Every photo is given a name that oftentimes sounds silly but nevertheless imaginative such as 'The queen and her coterie', 'Rhythm of the currents', 'Caught in the act', 'Pulse of the waves', 'At your beck and call'. Nadine poses in all sorts of manner only a mermaid
could and in very stylish outfits too.

One thing that is very distracting is the amount of bubbles rising to the surface at the edges of some pictures. No doubt they are from safety divers, but if perfection is the aim of this portfolio, then in my opinion, Windiarto Tjandra lacks an eye for detail.

I’m also surprised he didn’t learn anything about including marine life in the shoot from Todd Essick whose own underwater pictures feature sharks and a damsel distress — themes that would have definitely given this book an interesting marine life angle as well.

'A bed of embroidery' needs special mention. It is the only picture featuring Nadine with fishes. A school of juvenile catfishes, to be exact. I suspect the inclusion of the catfishes here is by pure chance when they were swimming in the area as the shoot was taking place. The picture is interesting and nicely taken but not perfect.

Nadine is seen lying on the sandy bottom behind the feeding school in a semicircle, but she had to spoil the almost perfect shot with her wayward left leg awkwardly stretched out behind her head. If it had hidden behind her wavy hair, the shot would have been the highlight of the whole book!