim around dead people.

Death + scuba diving. Not a good mix.
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Old 09-21-2011, 03:41 PM   #22
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Neptune, thank you.

(Can I say I told you so?)

WELCOME. I must hear more about your diving experiences. I haven't been in years.
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Old 09-21-2011, 04:56 PM   #23
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...Cremated remains...
Remains of what? Dead people.
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Old 09-22-2011, 10:11 AM   #24
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Remains of what? Dead people.
Good point.
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Old 09-22-2011, 10:20 AM   #25
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Neptune, thank you.

(Can I say I told you so?)

WELCOME. I must hear more about your diving experiences. I haven't been in years.
Where do I start? I've been working on this project for 8 years and have logged nearly 900 dives there. It's the dives that give us trouble that we remember, like having your regulator mouth-piece come off without your knowing or the boat turning 180 on the mooring during a storm too heavy to see the boat...
Things like forgetting the weightbelt or running out of air stop being memorable after the first few dozen times.
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Old 09-22-2011, 10:21 AM   #26
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Welcome Neptune Reef. I am delighted to see you here, I hope you'll stick around.

Oh, great shot, great shot. I'm an unstoppable snapshotter (not photographer) and I love looking at others' pictures. I've taken a few in and under the water and I have a little appreciation for just how freakin complicated it is to do it, never mind do it so well.

Nice to meetcha.
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Old 09-22-2011, 10:22 AM   #27
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Welcome to the Cellar, Neptune.
Thanks CM. The article that goes with that photo from the Feb. issue of NatGeo is here: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/20...arrigan-text/4
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Old 09-22-2011, 10:25 AM   #28
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I'd like to be thrown into the ocean, whole, and let the sharks eat me.
Dolphins.
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Old 09-22-2011, 10:31 PM   #29
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Should we explain that to Neptune?
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Old 09-22-2011, 11:39 PM   #30
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