Reef Fish

h2o · 23rd February 2005

hi all,

pls kindly comment on the 2 pics.

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

lanxx · 23rd February 2005

I like the 2nd one, nice lighting

waisj · 24th February 2005

hi h2o,

The second one is good, but i'd like to see more of a blue background.
using the 20mm i suppose? pointing upwards maybe better.

well it is alaways harder for WA as compared to MAcro. so keep shooting.

Goondoo · 24th February 2005

Originally Posted by waisj

hi h2o,

The second one is good, but i'd like to see more of a blue background.
using the 20mm i suppose? pointing upwards maybe better.

well it is alaways harder for WA as compared to MAcro. so keep shooting.

yup, i prefer 1st too....
more calm and presents the beauty of UW.
too much distractions for my eyes in the 2nd pic.

beivied · 24th February 2005

does waisj mean he like the first one, or does he mean he prefer more blue in the second one??

i prefer the second one. i think there is more focus, and better emphasis on the subject. first one feels a little bit empty to me. i feel that the first one's composition is somewhat not good enough ... cant explain.. me cannot take wide angle..

h2o · 24th February 2005

hi all,

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

waisj: the background of the 2nd pic is a boulder, so the background is black.....probably i may have to shift to the left of the coral and shoot upwards to get a bit of sun and blue....

i agree that the 1st has too little emphasis on the subject........i was about 2-3 feet from the subject and everytime i move closer or when i exhale...the fishes will take cover in the coral....i had to hold my breathe for quite a while......

ScoobaKev · 24th February 2005

I definitely prefer the 1st image.

To improve it, I would suggest going a lot closer to the coral so that the colourful anthias can stand out as your subject!

23rd February 2005	#1
h2o Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 446	Reef Fish hi all, pls kindly comment on the 2 pics. thanks................

23rd February 2005	#2
lanxx Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 897	I like the 2nd one, nice lighting

24th February 2005	#3
waisj Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: OZilla Posts: 1,965	hi h2o, The second one is good, but i'd like to see more of a blue background. using the 20mm i suppose? pointing upwards maybe better. well it is alaways harder for WA as compared to MAcro. so keep shooting.

24th February 2005	#5
beivied Moderator Join Date: May 2003 Location: East, Singapore Posts: 4,213	does waisj mean he like the first one, or does he mean he prefer more blue in the second one?? i prefer the second one. i think there is more focus, and better emphasis on the subject. first one feels a little bit empty to me. i feel that the first one's composition is somewhat not good enough ... cant explain.. me cannot take wide angle..

24th February 2005	#7
ScoobaKev Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pasir Ris Posts: 863	I definitely prefer the 1st image. To improve it, I would suggest going a lot closer to the coral so that the colourful anthias can stand out as your subject!