Turks Caicos 1st pics with dslr

This is my first post but I have been a lurker for a long while. This site has been extremely helpful and very informative and thanks to those responsible for setting this up. This is the first time out with a 5D in an Aquatica housing and I am very pleased with it and would appreciate any comments and suggestions.

Welcome to the group.

Nice shot, good exposure, and beautiful blue background. You might try cropping the image into a vertical format to give the photo a stronger emphasis by creating a center of interest on the fish. You’ve got a great eye to be able to pick out that little guy.

Welcome to wetpixel! And what a way to start... That's a great image. It is hard to obtain nice blue backgrounds like that.

Even though the blue is very nice, I agree with Paul that there is too much of it. If you crop this in a vertical it will create more impact. But better yet, I would try to avoid cropping and getting closer next time.

Yes like the blue as well and nice subject, hope you took a lot more of it, using different angles.

Nice shot Ormis.

I really like the exposure and focus. But like everyone else I am going to talk about cropping (ironic considering that you don't have a cropped sensor camera).

I can see that you have already cropped the original - from the dimensions of your image. If the top tube of the sponge is in the original I would keep in the crop.

I like the idea that others suggest about cropping into a vertical. Put I think that the format you have shot might work well in a magazine layout - with white text over the blue - so I wouldn't worry too much about cropping it further.

When presented with a good subject nicely posed like this, really work it. Take the wider shot for publication - and then also the tight high impact image for competitions. Once you have got your lighting and focus right, you might as well really work the subject.

Alex

I agree with all that's been said here. Welcome to Wetpixel - I hope you continue to enjoy your 5D.

Cheers

James

Thanks for the comments and suggestions. Photos had been quickly done for sharing on the boat. I improperly sized them and was only able to get the one to load one that post. Hopefully I have it now and will add a few. Still working on how to post correctly.

Mike Ormiston

Welcome to Wetpixel !

Great photos for your first time, the funny thing is have been diving in the Turks & Caicos for the past seven years and I had never had the luck to see a frog fish, they are very rare in this waters.

congratulations !

David