September 25, 2017
A tiny wire shrimp on wire coral. Range about 2 feet with 105mm lens.
A tiny wire shrimp on wire coral. Range about 2 feet with 105mm lens.
September 25, 2017
An extreme crop at least shows what the subject is.
An extreme crop at least shows what the subject is.
March 17, 2019
A pipefish, with too much flash
A pipefish, with too much flash
March 17, 2019
Pipefish, fixed
Pipefish, fixed
March 17, 2019
Painted Tunicates hiding in the 'bushes'
Painted Tunicates hiding in the 'bushes'
March 17, 2019
Painted Tunicates, isolated
Painted Tunicates, isolated
March 17, 2019
Sea Rod from a foot or so away.
Sea Rod from a foot or so away.
March 17, 2019
Cropped in.
Cropped in.
March 17, 2019
An over-exposed Artichoke Coral
An over-exposed Artichoke Coral
March 17, 2019
Cropped, darkened and color-balanced.
Cropped, darkened and color-balanced.
March 17, 2019
This is actually a decent shot as-is, but I wanted to get rid of the distracting elements.
This is actually a decent shot as-is, but I wanted to get rid of the distracting elements.
March 17, 2019.
Cropped, and a change to color balance.
As a side note, Moray Eels are not green. They are blue but excrete a yellow mucus coating that makes them look green underwater.
Cropped, and a change to color balance.
As a side note, Moray Eels are not green. They are blue but excrete a yellow mucus coating that makes them look green underwater.
March 18, 2019
A little bright, and white balance is off.
A little bright, and white balance is off.
March 18, 2019
March 18, 2019
Not bad, but not close enough.
Not bad, but not close enough.
March 18, 2019
March 18, 2019
I like the patterns of this Delicate Lacey coral, but too many distracting elements.
I like the patterns of this Delicate Lacey coral, but too many distracting elements.
March 18, 2019
Isolated the part of interest to me and fixed white balance
Isolated the part of interest to me and fixed white balance
March 18, 2019
Not the best angle for this Christmas Tree worm.
Not the best angle for this Christmas Tree worm.
March 18, 2019
Crop in to see some detail rescues the shot.
Crop in to see some detail rescues the shot.
March 18, 2019
Over-exposed, wrong white balance
Over-exposed, wrong white balance
March 18, 2019
March 18, 2019
March 18, 2019
March 18, 2019
Typical issue shooting up into the sun. The brightness of the sun overwhelms much of the detail. I have to reduce the brightness of the bright areas, but at the same time not darken the shadows any more.
Typical issue shooting up into the sun. The brightness of the sun overwhelms much of the detail. I have to reduce the brightness of the bright areas, but at the same time not darken the shadows any more.
March 18, 2019
Much different look when I pull the highlights down in post-processing.
Much different look when I pull the highlights down in post-processing.
March 19, 2019
Shot in ambient lighting with wide angle. Hey - underwater you shoot with the lens you brought!
Shot in ambient lighting with wide angle. Hey - underwater you shoot with the lens you brought!
March 19, 2019
White balanced and cropped in.
White balanced and cropped in.
March 19, 2019
Subjects too far away for my flash to do much. Need to brighten this up a lot.
Subjects too far away for my flash to do much. Need to brighten this up a lot.
March 19, 2019
March 19, 2019
Not a bad shot, just want to isolate the subject more.
Not a bad shot, just want to isolate the subject more.
March 19, 2019
March 19, 2019
Too dark, but that doesn't bother me so much here because the main problem I have pulling detail out of Sea Rods is that parts of them really soak up light and go overexposed easily. Better to slightly under-expose.
Too dark, but that doesn't bother me so much here because the main problem I have pulling detail out of Sea Rods is that parts of them really soak up light and go overexposed easily. Better to slightly under-expose.
March 19, 2019
Some detail found.
Some detail found.
March 20, 2019
This Goldentail Moray Eel is actually only about an inch in diameter, but it will look more impressive cropped.
This Goldentail Moray Eel is actually only about an inch in diameter, but it will look more impressive cropped.
March 20, 2019
Looks bigger now!
Looks bigger now!
March 20, 2019
Ah - the wire shrimp on wire coral challenge. It's always hard to get close enough, focus on the actual shrimp AND get a shot before they move off.
Ah - the wire shrimp on wire coral challenge. It's always hard to get close enough, focus on the actual shrimp AND get a shot before they move off.
March 20, 2019
Not too bad on this one.
Not too bad on this one.
March 20, 2019
Somewhere in there is a decent composition
Somewhere in there is a decent composition
March 20, 2019
Better!
Better!
March 21, 2019
March 21, 2019
March 21, 2019
March 21, 2019
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March 21, 2019
March 21, 2019
March 21, 2019
March 21, 2019
March 21, 2019