Comments on: Amazing And Beautiful Underwater Photos

By: ihaytelibruls

ihaytelibruls — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:58:44 +0000

“I agree that people yell photoshop too often, (It’s called trolling, they’re just doing it to get a rise out of you) but the fifth photo down (the jellyfish) is obviously fake. The largest jellyfish species is no where near the size of that one. Supposedly largest recorded had a 7 foot bell, that one looks to be, oh, 25 feet? So while I agree that people that yell shop are usually messing with you, that doesn’t mean you can ignore all comments regarding it. Be critical and have common sense, people.”

Wait!..but the moon landings were all photoshopped!
And..and the holocaust!
you heathen non-bee-leeveurs!

By: Reply

Reply — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 03:39:59 +0000

Actually, Anonymous/#25, you can see in that “unphotoshopped” picture from your link that the diver has been removed from it. So, your “original” version seems to be copy of the picture shown here.

I agree with previous comments saying some pictures look simply unreal. Either way, most of these are stunning. It’d be lovely to have the original source for this material, though.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:34:23 +0000

Yep, giant jelly is photoshopped. Original photo (without the diver) is here: http://www.diverssite.com/news.php?extend.778

By: Cass

Cass — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:17:28 +0000

I too HATE when people see images and SCREAM photoshop right away. But please honestly look at some of these pictures and there is NO denying that they have been shopped, image 3 and 5 I believe are shopped for sure. Where as the first and 15 are amazing but look truly real. I know everyone can have an opinion, but I believe its wrong to say that half these arent photoshopped when it is quite obvious they are.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:16:41 +0000

aww these are fake? that’s no fun.

By: hil

hil — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:36:14 +0000

this is the most terrifying site…
ever.

however the pictures ARE incredible, nonetheless.

By: Chese

Chese — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:02:58 +0000

Once i dreamed to be a professional photographer. I am a nature lover really. Then me and my family discovered a beach in luzon area in Philippines. Somewhere in Batanes. Whoa. I felt so relaxed and found a peaceful life .

By: Trevorio

Trevorio — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:14:02 +0000

sorry about that last one… i dont know what happened.

As I was saying, jellyfish do not get that big, period. There are impressively large jellyfish, and you can often hear about jellyfish whose tentacles trail for hundreds of feet, but their bells will never get that big. It’s impractical. You have a creature 90+% water floating around. It would be torn apart by currents and predators long before this point. The lighting between the jelly and the diver is wrong as well.

#3, the shark one, is also an obvious fake. Though admittedly less blatantly so, as it could potentially be done by combining a couple irl photos. There’s a few more I’m pretty sure are fake, but could potentially just be adjusted. There’s no excuse to make stuff up, the underwater world is beautiful and exciting as it is.

By: Trevorio

Trevorio — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:08:24 +0000

Jellyfish DO NOT

By: VINCE

VINCE — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:59:38 +0000

i love the photos. but i was just wondering if the jellyfish (5th photo) was even real?

By: Chester

Chester — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:31:47 +0000

I agree that people yell photoshop too often, (It’s called trolling, they’re just doing it to get a rise out of you) but the fifth photo down (the jellyfish) is obviously fake. The largest jellyfish species is no where near the size of that one. Supposedly largest recorded had a 7 foot bell, that one looks to be, oh, 25 feet? So while I agree that people that yell shop are usually messing with you, that doesn’t mean you can ignore all comments regarding it. Be critical and have common sense, people.

By: Tron

Tron — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:05:48 +0000

These looked shooped, but insanely awesome!

By: Airile, say danke.

Airile, say danke. — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:44:09 +0000

THAT’S A HUGE ASS JELLY FISH!!!!

By: Teresa

Teresa — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:59:04 +0000

Ok…. I am so sick of people screaming Photoshop when they see pictures they cannot take themselves. Awesome photos, keep up the good work!

By: Adelle

Adelle — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:19:47 +0000

too bad about photoshop, though. We can’t trust our eyes, unless we see it ourselves. What we see in photographs is not what was actually seen by the photographer. I wish they wouldn’t shop them.

and of course, they need to quit using photoshop in news pictures completely. People have lost their jobs because of shopping journalistic photos. as it should be.

By: Camille

Camille — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:52:07 +0000

HOLY CRAP! is the fifth one down a jellyfish? scary! and amazing.

By: Captainllama

Captainllama — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:51:28 +0000

There is a difference between using Photoshop to enhance a photograph of what is actually there and manipulating an image to create something from the imagination. I question image 5, the (apparently) giant spheroid jellyfish with the following diver (apparently) a fraction of its size. What’s that all about?

By: Ian

Ian — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:50:36 +0000

Yah but come on, if you are talking are editing photos to make them look nice thats one thing, but talking about the beauty of underwater animals and then photoshopping a giant jellyfish thats something completely different, especially in this documentary like picture album.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:30:47 +0000

No doubt! Photoshop is the photog’s best friend. But sometimes photoshopped images just look… well… photoshopped. It detracts rather than improves.

You are correct, though. Many of the images above are cool, original and pleasing to look at.

By: Hartley

Hartley — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:26:48 +0000

I think there needs to be something like a spam filter to filter all the stupid comments about using photoshop. the pictures are great. Period.

By: Amatoc Indus

Amatoc Indus — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:37:30 +0000

Of course some of them are photoshopped, what respected photographer doesn’t touch up and edit their work in photoshop? All of my friends who are photography majors shop their images. Its part of the industry

Photoshopped or not, these images are really cool, original, and pleasing to look at. That’s all that matters

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:11:30 +0000

Very nice pictures. The non-photoshopped ones are marvelous! Good work.

By: Owen Pointer

Owen Pointer — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:01:09 +0000

no comment is needed, truly great photos, & the divers saw more than we see in the photos, lucky them & thanks for giving us a small portion of what you felt.

By: hinayupak

hinayupak — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:34:59 +0000

At least he acknowledged half of it.. Nonetheless, awesome shots, shopped or not.. Seems it wasn’t by the way..

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:43:14 +0000

Beautiful pictures! Beautiful other world! It’s amazes me that as soon as someone sees photographs they themselves can’t take, they claim its been Photoshopped.

By: good collections mate

good collections mate — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:47:47 +0000

nice pictures

By: john

john — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:11:14 +0000

half of this crap is photoshopped…