I've been trying to find some photographs to include in my scuba guide to accompany the descriptions about each type of dive. I've been looking through scuba diving websites and flickr and come across some really beautiful shots. I really want some photographs that make the landscapes underwater seem like a whole other world and quite mysterious. I much prefer the colour tones which are darker greens and blues. I've got in touch with a couple of the photographers to ask if I can use their photographs and so far one has got back and given me permission to use the photographs as long as it's for non-commercial work and I credit him and am still waiting to hear back from the others.
Photograph of cave diving. What I like about this photograph is that there is an element of wanting to see more. Having the scuba divers within shot is a bit of a teaser because it makes me think about what they could be seeing.
Sea turtles on the reef
I though rather than showing just icebergs for the ice diving or the ice entry point, one direction could be to show the animals that you can see in this area. Although I'm not sure how likely it is that you would see these animals.
Photo from a wreck dive. I quite like the eeriness that the black and white photography conveys but at the same time I don't particularly want just one black and white photograph amongst others which are full colour.
Sink hole/cave. The light bursting through the water is quite interesting but not as nice as the light symphony photograph from an earlier post. Perhaps if there were more variations of colour within it.
Exploring a cave
There's something really magical about this photograph, it looks like the divers are on the search for treasure. It's important that whichever images I choose really represent the possibilities of diving and I think this one definitely does that.
