My last silly camera-destroying shot of my feet floating in the water at San Juanillo Beach in Costa Rica.
It was old and it had its problems but I have to say that my little Olympus 850SW was the most fun I’ve ever had with a camera!
Later they told me that ‘water-proof’ cameras need to have their seals checked after year or so. However, even if you haven’t checked the seals a waterproof camera is still useful in downpours, waterfall spray and at sandy beaches – just don’t go swimming with it!
Two tiny underwater videos shot with it in better days :
While snorkelling in Huatalco, Mexico I found myself swimming through a school of surgeon fish…
Shot notes: My underwater camera (Olympus Stylus 850SW) had a number of settings that I unfortunately never bothered to try out until my trip to Huatalco. One of them is ‘underwater portrait’. Have you ever tried to take a portrait of a fish? Believe it or not, they refuse to stand still and say ‘cheese’. So the fish wriggle around a lot, and I am also flapping around in an attempt to maintain a stable position underwater. Result: a lot of blurred, ‘almost got it’ photos. But it then occurred to me that video, although without a specific underwater setting, might work. So behold, underwater ballet, as performed by a bunch of Surgeon Fish in La Entrega Bay, Huatalco…
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One of my last videos before my ‘waterproof’ camera became somewhat less waterproof than advertised!
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Nancy Merrill’s a Photo a Week Challenge: Feet.
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gorgeous water colour!! Sorry about your camera too!
Although it’s a silly photo it does bring back great memories of floating in warm turquoise waters!
My feet are insanely jealous of your feet. Nice shot. Sorry it meant the death of the camera. Thanks for joining the challenge!
If one has to go I suppose it was a good way to go…