When I was at school, one of my favorite subjects was DRAWING. But my sincere passion for creativity was not appreciated by our teacher on this subject. Moreover, she allowed me to do anything in her lessons, except for DRAWING! Such non-pedagogical behavior of the teacher was explained simply: the development of my drawing talents stopped somewhere between two and three years old and did not want to progress any further. And all the efforts of those people who tried to teach me to draw, did not lead to anything good.
Well, okay, because without the ability to art, people live and many even quite well. And I would have lived, but my sincere passion for creativity did not give me rest.
Agree, because it is fortunate to have the opportunity and the ability to create something beautiful and unique, something that can make people think about the infinite beauty of our world, perhaps thereby making it a little better!
But you can not change your hands to new ones, and once you can not hold your pencils and a brush, then let them hold the camera, and that it would be easier to hold it, it's better to take it under the water :) And what under water is always a lot that amazes with its variety of shapes and colors and thus giving unlimited opportunities for photo-creativity? Of course, CORALS!
The underwater world is rich, diverse and incredibly beautiful. More and more people, subjugated by this beauty, join the friendly ranks of divers and (which I am especially pleased with) freedivers, in order to be able to visit this fairy tale more often. But some of these people can not long store all the underwater miracles they have seen and do not have the strength to share all this wealth with other people. Perhaps this is how underwater photographers appear.
I do not know how others, and my development as an underwater photographer went according to the following scheme: first I bought everything. Then seeing that the beauty persistently does not want to get along with the photos made by my very expensive photo kit, I got my first knowledge on the topic: "why does the camera have so many buttons, if all the same they shoot in the" automatic "mode. the pursuit of "masterpieces." Maybe it's not bad, because it turned out to be a good way of self-improvement in both shooting technique and diving skills.More else it was great to expand the geography of my travels. And of course every year it became funnier to remember, That once seemed "very expensive photo-kit" :)
Everything seems to be fine ... But what about my true passion for creativity, where did she go? After all, when you chase after something, you stop noticing the beauty of what is very close! What can be seen and photographed without spending huge money on distant and expensive travel, then you can enjoy for an infinitely long time, having bought the cheapest tour to the cheapest hotel in Egypt!
At first, when I was going to write an article about the beauty of the Coral World, as always I began to choose all the best pictures from all that I have on this subject.
And then I remembered the lessons of the DRAWING in school and how I was upset to see the beautiful drawings of my classmates, while at the sight of my "creations" the teacher from suicide saved only Validol and the idea that the teacher of music is even worse, because I also loved to sing ...
And I wanted to show everyone, and to remember for myself that nature is an infinitely large House of Creativity,
the sea is one of its best educational classes, and the corals and their numerous inhabitants are excellent sitters for a beginner underwater photo artist.
At the same time, not quite expensive kit for underwater photography, mask, tube and fins. And of course you need your true passion for creativity!
Perhaps not all your pictures will win in prestigious competitions and will not become an adornment of the best photo galleries of the World.
But they can not badly decorate your photo albums and walls of your houses. But most importantly, they will surely defeat the dullness and everyday routine of everyday life, giving vivid memories of the beauty of the underwater world!
P.S. All the photos you saw in this article are made at shallow depths and without the use of scuba gear. In other words, they could be made by any person capable of diving to a depth of 3-4 meters.
Moreover, I chose "test" images, made just for setting up the equipment and which most likely no one would ever have seen except the "basket" of my computer ...