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[rgamby]

Hi again,

While at lunch I decided to post another picture for your approval. On my first dive of the afternoon off Key West my buddy and I had just been off the boat for about 5 minutes when the captain of the boat appeared in scuba gear "bug hunting" for lobster. He gave me the shark symbol and pointed to follow him. We went over a few coral heads and he pointed out this 7 footer that was resting under the ledge. I got off a few shots and later went back and got a few more (I have a new strobe set up and was playing with the flash settings). Anyway, here's another picture and of course your comments are always appreciated!

Cheers,
Randall

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[Photobeat]

Again Randal - see my turtle review - same good things: filling the frame, getting close, good use in framing the subject. You seem to have a good sense of compostion regarding filling the frame. Ths is no small deal, you can improve all the stuff below in one dive by thinking about it. Framing and compostion is the best skill to have and it appears you have a good sense of that

Similar rules from the turtle: - Shooting down (you may not have been able to get lower or maybe didn't want to) is not the best way to go. The lighting is biggest negative it is a little stale, I would have maybe tried for some dramtic side lighting but would need to get lower to pull it off. I need to know what you set up is before getting into more detail.

[Kelpfish]

In this shot, I'd have gotten a little lower and try to capture a combo of head and profile, as if it is swimming into the camera or along side it.

Joe