I took this available light photo of yellowfin tuna and a diver at brothers islands a few weeks ago. I like it, even though there is no strobe on the foreground. But I can't really decide what to do with it. There is zero information in the red channel and converting to BW seems to be a common advice in those situations. But I think some of the atmosphere is somehow lost in BW. It is also possible the BW conversion could have been done better. Any opinions or suggestions? Perhaps keep it blue but change the "blues"?? Or perhaps it will never really become a good picture at all??
Show in RAW with 350D.
Color version:
BW, slight sepia tone.
Might be cheating a little, but this image could be a lot more dramatic with a photoshop light beam cutting across the frame.
I like the blue. Don't think it needs to be B&W. I think the problem with the shot is the composition. The diver is too in the middle and a bit too dominant in the frame to give the photo balance.
Alex
I agree - I like the blue. It's a rich beautiful color and you don't gain anything by eliminating it.
Cheers
James
Ok, I'll keep it blue and shoot with a smaller diver next time . Thanks a lot for your comments.
with a smaller diver next time
Erik,
If you don't have a smaller diver at hand you can try changing how they sit in you frame ....
just an idea with what you have hope u don't mind
Erik,
If you don't have a smaller diver at hand you can try changing how they sit in you frame ....
just an idea with what you have hope u don't mind
I don't mind at all, it looks really nice, didn't even think about it myself. One problem could be to fill the corner with a natural blue gradient (or perhaps it was more of a suggestion on how to frame next time).
I don't mind at all, it looks really nice, didn't even think about it myself. One problem could be to fill the corner with a natural blue gradient (or perhaps it was more of a suggestion on how to frame next time).
Yeh, I was thinking for next time, you might have in your mind that up in the composition doesn't always have to be the "true perpendicular up" in the real world If it were my composition I would rotate the even more to get a nice angle on the diver & fish (maybe it would work, maybe not!).
Mine was just a quick edit - a proof of concept if you like. So you could take some time and make it a little tidier. Maybe you have that bit of the shot to "borrow" from another frame ... especially if you dont see that everyday you might happy with such a "fix"
Ok, I'll keep it blue and shoot with a smaller diver next time . Thanks a lot for your comments.
Just one more comment - your diver seems to be looking up and away, pulling the eye up and out of frame. As a general rule, you want your diver to look at whatever is the object of the pic.
Just one more comment - your diver seems to be looking up and away, pulling the eye up and out of frame. As a general rule, you want your diver to look at whatever is the object of the pic.
Hmm... So many things to think about. If only I could talk to the diver, and somehow freeze the tuna and... Thanks.
. Thanks a lot for your comments.
