hello doll

my filming abilities are slowly getting better and i am trying to take images without a flash because if you use a flash (unless it is for a close-up) the image is obscured by silt or other debris/plancton. however on this particular dive, my hand was otherwise engaged by holding someone else's as i was a wee bit scared i have to admit! this wreck was beautiful however, very dreamlike with structures covereed in DMFingers (see below) slowly emerging out of deep aqua blue. i have not had any spooky experiences yet, but last week after three dives i suffered from a touch of nitrogen narcosis and was 'narced' as it is known. i was seeing a torch in two places at once and streaks of light... next time it happens i'll have to pay more attention to exactly what is happening acoustic wise as well if i can!

Some of the critters are anenome-like things, in particular Dead Man's Fingers which cover most of the reefs in this country. They actually do look like fingers when viewed around a porthole for example. there are some more images on my blog.

i suppose at some point i will consolidate all of this into some kind of work, probably video. some of my 'atmospheric' stills would look great on a large scale eg: http://lindsaybrown.wordpress.com/2009/02/15/vows-reef-in-the-firth-of-f... i'm also interested in myself in the water and the notion of becoming something else whilst in this environment, so tried to do some filming last week... but it is still only 7 degrees centigrade in the water here, a bit too cold yet for any kind of flesh to be exposed to the sea, even just a face.

i've never heard of Fennesz 'Black Sea' so thanks for the link. saucy is no more than 2 miles from the shore and sits at 23 metres deep... i'll let you know how i'm progressing and of course if i uncover any spooky goings on...

Lx