September 14, 2011 Neptune Memorial Reef

CaliforniaMama · 09-14-2011, 07:31 AM

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Tomtate grunts and yellowtail snapper swim through Neptune Memorial Reef, an underwater cemetery with decorative arches and columns installed on the ocean floor off Miami Beach. The cremated remains of about 200 people have been mixed with cement and molded into memorial sculptures.

Photograph by David Doubilet, National Geographic

via National Geographic

infinite monkey · 09-14-2011, 09:26 AM

Gorgeous. That would be a cool dive spot.

Sigh. I love the ocean.

Wombat · 09-14-2011, 06:54 PM

I thought it looked really small (only half a metre high) until I noticed the diver, then I had a moment of dizzyness as my brain adjusted to the correct scale.

Cool place.

CaliforniaMama · 09-15-2011, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Wombat

I thought it looked really small (only half a metre high) until I noticed the diver, then I had a moment of dizzyness as my brain adjusted to the correct scale.

At first, I thought it was an image of an aquarium.

Gravdigr · 09-15-2011, 03:45 PM

I would not want swim around dead people.

Death + scuba diving. Not a good mix.

Neptune Reef · 09-21-2011, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by manu

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.
...

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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Originally Posted by Gravdigr

I would not want swim around dead people.

Death + scuba diving. Not a good mix.

Gravdigr · 09-21-2011, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Neptune Reef

...Cremated remains...

Remains of what? Dead people.

Neptune Reef · 09-22-2011, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Gravdigr

Remains of what? Dead people.

Good point.

infinite monkey · 09-15-2011, 03:57 PM

I love the ocean AND I love dead people.

I'm so there.

manu · 09-16-2011, 05:04 AM

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.
...

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...

CaliforniaMama · 09-16-2011, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by manu

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.
...

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...

I personally know the photographer. He used to live in my house and work at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Until his interest in photography got noticed. He quit the Aquarium and went on to do photography full time.

I don't think that with his talent he would need to photoshop an image to get it noticed.

Neptune Reef · 09-21-2011, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by manu

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.
...

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...

Neptune Reef · 09-21-2011, 03:25 PM

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.

infinite monkey · 09-16-2011, 07:23 AM

Fish school. The school happened to be closer to the camera?

As to the lights, it's in the ocean. Water does funny things to lights.

What say our professional photographers?

As one with advanced open water scuba certification, I think it looks pretty normal.

glatt · 09-16-2011, 07:29 AM

Looks normal to me too, and there are fish in the distance, but it's a bit darker there, so they blend in.

09-14-2011, 06:54 PM	#3
Wombat (marsupial with backward-facing pouch) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canberra Posts: 251	I thought it looked really small (only half a metre high) until I noticed the diver, then I had a moment of dizzyness as my brain adjusted to the correct scale. Cool place. __________________ If you don't do it properly, you'll get to the pub sooner.

09-15-2011, 03:45 PM	#5
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09-14-2011, 09:26 AM	#2
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Gorgeous. That would be a cool dive spot. Sigh. I love the ocean.

09-15-2011, 03:57 PM	#9
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	I love the ocean AND I love dead people. I'm so there.

09-16-2011, 05:04 AM	#10
manu Writer of Writings Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 14	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. ... 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...

09-21-2011, 03:25 PM	#13
Neptune Reef Non-Newbie Sort Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 6	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.

09-16-2011, 07:23 AM	#14
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Fish school. The school happened to be closer to the camera? As to the lights, it's in the ocean. Water does funny things to lights. What say our professional photographers? As one with advanced open water scuba certification, I think it looks pretty normal.

09-16-2011, 07:29 AM	#15
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Looks normal to me too, and there are fish in the distance, but it's a bit darker there, so they blend in.

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