Honorable Mention Wide Angle
Filip Staes
“Waterlily“
The Story: I have been going to the same lake for seven years now to photograph water lilies. During the summer months I regularly photograph these beautiful waterplants They grow in the wild in a big lake and I always use my scuba equipment because the stems sometimes reach 3 meters of depth.. If you look at the picture you would think that this flower is completely under the water surface, but when you take a closer look you can see part of the flower above the water surface. This optical illusion was obtained by not completely submerging the dome port and tilting it upwards.
Location: Turnhout, Belgium
Equipment Used: Nikon D7100 Camera, Hugyfot housing, Tokina 10-17mm Fishey Lens, Dual Retra Pro Strobes
Camera Settings: 1/320, F16, ISO 100
