Batfish

[h2o]

Hi All,

Please kindly give your comments on the two pics.

Camera: F80 with 20 mm
Strobe: Single YS120 on manual; for 1st pic the strobe is on the left side & for 2nd the strobe is placed above the housing.
Settings: 1/125, f8

Many thanks...............

[kthan]

Hi H20

nice exposure. both are very nice. I esp like the column of light coming down on the batfish in pic 2.

you were less than 10m from the surface?


Eric

[h2o]

hi eric,

thx for your comment....i was at about 6 m........

[siaoon]

hey... like yr 2nd shot... hmm.. anyway to minimise the blue in the pic???

if can... its going to be a gd gd pic man!!

[h2o]

hi Siaoon,

thx...i will have to practise more on my lighting skills.....

[kthan]

Originally Posted by siaoon hey... like yr 2nd shot... hmm.. anyway to minimise the blue in the pic??? if can... its going to be a gd gd pic man!!

siaoon, u must understand it is a scanned film shot. I reckon the print to be many times better than what we see here.

Eric

[eel]

ooh me like batfish! 2nd pix makes good use of the light. pity about the top fish that got partially cut off.

[lovells19]

i think the 2nd one is nicer..

the column of light seems to capture my attention then the fishes, like holy light from above lol as if someone from above just released all these batfishes

[waisj]

Hi h2o,

I love a hybrid of both actually, allow me to explain.

I like the way the school of batfish which is swimming into the frame, on pic 1 , however, it is pic 2 's sunrays and "background" blue water and sub rays taht atttracted my attention . I actually don't fance the landscape crop on the 2nd photo.

Would have love the (if possible) sun rays and blues with the batfish swimming into the frame like in pic 1.


Hope that helped

[h2o]

hi all,

good tuesday morning to u...thx for all your comments.......

eel: agree with u,would have been better if there was no amputaton.

lovells19: i like the spot light effect in the 2nd pic.

waisj: i understand what u mean, do u think that 16 mm may be a better lens to make the hybrid of the 2? pls advise how u may take the pic and the lens u may use.....the batfish are about 1 m from camera in the 1st pic and slightly more than 2 m in the 2nd......i was at about 6 m from the surface.....the background is a reef wall.....

many thanks........

[azone]

Very nice lighting. Both are well done.

[siaoon]

Originally Posted by kthan siaoon, u must understand it is a scanned film shot. I reckon the print to be many times better than what we see here. Eric

oh.. icic.. i bet so.. coz once i open the photo in PS.. the colour seem well balanced... hoho...

dun get me wrong.. hor.. this is a gdgdgd photos.. like the composition and the "holy" feeling.. juz seem a bit blue when i saw it here.. (funny.. how come so much diff when i copied it down and opened it up in PS??)

think i can't even get anywhere near this in years to come...

[h2o]

hi siaoon,

i'm still new to scanning......everything is pretty much on autopilot at the moment...........

[waisj]

Originally Posted by h2o hi all, good tuesday morning to u...thx for all your comments....... eel: agree with u,would have been better if there was no amputaton. lovells19: i like the spot light effect in the 2nd pic. waisj: i understand what u mean, do u think that 16 mm may be a better lens to make the hybrid of the 2? pls advise how u may take the pic and the lens u may use.....the batfish are about 1 m from camera in the 1st pic and slightly more than 2 m in the 2nd......i was at about 6 m from the surface.....the background is a reef wall..... many thanks........

Nah.. 16mm would be too wide, normally i'd be using 20mm for schooling fish, big fish and stuff, 16mm only when i wanna use for reef shots, sadly enough, my film days were wrought with bad exposures and lousy vis

Well if possible, get a bit closer to the fish for the first and point up, again easier said than done, no fish poses for photographers... or so they say.

Cheers

[h2o]

Originally Posted by waisj Nah.. 16mm would be too wide, normally i'd be using 20mm for schooling fish, big fish and stuff, 16mm only when i wanna use for reef shots, sadly enough, my film days were wrought with bad exposures and lousy vis Well if possible, get a bit closer to the fish for the first and point up, again easier said than done, no fish poses for photographers... or so they say. Cheers

thanks...........

[waisj]

Actually, youshould re-scan the photos. judging from the lack of details, i can only imagine how captivating the #2 is for the sun rays and #1 is for the moody feel.

[Eric Leong]

Originally Posted by h2o hi siaoon, i'm still new to scanning......everything is pretty much on autopilot at the moment...........

Hey H2o,
Come to my office with this Batfish slide & do another scan.....c any diff or not. By the way what film u used?

Eric L

[DTan]

Eric, how would u scan it then?

[h2o]

Originally Posted by Eric Leong Hey H2o, Come to my office with this Batfish slide & do another scan.....c any diff or not. By the way what film u used? Eric L

i am using kodak 100VS..........how is your operating hours like?

[h2o]

Originally Posted by waisj Actually, youshould re-scan the photos. judging from the lack of details, i can only imagine how captivating the #2 is for the sun rays and #1 is for the moody feel.

probably it is better to leave it as it is yar......