SWIMMING
Of all forms of physical and mental exercise, swimming has been my favorite. Perhaps age and convenience make a difference in my ability to maintain the need for this exercise. For example, I still love the skill of bicycling to balance my exercise. Will I swim until the end of my life? It is a good plan though I find it to be one of the most inconvenient forms of exercise. This category of photography is the newest of the many skills that I am learning in the process of photography. I will be adding images done at and under the surface of this form of hydrotherapy. Due to my love for photography and the desire to expand that practice, I include the following visual essay of willing subjects in convenient swimming locations. The behavior of light and a slight magnification contribute to this nearly otherworldly visual form through the lens of the camera.
Thanks to the lack of gravity or bouncy, one can manipulate movement far different than that movement associated with being out of the water. As my experience grows broader, I have been able to take advantage of the light rays that pass through the water differently, depending on the all-important path of the earth through the yearly tilting of the axis of the earth. Models make a difference whether experienced or not. The dynamic of a dancer and the length of the hair as well as the behavior of the fabrics when work in the water to create a range of looks to work from.
THE AQUATIC OPERA SERIES
