UNDER THE WAVES

 

 

 

 

Surf photographer Clark Little, 44, from Hawaii, shoots waves from within with his waterproof camera He has braved waves up to 15ft high at beaches across the world Pictured here are his stunning shots of the water crashing from the air back down onto the sand Surf photographer Clark Little will ride any wave for the perfect shot, with water crashing onto him from up to 15ft above his head. Pictured below are the stunning photographs taken by the 44-year-old from inside the waves. Mr Little, who lives on Hawaii's North Shore - renowned for its waves and great surf - has been taking photographs from the ocean since 2007. His tool is a Nikon D300 with a fish eye lens. The ultra-wide angle fish eye creates a wide panoramic picture. The camera is then cased into a waterproof box. Scroll down for video Clarke Little waits for a mutant barrel that could fit a large school bus to fall. The wave breaks in water less than 2ft feet deep and the sand gets sucked off the sea floor and into the wave +19 Pictured: a shot from behind a breaking wave looking towards shore. Here, the photographer is under water and the curve of the wave distorts the beach scene elongating the palm trees +19 Wave photographer Clarke Little captured this picture during a morning photo session from inside the tube at Teahupoo, Tahiti's most famous surf break. Breaking on a very shallow reef, this spot is known as one of the deadliest waves in the world +19 Surf Photographer Mr Little, 44, pictured here inside a tube wave as it breaks on North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii. His tool is a Nikon D300 with a fish eye lens, cased in a waterproof box. The ultra-wide angle fish eye creates a wide panoramic picture +19 Mr Little looks out of a glassy California barrel during sunset on Newport Beach in California +19 Holding a waterproof camera with an attached strobe flash, the photographer throws himself down on the sand as the wave pitches over and creates an opening with a sunset view in the distance So as not to lose his valuable tool when tossed around by a wave, the camera is tied to a leash attached to his ankle. The photographer presses the trigger and the camera then fires out an impressive nine to 10 frames per second. Not only does the 10lb camera come into the ocean with him, the photographer also drags in tools such as strobe lights so that he can capture the scene perfectly. And no wave fazes Mr Little, who has been hurtled into waves as high as 15ft before being thrown back down to the ground. As he swims, he passes marine wildlife on his way, wearing flippers to help him glide through the ocean. Although his career started out in his native Hawaii, Mr Little travels the world to land the perfect picture - capturing some of the world's biggest waves as he goes. Mr Little started out as a surfer in the 80s and spent two decades riding the waves before discovering his passion. As a surfer, his talent lay in riding shore break waves - waves which break close to the shore - and coming out in one piece. Then, in 2007, his wife, Sandy, asked him to take a photograph of a wave breaking for their house. The surfer stood up to the challenge, bought a cheap camera and threw himself into the wave. He has been photographing the water hurtling down to the shore ever since and has exhibited his pictures across the world from Japan to Brazil. +19 An endangered Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle (Honu in Hawaiian) swimming behind a breaking wave in the shallow waters off of the North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii +19 A large wave is captured laying on the dry sand as it throws over to create the shorebreak barrel. Seconds after the shot, Mr Little was washed up onto the beach - his whole body covered in sand +19 Two waves crash sending water flying into the sky on North Shore in Hawaii +19 It's the golden hour: A wave captured in the early morning looking straight into the sunrise, North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii +19 The surf photographer is pictured here lining up his perfect shot moments before the wave is about to crash onto him He describes his vision as photographing the waves 'inside out'. The photographer spends his days in the water because: 'I love to be in the ocean and I love to take pictures of mother nature. 'I have a major passion for being in the ocean and capturing these images,' he said. In an interview with Fox 5, Mr Little said: 'I'm getting right into the perfect spot. 'I'm just holding the trigger and the adrenaline's pumping because I want to get the best shot. But at the same time you're going to get pummeled. +19 The sun and its rays captured in the arc of the wave on North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii in this early morning shot. Mr Little often leaves his house in the pitch black to capture the sun as it rises +19 The silhouette of a surfer Flynn Novak is frozen the moment before he jumps off the back of his surfboard. The flash was supposed to go off and set the scene alight. Instead, the true light from inside the wave is perfectly captured +19 A classic Californian setting captured from a new perspective: Malibu Pier shot by Mr Little from inside the tube +19 Mr Little is pictured here grabbing onto his camera before snapping the inside of the tube as it crashes onto him. The waterproof camera housing has a safety leash attached to his wrist so the camera is not lost if the unit is ripped from his hand +19 This is the breathtaking moment two waves collide and send a fan of water upwards in front of the setting sun to create a stunning image 'So I kind of hold my breath and a lot of times I get sucked up, a lot times I get sucked up into the falls.' The results of the photographer's time in the water are breathtaking, but mainly Mr Little says he throws himself in, wave after wave, because he has 'a great time'. Sometimes he has to tuck his camera under his arm to stop it from being dragged away by the ocean. 'Or, I get in the featal position and hope for the best,' he said. Clarke Little's latest coffee table book 'Shorebreak' includes over 100 shots from Hawaii, Japan and California. Below, you can watch the video of Clarke Little braving his way into the waves with his camera. +19 In this picture there was no wind which made the ocean look like glass. The picture was taken ay Makena Beach, Maui, Hawaii +19 This picture was taken underwater from the backside of a Tahitian tube spinning down a shallow reef in Tahiti, French Polynesia   In this picture the wind was blowing strongly offshore, creating a mist flying off the top of this backlit wave on the West Shore, Oahu, Hawaii

