Readers Lives

Staff · Issue 19, Jun/Jul 2004 · pp. 5

Products mentioned: Nikonos IVa, Kodachrome 100 VS, Nikon Coolscan 4000 ED

5 Readers Lives Want to have your say? E mail peter@uwpmag.com Any unwanted underwater photo equipment? Hi I am a photographer form Poland - north-east Europe - region Mazury- near the Russian border. I am studying at The Academy of Fine Art in Gdansk - in the photography departament. I love to take photos under ice in winter - this time is the best to dive in Polish lakes because the water is clean (water visibility 5 to 15meters - I know that is not much but in Polish conditions it is very good). The thin ice is the best background to take underwater landscapes with sunset - parts of underwater plants left in the ice. The underice mazury photography is very specific, because in winter light is very soft and in short lived. I attach some samples of my work. I took all of underwater photos with a Nikonos IVa with 35mm and Kodachrome 100 VS - and scanned them on aNikon Coolscan 4000 ED. T…