Underwater

Another picture from last weekend's pool fun. I hadn't done "pool pictures" before and was looking to get more familiar with my new camera, so I got it out and started taking some shots with it. Before I knew it, everyone was really into it and we were all having a blast.

This is my brother Zach, enjoying the refreshing pool. To get this shot, I had to stand on the diving board and lean towards the pool (kinda scary with a brand new camera, but totally worth it!) while he swam underwater from one end towards me. This was snapped half a second before he surfaced.

This was tricky to get something that looked "right". If I took the shot when he was too deep, the water would distort him in odd ways and you would have a silly putty Zach, run over by a dump truck and tossed in the river by the mob look. If he blew bubbles, I would have a great picture of "Bubble Face". If I wasn't careful in my positioning and framing the sun reflecting on the water (I forgot my polarizer, and no I don't want to talk about it) would make it look like some helicopter was shining a spot light on him so the FBI agents on the ground could swoop in and make the arrest.

Having worked through those challenges, I'm quite happy with the picture I've made. It's not often that every time I look at a picture I go "wow, I love that picture" and even rarer is it one of mine. But when it is, I love that feeling. They aren't always my "best" pictures, but they always are special to me.