Sunken WWII transport plane still in incredible condition 70 years after it was used by paratroopers in fight against the Nazis is now a playground for freedivers The Douglas Dakota DC-3 was used as a transporter by a Turkish paratroop regiment in World War Two It was deliberately sunk in waters of Cas, Turkey, in July 2009 to create an underwater playground for divers   Now home to shrimps, tropical fish and the odd baracuda, a World War Two warplane lies covered in algae, resting on the sea bed. The Douglas Dakota DC-3, which was used as a transporter by a Turkish paratroop regiment in World War Two, today sits at the bottom of the Mediterranean - its twin propeller engines now rusted and covered in coral. The plane, which is 21 metres beneath the surface, was deliberately sunk in waters of Cas, Turkey, in July 2009 to create an underwater playground for divers. Scroll down for video +14 Ghost of the deep: A free-diver swims next to a sunken WWII DC-3 aircraft off the coast of Turkey +14 Attraction: The historic aircraft was deliberately sunk in waters off Cas, in Turkey, to create an underground playground for divers +14 A piece of history: A free-diver grabs hold of one of the propellers of the sunken DC-3 aircraft 21 metres under water +14 Inside the fuselage of the sunken DC3 aircraft, where paratroopers would sit in line before bailing out The submerged aircraft is now home to schools of tropical fish. Shrimp gobies live in the cool sand in the shadow of the plane and barracudas drift past the wings in search of food.   Underwater photographer Andrey Nekrasov, 42, dived the wreck. He entered the sunken aircraft through the large door in the main hull, which was once used as the main exit for jumping paratroopers. He said: 'We went on a diving boat to a small island. Directly below us lay the plane - its blurred outlines were visible on the surface of the water. 'The plane was so well preserved, it looked as it were resting on an airfield runway. It looked unusual and beautiful.' Freedivers explore WWII plane submerged in Turkey   +14 Group shot: The freedivers pose for a picture above the sunken WWII aircraft. It took some of them several attempts until they could hold their breath for long enough to reach the site +14 +14 A cable connects the sunken aircraft to a buoy on the surface giving the freedivers an easy route to follow as they explore the historic wreck +14 The plane, which is 21 metres beneath the surface, was deliberately sunk in waters of Cas, Turkey, in July 2009 to create an underwater playground for divers +14 In touch with the past: A freediver touches the roof of the DC3's cockpit. It was one of the most successful airplane models of its time and around 13,000 DC-3s were built before production ended in 1945 +14 Underwater photographer Andrey Nekrasov, said: 'The plane was so well preserved, it looked as it were resting on an airfield runway. It looked unusual and beautiful' Mr Nekrasov, from Odessa in Ukraine, and a group of divers from Russia explored the almost perfectly preserved wreckage using no breathing apparatus. Divers wore full face masks and wetsuits, resurfacing every two minutes to breathe. Mr Neskarov said: 'Not all free divers were able to reach the plane on their first try. 'But once everyone in the group had managed to reach the plane we decided to take a group picture. Towards the end of the dive I was able to hold my breath long enough to look inside the cabin.' +14 +14 War horse: The Douglas Dakota DC-3 which was used as a transporter by a Turkish paratroop regiment in World War II +14 The last DC-3 was built in 1945. Some models are still flying as cargo aircraft in developing countries such as Bolivia and Tonga +14 Preparing to dive: The group of Russian freedivers gets ready to explore the historic wreck The very first Douglas DC-3 took off in 1935. It was one of the most successful airplane models of its time and around 13,000 DC-3s were built. The military variant used by Allied forces was designated the C-47 Skytrain, of which more than 10,000 were produced. The last DC-3 was built in 1945. Some models are still flying as cargo aircraft in developing countries such as Bolivia and Tonga. Read more: