Threee recent underwater images (fish)

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Threee recent underwater images (fish)

Postby Willy wombat on Mon Oct 13, 2008 2:25 pm

Three recent aquatic images from me (two from the GBR, one from Fiji - the batfish)

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Lizard Fish


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Bat fish


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Teeny weeny goby

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Re: Threee recent underwater images (fish)

Postby ATJ on Mon Oct 13, 2008 2:44 pm

Steve,

I like the third one best. You have given the Tubastraea are really nice 3D effect, even showing some of the fluorescence. The goby is lit well and has a lot of detail.

The batfish sunbusrt is well executed, but don't like the ones chopped in half, leaving the frame. If you have to chop any of them, I'd prefer them coming into the frame and have their faces visible.

The lizard fish has a lot of detail but its colours sort of disappear into the background (more the fish's fault than yours).
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Re: Threee recent underwater images (fish)

Postby biggerry on Mon Oct 13, 2008 3:03 pm

ones chopped in half, leaving the frame.

:agree:

even with this, i reckon its a stunner! It looks surreal and generated :D
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Re: Threee recent underwater images (fish)

Postby jase80 on Mon Oct 13, 2008 3:53 pm

Number two is beautiful.
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Re: Threee recent underwater images (fish)

Postby surenj on Mon Oct 13, 2008 8:26 pm

The bat fish are amazing.. You could clone out the one on the extreme left. Great stuff!
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Re: Threee recent underwater images (fish)

Postby rcg on Mon Oct 13, 2008 8:52 pm

Wow! to the second
Nice images =)
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Re: Threee recent underwater images (fish)

Postby Willy wombat on Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:12 pm

ATJ wrote:Steve,

I like the third one best. You have given the Tubastraea are really nice 3D effect, even showing some of the fluorescence. The goby is lit well and has a lot of detail.

The batfish sunbusrt is well executed, but don't like the ones chopped in half, leaving the frame. If you have to chop any of them, I'd prefer them coming into the frame and have their faces visible.

The lizard fish has a lot of detail but its colours sort of disappear into the background (more the fish's fault than yours).


Thanks for the detailed feedback ATJ. It was a shame I chopped the faces off those bat fish, but im still happy with the image. Those fish actually moved quite quickly and were prone to swimming/tilting away from the camera. Annoying!
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