My daughter had just shown me a book about peculiar life forms in the deepest ravines in the bottom of the oceans when I walked by a rusty dumpster and saw a collection of such creatures in the peeling paint. This is a triple exposure in camera, Fuji X-T4, 18 mm, 1/120 s, f/8, SO 1600, hand held. My camera saves the individual RAW images of multiple exposures (Orig.1-3) that it combines into the final JPEG image (Orig). The first exposure was the sea-urchin-like round spiky form hovering over seaweed at the bottom. I added the two frames with other creatures using the Average setting. I adjusted levels, brightness and contrast in Capture One, and played with Saturation and Glamour Glow filters in NIK Color Efex for the finish. I wonder if I went overboard with the colors but I loved the way the image seemed to come alive with them. What do you think?
6 comments posted
TK Wong
Posted: 08/08/2026 02:55:01
Kirsti Näntö-Salonen
Hi Tony, I cannot see the comment itself, just the notification that it has been posted? Posted: 08/08/2026 14:20:38
Jose Cartas
It really looks like an image "under the sea." Very imaginative! I'm not bothered by the extreme saturation, and I wouldn't change anything.
By the way, congratulations on your photo in the Member Showcase! Posted: 08/11/2026 21:08:26
Kirsti Näntö-Salonen
Thank you, Jose! The Showcase is a great honor! I am glad if the colors work. Every time I tried to tune them down, something seemed to die in the image! Posted: 08/14/2026 05:39:43
George Tyler
What a fantastic imagination you have, Kirsti. I thought that this was a tidal pool. Maybe darken the top to keep the focus on the sea urchin. I like the saturation and colors. Posted: 08/22/2026 18:38:43
Kirsti Näntö-Salonen
Thank you, George! Darkening the top is a great idea! Posted: 08/23/2026 09:34:08
