Into a pool

I just love #2, very cool.

Really nice... #2 & #3 are my favourites.

Very nice shots

Todd

oooooooo many thanks

a new one

I like the concept but a little too messy for me, particularly on the right background. Also needs some balance in lighting, my eye keeps getting pulled to the top left of the photo. I do like the way you are playing with different more creative approaches, so I hope you don't mind when I say this one just does not quite work for me.

ok .... B)

I completely agree with loftus ... i love what you are doing .. and you have some great shots .. but this one took me a good10

seconds to get my eyes to see what I was looking at.

once I saw it I quite liked it though .. A bit more light on the face and an eye would launch that last image to be a great one.

But apart from that .. well done very creative and imaginative.

I like 2, 3 and 4, very nice, love that 2 probably the best, don't like the nose bubble, ones.

#2 & 4 for me... Nice stuff... I did find the nose bubble amusing

The first shot is very cool; great colours. My favorite so far. Looks like a nice mix of strobe and ambient, am I correct?

correct

Very nice; I think one of the coolest parts of doing pool stuff is exploring the reflections.

What lens / EXIF data / one or two strobes?

The lighting on this shot you posted is superb!

I especially like the way the strobe reflected off the water onto the swimmer's cheek, chin and throat.

Also, the strobe froze everything nicely: No evidence of front or rear curtain sync.

notes about the shots

1- 1/200 f5 10,5 mm 400iso

2- 1/20 f5 105 micro vr 400iso no strobes

3- 1/250 f11 10,5 mm - 125iso

4- 1/40 f16 10,5 mm 100iso

5- 1/15 f22 28-70 a 52 100iso

6- 1/40 f18 28-70 a 52 100 iso

7- 1/10 f11 17-35 a 35 250iso

8- 1/250 f16 17-35 a 22 400iso

9- 1/15 f9 28-70 a 60 400iso - this is with no strobes, with a spot

10- 1/30 f11 17-35 a 35 400 iso

d200 with two strobes (usually the inon z240, only the first with subtronic alpha) in seacam housing

I like the second one. It would be a great backdrop for an ad or something, or just a mural somewhere. The red in the swimsuit with the black and white gives it a great graphic quality