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Title
The Plunge
Artist
Karen Wiles
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
THE PLUNGE by KAREN WILES
A dramatic artwork featuring the power of the male form highlighted against the rugged rock formations of the cliffs of Mexico. A breathtaking artwork image as the ocean waters may only be seen in the distant background and not below which adds to the drama of the dive itself with a large "wow" impact factor in photography.
The Plunge" is one of several of Wiles' series of images featuring the Mexican divers in Acapulco.
Received "In Motion" Photography Award 2010...
Featured in Travel and Leisure Magazine...
The La Quebrada Cliff Divers are a group of professional high divers, based in Acapulco, Mexico. They perform daily shows for the public, which involve diving 35 metres (125 ft) from the cliffs of La Quebrada into the sea below. The depth of water in the "Gulch" can vary from 6 to 16 feet depending on the waves, with an average depth of 12 feet. Timing is crucial for the divers. During the night, they often hold torches while diving. Acapulco cliff diving was regularly featured on weekend sports television programming in the United States during the 1960s and 1970s when the USA High Diving Team competed with the La Quebrada Cliff Divers annually during the Acapulco Christmas Festival. The 2002 Guinness Book of World Records lists this as "the highest regularly performed headfirst dives" in the world!
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November 11th, 2010
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Viewed 5,695 Times - Last Visitor from Fairfield, CT on 04/25/2024 at 7:49 PM
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Port Orange, FL - United States
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 Views on One Image Group's Special Features Nominations For Promotion #24 . Please help your fellow artists by visiting and passing on the love to another artist in the the 1000 Views on One Image Group....L/F/Tw
Orlando, FL - United States
Whoa! What a capture, Karen! Congratulations! Your amazing image has been featured on the "Environmental Art - Specifically Ocean Conservation" home page! Thank you for your participation in this group!
Budapest, BP - Hungary
Nominating this fabulous capture for a special feature on the 1000 view group. LFP
Richardson, TX - United States
Nominating this fabulous for special feature for special feature on the 1000 view group...t/p
Port Orange, FL - United States
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group ..... Feel free to place your featured image in the Features Archive and any Genre specific Archive l/f/p
La Zenia, Al - Spain
Congratulations, your wonderful image has been featured on the Homepage of the Photography Only Group, please feel free to add it as a permanent record to the Discussion Thread for Featured Images.
Peekskill, NY - United States
Incredibly powerful, formidable image, worth many prizes! Congrats, Karen. L/F and voted in 'People' contest.
Titusville, FL - United States
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Dallas, TX - United States
Congratulations Karen on your feature in "Life Is What Happens". We are pleased to share this marvelous example of your work with the group members and visitors. fav
Hampstead, NC - United States
Thank you Klaas for featuring "The Plunge" in the Colorful and Fasentenreich!
New Brunswick, NJ - United States
Karen, congratulations! Your beautiful work has been featured in the Life group! Best regards.
Hampstead, NC - United States
Thank you Barbara for featuring "The Plunge" in Motivation, Meditation, and Inspiration!
Colorado &, N. - United States
CONGRATULATIONS! Your REMARKABLE work is FEATURED in MOTIVATION MEDITATION and INSPIRATION, well done and presented, v/f!
Seattle, Wa - United States
Wow, what a shot! You really captured him in the jackknife position! Great imagery! Thanks for all you do Karen! Contest, groups, voting, promoting.. You are a generous lady! FVG+
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