Ornate cowfish

This is the female. Was lucky to get her to pose front on like this

D200 105mm VR

sweeet shot Stephen

Beautiful shot Stephen!

Question: Being so close to the boxfish, where did you position your strobe(s) so that the light fell directly on the face of the fish rather than to the sides, above, etc?

Beautiful!

Have you any others? I think it would work well in a vertical format, or slightly off-centre.

Or as a square crop.

What do you think?

Tim

B)

Tim,

Are you suggesting the rule of the thirds? How textbook!

Just joking.

Joe

Really nice. I like this one in a horizontal. When I was in S. Oz these guys were one of my favourite subjects (both males and females) because they are so cooperative.

I shots lots of them in quite tight vertical formats and think they look better here with a bit more space to breathe!

Alex

Beautiful shot Stephen!

 

Question: Being so close to the boxfish, where did you position your strobe(s) so that the light fell directly on the face of the fish rather than to the sides, above, etc?

Thats a tester!

From memory they were both positioned just slightly above the lens port, about half power. I was lying on the ground taking this shot with camera pointed slightly up at the subject. I remember it being uncomfortable on my neck

Beautiful!

 

Have you any others? I think it would work well in a vertical format, or slightly off-centre.

Or as a square crop.

 

What do you think?

 

Tim

 

B)

I think that idea sounds great but i have none in that aspect ratio. Next time! The other shot I have from this day was a macro of a diferent fish (same species though). I like the reflection in the eye). It had a gammy drop mouth (poor thing) so I didnt want to shoot it front on.

Cheers

Steve

Really nice. I like this one in a horizontal. When I was in S. Oz these guys were one of my favourite subjects (both males and females) because they are so cooperative.

 

I shots lots of them in quite tight vertical formats and think they look better here with a bit more space to breathe!

 

Alex

Alex thanks! - I first came across this species in Tasmania but they are very common in Victoria too. They have so much character and arent too fast so they make wonderful subjects. I went looking for those shots in your gallery for the shots but your S Oz folder is locked. Can you send me a link please. Love to see them.

Beautiful Stephen! Thanks for sharing.