Hello all,
Well, I’ve been giving in to the times and working on vertical-format edits, even though I’m not really phone-oriented (I know, I know, O tempora, o mores! 😢).
I thought I’d share this one here, as I’m happy with the shots - the pipefish itself is about as vertical as they come, and it was cooperative enough to let me get close for some nice details.

I find the eyes, gills and tiny swimming fins rather fascinating.

For the boomers and purists in the back row, a more traditional and civilised UHD edit - horizontal like nature intended - is also viewable here 😁: https://youtu.be/za96mthi8xE

Gear-wise, this was shot on the ol' Lumix LX10 in 4K 30fps, with a Nauticam CMC-1 diopter, two Kraken Hydra 8000V2 lights and a Backscatter MW4300.

This was filmed last week at Kin Bay, on the Pacific side of Okinawa’s main island.

Cheers!
Ben

Edited 17 hours ago17 hr by bghazzal

That’s very cool. Still shooting in Cinelike D?

Amazing macro details. The gills are incredible!

What a great sequence. Thanks for sharing Ben!

Ben,

This is stunning video! Thank you for sharing!

Evan

11 hours ago, humu9679 said:

That’s very cool. Still shooting in Cinelike D?

Thanks Craig. Yes, it’s still in Cinelike D. The main change I’ve made is lowering the Kelvin setting when shooting artificial light.
The Backscatter MW4300 has a low CRI and adds a yellow cast to the footage when combined with the Hydras. I ran some tests recently, and lowering the Kelvin value gets rid of that, which is nice.

10 hours ago, Davide DB said:

Amazing macro details. The gills are incredible!

Yes, this little guy was really cooperative! If you look closely, the gills have a pattern that looks a bit like the branches of a stinging hydroid!

Edited 3 hours ago3 hr by bghazzal

2 hours ago, Troporobo said:

What a great sequence. Thanks for sharing Ben!

Cheers, glad you enjoyed it 😀

29 minutes ago, ACHiPo said:

Ben,

This is stunning video! Thank you for sharing!

Evan

Thanks Evan, appreciate it 🙏

Edited 3 hours ago3 hr by bghazzal