Michel Braunstein 1 Posted January 29, 2013 Hi all, Jazon Isley from www.scubazoo.com has done some amazing and very funny shots of surreal scenes mixing underwater life and human figures. The results are really intersting see here: http://www.michelbraunstein.com/figures-with-fish-surreal-underwater/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Balrog 5 Posted January 30, 2013 That's great work in which the humour belies the work that has gone into it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
water buffalo 13 Posted January 30, 2013 Very clever! Thanks for sharing this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blaisedouros 4 Posted January 31, 2013 This is great work, and a nice fresh perspective on what we usually see in UW imaging. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tdpriest 115 Posted January 31, 2013 Hang on a minute: there has been criticism for manipulating animals onto white backgrounds, but none (so far) for disturbing animals with plastic figures? I find these images a bit annoying. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
browng 8 Posted January 31, 2013 Hang on a minute: there has been criticism for manipulating animals onto white backgrounds, but none (so far) for disturbing animals with plastic figures? I find these images a bit annoying. Tim I like the shots, clearly a lot of thought has gone into creating the images. It is great to see art photography underwater, but probably won't win any competitions because the judges won't appreciate the art or the humour. But I can see this style appearing at the BSoUP Humorous Category in July!! All the best Gordon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muppetcam 1 Posted February 1, 2013 Thanks for all the comments, I appreciate them all, even the negative comments - it's ok Tim the creatures weren't disturbed as the soldier's guns aren't real! On a serious note (and without wanting to start a huge disturbing marinelife debate) I have been extremely careful with the marinelife when shooting these images as I knew I would receive the odd negative hypocrytical comment, every single underwater photographer disturbs the marinelife, whether it be blowing bubbles into schools of fish, flashing powerful strobes in the eyes of minute subjects, baiting sharks, shooting nautilus that have been brought up from the deep by fishermen, the list goes on and on. My placement of 8mm miniatures have mostly been on sand and when the creature is on the move I have tried to anticipate the direction, in Lembeh the blue-ring octopus crawled over a plastic flip-flop, a mug, dodged a floating nappy and then crawled over a plastic lighter so my little minaitures were nothing compared to its usual plastic obstical course. The images are being re-posted and don't generally have the text and explanation behind the series which I included in the original article, I started this project a year ago and wanted to create images that would reach the general public and could also be used for educational purposes, especially for children as they would seem like fun pictures - the men repairing the tunnel explain exactly what the shrimp is doing for the goby etc. The next series of images I have planned will be more environmental, miniatures clearing plastic, fishing nets and garbage from the seabed, I already have the garbage truck, dump truck etc, just need to get underwater. If you haven't seen the entire series they can be seen here; They actually follow a surreal theme of people living underwater, first the creatures attack, miniatures fight back and then they all live in harmony. Bizarre I know and yes maybe I have lost the plot! Jason 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DamonA 7 Posted February 1, 2013 I think it's time you stopped playing Sims, I like the date palm scene the best Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aquapaul 26 Posted February 1, 2013 Fantastic, very original and creative... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jmauricio 23 Posted February 1, 2013 I think its pretty creative, especially with the theme. Well done, I'm sure it took a lot of patience to execute. It does not appear that any wildlife had to be handled or taken out of their natural habitat in order to make the images. I think this is a key criteria for criticism. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
derway 2 Posted February 3, 2013 I love them. Especially "tickets please"! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Williams 0 Posted February 5, 2013 Didn't know quite what to make of it at first. After looking at the entire set I love them. The knowledge of the critters involved and the patience needed to get the images is just amazing. To quote Dr Suess, “I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living” Cheers, Steve Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muppetcam 1 Posted February 6, 2013 . To quote Dr Suess, “I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living” Cheers, Steve Thanks Steve, I think you have just given me the quote I needed for the book! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CheungyDiver 53 Posted February 6, 2013 Hey Jason "bring out the Midgets....." LOL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
