The Creative Children

We all gather and wait to see fireworks.  Always anticipating a BIG blow out, hopefully bigger then the year before. Cameras ready.  Fingers sharp to point out at the ones we love the BEST.  It is hard to achieve superb fireworks shots but these photos will prove that it could be done.

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via Smashing magazine

I just bought a great camera Nikon D60 after much consideration.  The new Nikon D90 looked amazing but for a girl who has never had a “real” camera, it was a bit much.  (aka, confusing). I am currently reading the manual, trying to get acquainted before my upcoming trip to the Caribbean. I have also decided to take a photography class to learn more about different techniques, how to use light, angles, distance etc in order to come up with a picture that will truly capture the object/moment desired.  I found some amazing photography during my research on what I can personally do in order to be a better picture taker. I was blown away at the emotions and thoughts these photos provoked while looking at them. Photography is a powerful thing!

Water Drop

Water and a Girl

A Conversation

Bird and Meat

Autumn in Red

Family of lady bugs

All Alone

Bird and Water

Golf Ball

Cat

Flower

Water

Flowers

Beach

Bubble

Hand

Leaf

Ballons

Tree

Fight

by Vailancio Rodrigues and Smashing Magazine Editorial Team

Of all the different types of photography showcased on Smashing Magazine, underwater photography is probably one of the most difficult to practice. It requires a very specialized equipment and the knowledge of some advanced techniques to get a perfect picture. You need to get the correct exposure, accurate focus, controlled movement of your subject and a pleasing color balance; you also have to deal with low light. Underwater photos offen suffer from loss of color and contrast when taken at a significant depth. Such photos are always adjusted with color balance to help offset the blueish tint of the water.

Because underwater photography is a specialized art, relatively few photographers attempt it. But it offers many exciting and rare photographic opportunities for fresh and truly different vivid images. Most often, photographers use a traditional film or digital camera covered in a watertight casing. Professionals prefer to use special underwater cameras.

Below, we present over 50 beautiful examples of underwater photos, created by artists and professional photographers. All works featured below have the artists and photographers’ names linked to their portfolios or websites. At the bottom of this post you’ll fine some links to Flickr groups where you can find more similar and exciting photos.

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