Friendly Manta

From last week at the Flower Garden Banks. This shot actually has a funny story - I had my housing set up w/ tripod to make an underwater pano. This manta starts buzzing Sarah and I so I take off w/ the housing, tripod, and the whole shooting match. I bet the manta was laughing at this funny looking contraption!

Shot w/ the 17mm Tokina and 2 Ike DS200's

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James

The first one is a killer one. Awesome. The second one didn´t say to much for me...

Very nice. The exposure on the first one is perfect. The second one would probably be better as a straight silhouette without the strobe fill.

How did the pano work out?

Hi Guys,

Thanks for the feedback. I too like the first shot. But do you think the crop is too tight? I can't decide.

Larry - I should probably start a separate thread about the Panos.

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James

The first one is great, since you asked I think a little less crop was better but still a great image.

Here's another pic from the same series. The manta just stopped and fluttered in place. It was interesting because this spot didn't look like a cleaning station.

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James

Killer shot James!

Here's another pic from the same series. The manta just stopped and fluttered in place. It was interesting because this spot didn't look like a cleaning station.

 

 

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James

I totally agree...

Well done

Dive safe

DeanB

All fantastic James, but I have to say that I like the final one best.

Very nice; the water color is very nice, maybe even more blue space would work.

Thanks guys - I appreciate the comments.

I like the water color too. Gotta love the combination of Canon + filtered water.

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James

Another vote for the final one