3rd Place Underwater Digital Art
Conor Culver
“Fall Writter“
The Story:
This image is part of my body of work titled “These Dreams of Mine”. I wanted to create an image to reference the inking capabilities from the Big Fin Reef Squid and have the squid look like it is an artist. As artists, we often put our emotions into the work we create. When Squid are distressed, they use their ink. I decided on the background for two reasons, one was for the color to match the yellow in the squid. The other reason was to reference how I imagine authors writing books: in the cool weather of the mountains surrounded by beauty and nature.
Location:
Big Fin Reef Squid from Beangabang, Alor, Indonesia. Background is from Crested Butte, Colorado USA
Equipment Used:
- Camera: Nikon D800E
- Housing: Ikelite Nikon D800E Housing
- Lens: Nikon 60mm Macro Lens for the squid and Nikon 14-24mm Lens for the background
- Lights/Strobes: Dual Ikelite DS160 Strobes
Camera Settings:
- Aperture: F18
- Shutter Speed: 1/120 sec
- ISO: 200
