Islandbound 1 Posted June 21, 2007 (edited) A couple of days ago I went out into an area where there are generally hooks and lines aplenty, enough that its wise to be cautious about getting snagged by avid shore fisherman. Anyway, not 10 feet into the water from the shore an entire school of 6" squid waited for us and led us deeper where we found a couple of nice things to enjoy on a dusk swim. If anyone has any comments on lighting, composition change, better angle, please "tear it up". I really want to know how to become a better photo taker and would really welcome constructive criticism. Anyway, here are two photos from then. Edited June 21, 2007 by Islandbound Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scubamarli 5 Posted June 21, 2007 an entire school of 6" octopi (?)Probably a school of squid; if it was a school of octopus, better alert the scientists. Lovely colour in your photos; I think you could improve the angle of the first one so it's not a shot of the sea hare's rear end. The out of focus area in front of the second shot bothers me. Try a slightly smaller aperture, or position yourself, if possible, so that the coral isn't too close to the lens in comparison to the fish, so that it is in sharper focus.Great start, though! Cheers, Marli Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tx51210 0 Posted June 22, 2007 I like the selective focus on #2 and the attention of the fish is on the camera. The coral and subject must limit your composition but I like what you have. Consider a horizontal crop along the bottom to remove the dark void in the bottom right corner. Nice colors on #1 but subject composition could be better. You would think for what these models charge, they could cooperate a little better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Islandbound 1 Posted June 23, 2007 Thanks for the feedback! After reading both of your replies I went back out and tried to find some of the same fish/corals but there was so much silt in the water I gave up before I was successful. What exactly makes for a good composition for a nudibranch or slug? Is it the positioning of the animal against the background and/or lighting or is it trying to catch the animal in a natural pose that shows an activity or action? Admittedly, I usually focus on slower moving animals and fish as I have very few seconds to get a photo freediving. Is this a "composed" photo? Is this one "composed" or is it even interesting? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
james 0 Posted June 23, 2007 I love the shot w/ the goby/blenny and the green acropora polyps! How did you capture the color so well??? Cheers James Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Islandbound 1 Posted June 23, 2007 I would love to say, "experience" or some such lofty thing but the truth is these were taken with a D80, YS51 on TTL and a YS-110 on DS TTL. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
