Turtle

h2o · 12th February 2005

Hi All,

Happy new year!!

Hope the ang baos taking is favourable for your next dive

Once again I am here to seek your opinions....pls comment on the 2 turtle pics and suggest ways to improve..........

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

lovells19 · 12th February 2005

Woah! nice composition!

the first one would be nicer if there's abit more color,
2nd one is very nice!

mantaray · 14th February 2005

I prefer your first picture. But like what lovells said, more colour better.

kthan · 14th February 2005

composition wise, first pic tkaes the prize.

siaoon · 14th February 2005

hmm yr foto can be further improved with PS works...

had a go at it with yr 1st pic

did some colour PS and contrast..

anyway.. care to share wat setup u used.. yr setting and how u made this shot?

so that we all can learn from each other..

DTan · 14th February 2005

siaoon's ps-ed version a bit too red for me but it does make the pic look slightly better. turtle stands out from the bkgd.

h2o · 15th February 2005

hi all,

thanks for your comments........

i am using nikon f80 with 20 mm lens, my strobe is single sea & sea ys 120......settings is 1/60 f5.6 or f/8, can't recall exactly.....my strobe was placed directly above my housing on manual......

both turtles are approx 3 ft from camera.....i reckon my aiming was a bit off for the 1st pic or i could have set the strobe on half power......i suppose i had not adjusted my strobe as i move closer to the turtle.....both shots were taken with the camera pointed slightly upwards.....

in any case what do u think of the negative space?? is it too much?? could it be better with a tighter crop with the turtle??

thanks.....

12th February 2005	#1
h2o Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 446	Turtle Hi All, Happy new year!! Hope the ang baos taking is favourable for your next dive Once again I am here to seek your opinions....pls comment on the 2 turtle pics and suggest ways to improve.......... Many thanks...............

14th February 2005	#5
siaoon Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 738	hmm yr foto can be further improved with PS works... had a go at it with yr 1st pic did some colour PS and contrast.. anyway.. care to share wat setup u used.. yr setting and how u made this shot? so that we all can learn from each other.. Last edited by siaoon; 15th February 2005 at 10:02 AM. Reason: paiseh. edited the pic again. PC not colour calibrated. ;p

12th February 2005	#2
lovells19 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Deep Deep in the sea Posts: 3,234	Woah! nice composition! the first one would be nicer if there's abit more color, 2nd one is very nice!

14th February 2005	#3
mantaray Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 195	I prefer your first picture. But like what lovells said, more colour better.

14th February 2005	#4
kthan Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2,318	composition wise, first pic tkaes the prize.

14th February 2005	#6
DTan Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 441	siaoon's ps-ed version a bit too red for me but it does make the pic look slightly better. turtle stands out from the bkgd.

15th February 2005	#7
h2o Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 446	hi all, thanks for your comments........ i am using nikon f80 with 20 mm lens, my strobe is single sea & sea ys 120......settings is 1/60 f5.6 or f/8, can't recall exactly.....my strobe was placed directly above my housing on manual...... both turtles are approx 3 ft from camera.....i reckon my aiming was a bit off for the 1st pic or i could have set the strobe on half power......i suppose i had not adjusted my strobe as i move closer to the turtle.....both shots were taken with the camera pointed slightly upwards..... in any case what do u think of the negative space?? is it too much?? could it be better with a tighter crop with the turtle?? thanks.....