Very first picture!
Jul 19, 2012 11:08:07 #
Jul 19, 2012 11:11:04 #
Put it in my camera. This is a good picture. May have needed a little more light on the fishes face but overall I really like the shot.
Oh, and Welcome!
Oh, and Welcome!
Jul 19, 2012 11:17:04 #
When shooting fish in aquariums put the lens of your camera on the glass. This will cut down on reflections. Try this with your fish tank and see the difference. Very nice subject. Keep practicing and you will be very good.
wetone wrote:
Please let me know your thoughts...what would you do differently?
Jul 19, 2012 11:21:52 #
Wow! I think you did a great job! You caught the fish's "character".
Jul 19, 2012 11:25:44 #
Really nice photo! But I think you should have asked him to smile....he looks like a grumpy old man. LOL
Jul 19, 2012 18:49:56 #
wetone wrote:
Please let me know your thoughts...what would you do differently?
I'd lighten it up some and sharpen, like this. A very nice picture.... :thumbup:
Mike
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Jul 19, 2012 19:52:29 #
Or PhotoShop Elements 9, and Topaz Adjust 5 - HDR Dynamic PoP ll.
Jul 20, 2012 01:20:11 #
tk wrote:
Put it in my camera. This is a good picture. May have needed a little more light on the fishes face but overall I really like the shot.
Oh, and Welcome!
Oh, and Welcome!
Tested youre perception about the face brightness with an oval selection feathered by 20 pixels. It seemed to me that it was a definite improvement when brightened.
On the otherhand, a general overall brightening with increased contrast seemed to do as well.
Jul 20, 2012 01:23:04 #
wetone wrote:
Please let me know your thoughts...what would you do differently?
Well, I find it easier to eat a fish then to shoot a picture of them, so I'm no help at all. :lol:
Jul 20, 2012 01:25:19 #
jk48
Loc: Camarillo, California
wetone wrote:
Please let me know your thoughts...what would you do differently?
and a very nice one...crop a little tighter on the fish..will it hold together if you zoom it up a bit..
Jul 20, 2012 03:10:23 #
LOVE it! I also like what the guys did to lighten it a bit.
Another tip for aquarium shooting. As one said, put the lens right against the glass and I always carried that a step further. I took along 2 pieces of white paper (like envelopes) and a rubber band. I put an envelope on each side of the lens and held them on with the rubber band and let them flange out onto the glass on each side. It kept out any glare and the light from the aquarium reflected back on the fish. Not good at explaining that but hope it makes a little sense.
Another tip for aquarium shooting. As one said, put the lens right against the glass and I always carried that a step further. I took along 2 pieces of white paper (like envelopes) and a rubber band. I put an envelope on each side of the lens and held them on with the rubber band and let them flange out onto the glass on each side. It kept out any glare and the light from the aquarium reflected back on the fish. Not good at explaining that but hope it makes a little sense.
Jul 20, 2012 06:56:55 #
Good shot and welcome.
Your idea about the 'funnel' around the lens was a good one. Lens' cost bucks and protecting them is a priority.
Your idea about the 'funnel' around the lens was a good one. Lens' cost bucks and protecting them is a priority.
Jul 20, 2012 07:13:19 #
wetone wrote:
Please let me know your thoughts...what would you do differently?
HAR! Great shot - who's studying who?
You have left some fin blur that indicates how active this fish is - I think that was probably the best way to go - the only question I have is - does the color match what your eye saw? If not, perhaps you could boost the color a little in a photo editor - the water tends to diffract and darken aquatic photos. Nice first post - keep 'em coming!
**** Sorry - did not read all the posts, first! Nice examples of PP - Wetone, if you don't have the fancy programs, try FastStone - it's free, and even I can work it!
Jul 20, 2012 09:10:58 #
Jul 20, 2012 11:25:42 #
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