TWO WORLDS
Imagine an image where you can see above and below the water all in the one frame. Although your initial thought might be that it can’t be real and it has to be a composite image, you’d be wrong. I present to you the art of the ‘over under’!
Ever since the first day I picked up a camera I mar-velled at the idea of over under images and how this unique technique can connect the familiar terrestrial world with the unfamiliar marine world. This is the style of photography I now specialise in shooting.
An ‘over under’ also commonly referred to as a split shot or 50/50, is a type of ocean photo where the viewer can see below the water in the foreground of the image and above the water in the background of the image, brilliantly captured in a single exposure. Images like these can typically be taken when snorkelling, as you’ll usually be working in shallow water.
Capturing over under images can seem a bit daunting at first to the novice ocean photographer but, like anything, practice makes perfect and once you have learned the basics you will be nailing incredible
