Mudskipper

[ortega]

Went Hunting in the mangrove swamp and I saw this
big fella on a rock looking at me. About 20cm long.

I almost fell into the swamp trying to get a shot of it b4 it swam away.



pointers welcomed, I am a newbie at nature photography
Thanks

[catchlights]

Put a ruler next to the fish, so we will know is it really a 20cm long Mudskipper.
Btw, normally they hop, hop, hop before swim away.

catchlights>> <<ortega

[ortega]

Originally Posted by catchlights Put a ruler next to the fish, so we will know is it really a 20cm long Mudskipper. Btw, normally they hop, hop, hop before swim away. catchlights>> <<ortega

If you want I can show them to you, I saw 6 of these 20cm long mudskippers.
nobody can give me some pointers on how to make this pictures nicer?

[sumball]

Shoot more and learn from failure... hehehe

Where did u shoot this, Alex? I saw many of them at SBWR.

[Sjourn]

where are your mangrove pics?

[Petf69]

may be the water splash from you falling into the swamp will make the photo more interesting.....

[~Arcanic~]

pic look a bit too central imho, maybe include its living environment a bit more would be nicer..? =)

but the mudskipper looks... YUMMY...

[catchlights]

Originally Posted by ortega If you want I can show them to you, I saw 6 of these 20cm long mudskippers. nobody can give me some pointers on how to make this pictures nicer?

Maybe some action pictures will be interesting, but seriously I’m not good is this kind of pictures, so better don’t talk big as if like I know everything.

[ortega]

This was shot at Sungei Api Api next to Pasir Ris Park
Which is a mangrove swamp.

Decided not to add the enviroment as he chap was in a drain
the mangrove swamp is really hard to compose.

the splash would be nice but who is going to press the shutter for me?

Thanks for the OT, I suppose that no one shoots mangrove swamps.
I tried a landscape shot of the swamp but it did not turn out nice, I'll post it later. Just for your viewing pleasure.

[MountainMan]

Congrats Ortega... being "newbie" here it was nice attempt at NaturePhotoGraphy... hope to see you post more here

[ortega]

Originally Posted by MountainMan Congrats Ortega... being "newbie" here it was nice attempt at NaturePhotoGraphy... hope to see you post more here

Thanks MM, I try to get out of my comfort zone once in a while and try something new. I do hope to improve, but I am under equipped for nature, will try harder.

btw if you want to see the swamp, it can be found here

http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthrea...72#post1209272

[ironargon]

Ortega,

Like to share...In general (but not always true and not always possible), shoot the creature head-on for more impact. Sidewards body shots are very school science 'textbook' like and lacks punch.

Wideangle can create dramatic effect through distortion






hmmm... these guys are just 5cm long


http://ironargon.t35.com

[ortega]

thanks for the pointers

a head on shot from my 1st try



sorry overdid the USM

[Sjourn]

anyone ever stepped on one?? egeghhhh!! the thought just made my hair stand...

nice shot....

[catchlights]

On the second thought, you first posted picture is more suitable for editorial usage.

[ortega]

I will try again on a day with better light, or with the help of CLS

[MountainMan]

I have recently seen someone post a head-on closeup shot of a mudskipper at eye level with very good framing done. Can't remember who it was but that shot was a very good pix... wish I could remember the link to the shot... would like to take that myself oneday but it is not easy to do so as one has to literally swim in the swamp to get that shot

[Joko1974]

Originally Posted by ortega thanks for the pointers a head on shot from my 1st try sorry overdid the USM

This one is very interesting. Makes people curious to see further, to know what is it exactly.

[yanyewkay]

seems like a different league altogether from butterflies. Head-on shots really made a better impact.

[ockly]

Just to share this Mudskipper taken at P.Ubin.
Its about 7-8cm long.