Re: scuba diving

Originally Posted by
alpacinoutd
I'm trying to describe a situation when a person goes scuba diving. Is this good?
Jim needed to clear his mind. He couldn't think of a better
way than scuba diving
to help him achieve that. The boat bobbed gently on the waves as he put on his heavy suit and tank. The sky was just beginning to lighten when he dove
off into the warm
, salty water. Shafts of sunlight burst through the waves and pierced the darkness
of the abyss. It was dead silent down there except for the sound of his breathing. The
water was completely devoid of life
, making Jim bored. He wanted to rise to the surface
, when the gleaming of an object caught his attention. Is that a
shipwreck? he asked himself.
Also, is there a beautiful way to describe this?
https://motionarray.imgix.net/previe...-high_0004.jpg
Sunlight doesn't reach an ocean's abyss. The abyss is deep sea. If he just jumped in, he's not there.
I'm not a teacher. I speak American English. I've tutored writing at the University of Southern Maine and have done a good deal of copy editing and writing, occasionally for publication.