When illusion fails

2009.06.17

When it does not stretch in the infinite,
But bounded by artificial walls;
When its depth does not reach that of the mind,
But limited by a rough concrete bottom,
Where mantas are just naive creatures of your fantasy
Without the graceful, majestic strokes of their wings,
Where no profound blue seduces your heart with the promise of freedom
But pale colours are to delude your senses all in vain:
I`ll play the fool and aim the camera at myself.
(or briefly: I was bored...:-)

(taken at Monte Mare, Germany)

good sequence, second one makes me wanna rush and breath faster ;) but the image is beautiful!!!

TIM927 · 2009-06-15: 14:41

érdekes élmény lehet vizitündérnek lenni :))

vterezia · 2009-06-15: 17:26

#2 is a cool self portrait, so strange to see a diver without a mask.

etodd80 · 2009-06-15: 17:28

wow what concentration in No 2! great shots!

Riyaz · 2009-06-15: 18:01

wow....fascinating.

MeusCorpus · 2009-06-15: 18:03

These are awesome and impressive. :)

livelovelaugh · 2009-06-15: 21:10

Amazing and breathtaking under water portrait shots!

dgarun · 2009-06-16: 01:08

interesting regulator stage... it looks expensive... but definitely your mask is WAY too big!

(ok i admit it, i was bored, too when writing this... ;-)

stormfish · 2009-06-16: 04:07

p.s. but i had to smile broadly for your explanation of aiming the cam @ yourself... ;-)

stormfish · 2009-06-16: 04:08

Cool self portraits...and is that a shark above you?

????? · 2009-06-16: 05:06

neat set!

crazygluecarla · 2009-06-16: 12:01

number 2 is just brilliant!

opary · 2009-06-16: 12:20

Super set and a lovely commentary :)

davids · 2009-06-16: 14:04

I think you just miss going again to the "deep blue" ...
And now I know how you get your lovely pouty "fish lips"..thanks for the tip, I'm running to buy one of these kinds of equipment and wear it at work at my desk in the absence of water...I should document my transformation through pictures ;))

redro · 2009-06-16: 16:28