rtrski 20 Posted July 26, 2009 (edited) OK here's one: I feel like I got the lighting 'quantity' about right, as I didn't want the colorful background overwhelming the eel...although I might've wanted a bit more light on his snout. I feel like I got the eel focus good too. But while I always read "you don't want the background too sharp to lose the subject", in this case I've got two shrimp and a banded shrimp in that background. Do people think a shot like this needed MORE focal depth, or less, or are there other major changes you'd have made? This is a crop of about 60% of the actual shot area, admittedly, and I wavered on where exactly those boundaries were (didn't quite get a nice diagonal through the main subject and his attendants....) Edited July 26, 2009 by rtrski Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ce4jesus 1 Posted July 26, 2009 I think it looks fine to me. The shot shows an eel at a cleaner station, ie in its environment. I think the fact you got two of the shrimp and the eel in focus is amazing. I usually get one or the other. The lighting is fine...although I agree it looks as if the eel is lit better just below its head. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yahsemtough 0 Posted July 27, 2009 I think the depth of field is fine if you wanted to show the interaction of the shrimp with the eel. That said I think the angle of the shot could be altered to provide that separation you mention between the eel and the background. If it is a 60% crop as you mention then definately getting closer to the subject if conditions and environment allow may also help. A lower angle to the subject may help with the separation you are looking for. Maybe a shrimp in the lower third of the image with the eel in the upper third on a diagonal may help the image jump out more at the viewer. The image is definately clean and the lighting seems fine. IMHO Cheers Todd Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
