Clown

A photo taken at Magama, Nuweiba using a Canon Ixus V2

Ben Saunders

bensaunders.co.uk

This shot would be better if you'd gotten closer. That way the fish would occupy more of the frame. Anenomes make great negative space, so you've accomplished that goal. Getting closer would also eliminate the corals in the bottom left corner. The angle of the coral fingers is disorienting, kind of feels like the picture should be presented vertically, but that would put the fish on its side. have you photoshopped these images? Maybe add contrast and sharpen.

You'll find that when I critique photos you'll see the same composition themes over and over again. Get close, shoot up, use your negative space, make eye contact, minimize distraction (don't make images busy). Those principles should be running through your mind as you set up to take a picture.

Are you using the built on camera flash, or a strobe? Adding a strobe (if you haven't already) might bring out the colors in you images and improve saturation.

Lastly, the rocks are washed out a little. I consider this image mildly over exposed. Err on the side of underexposure - photoshop can rectify underexposure, but once a pixel is blown out - it is just white and holds no information to be adjusted.

I hope these critiques are helpful.

Kasey

Hi Ben,

It looks as though the Canon needs tweeking slightly.

Here are the results below after 30 seconds work in photoshop.

If you don't have this software I recommend you aquire it to get the best from your hard work.

All the best

Bob

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Previous Grainy blue background can be altered by cutting out the fish and using the blur filter to the desired level. Its all good fun and quickly learned.

Sorry put the wrong one in!