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Under-Over Shots
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Surface quality is so important to underwater photography. Flat calm
conditions allow more light to enter the water, can create dramatic sunbursts,
and can be exploited for under/overshots that are taken underwater but also have a subject that can be seen through the surface (in Snells window) shots.
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Under/over is the term coined to describe pictures taken through the surface
with the camera underwater (of subjects above water). Unlike over/undershots that cross the surface boundary i.e the camera lens is half-in and half-out of the water showing subjects above and below shots
where the camera is simultaneously over and under, with under/over shots the
camera is below water and the subject is above.
This type of picture is being taken seriously in competitions and, being
unusual, is winning often. Having been taken whilst underwater, under/over shots
usually comply with competition rules, and is worth including in any underwater
photographer's repertoire.
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