last weekend, our dear friends asked us if we’d like to go out on their boat with them. we absolutely love spending time with the skubins, so of course, our answer was an overwhelming yes, yes, YES!! having not shot underwater for quite a while, i decided to bring my D700 and underwater housing with me. it was different than what i’m used to (shooting in my pool) but i loved it just as much. there’s something about shooting in the water that so resonates with and speaks to me. i don’t think i could ever get enough of it (except for dealing with my wet dreads). lucky for me, we’re headed to MN for a week — to a cabin on a lake, where i’m connecting with the amazing martha (of i see the moon photography). martha and i dream and talk about lots of shooting together, including underwater. :-) and i so cannot wait!!!
here’s a few of my favorites from our amazing evening together just off of our (almost) private island…
ETA: nothing like just finding out that tropical storm debby is continuing to leave her mark in the pinellas county waters. the pinellas health department just issued a health advisory declaring that the waters at five popular beaches are a potential health risk because of high bacteria counts. why? because of…
FECAL MATTER that was washed from the land into the gulf.
OMG, how gross! of course, the waters we were in is one of the affected areas. yuck, yuck, yuck, yuck, yuck!
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I loved the way you processed the B/W images! Beautiful…
So so so fun and AMAZING photos! Thanks for sharing your life and talent with us, always!
I *love* the water pics… Do you use a waterproof case or an underwater camera? Oh, and I literally belly laughed when I realized that in one of the pics, the anomaly I was struggling to figure out is actually a hand with a beer thrusting proudly into the sky… lol!!! LOVE that!
These are so amazing!
These photos are breathtaking. Love them all – such an amazing perspective. Makes me want to invest in some underwater housing. Just BEAUTIFUL!
These are so awesome, Deb.
Deb, your talent is beautiful. To me, looking at your photos is like reading poetry. So, so beautiful.
And, OH GROSS. That is disgusting. I know when we were having the torrential rains here from Debby, I wouldn’t let A. play outside…I seriously could not identify the stuff floating by in the sidewalk “rivers”. NASTY.
Simply breathtaking. You continue to amaze!
Oh, and…. about the fecal matter….. effing GROSS!
I LOVE these images! Super inspiring. Maybe the fecal matter exposure was worth it
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breathtaking images! you are so inspiring Deb!
beautiful photography, as always! sorry about the water conditions~yuck!
deb-THESE PICTURES. they are insane!
lovelovelove.
Absolutely beautiful. You are such an inspiration! Super gross on the water story. Funny how something so beautiful can be so yucky at the same time. We live in a crazy world but your images capture the beauty.
Deb, these shots are amaaaaaaaazing!
I am so inspired and would love to have something like this of my family. POOP OR NO POOP.
xo
What a spot! Blows my mind to see such a pretty place with literally no waves!! It reminds me of when we were sailing in French Polynesia. Your water images are so beautiful and calm! I love how your style (your spirit!) shines through in them just like in your landlocked images.
Great work as always. Too bad the water was contaminated. We have problem beaches in SoCal here too. I won’t surf some spots because of it. I hope you are all up to date on your Hep B!! xo
I absolutely fell in LOVE with your water images. Just stunning…all of them!
Beautiful!!!! NOTHING sh@&$y about these photos!;)
These are absolutely the most amazing images I have seen in a very long time. LOVE them. x
Beautiful pix. #502 reminded me of the “angels” post on your previous blog Aug 23,’11. Hmmm.
These are absolutely gorgeous! Love these images to pieces!
Oh no – I was admiring your stunning photos then read about the water warning – yuck alright
amazing series…I could feel the crisp chill of the water spray as i scrolled down….!
Love these so much, Deb! You just have such a knack for clicking the shutter at the perfect moment even underwater.
I couldn’t love these photos more….. Breathtaking!! The island looks very familiar, is this Anclote?
every one…a treasure. bravo, welcome home, congratulations and love.
as usual – awesome photos! Love the water shots – you’re so good!
oh my word.
these are absolutely incredible, deb!
truly breathtaking!
totally worth bacteria infested water!
Simply gorgeous Deb! Really, really gorgeous.
WOW Deb!! JUST WOW. I just want to scroll through these over and over….they are incredible….and i’ll just pretend like i didn’t read that last part LOL. ew.
breathtaking imagery… glad I stopped by for a visit
holey crap you’re good.