Whitetip Reef Shark

This is my first post. The shot is of a small whitetip reef shark that I often see on the inside of the reef at Hanauma Bay, where I volunteer on the weekends. I was using an Olympus 4040 in a PT-010 housing with the built-in flash. Hammer away!

Welcome to Wetpixel, John!

That's a really nice shot, especially with a built-in strobe. The only thing that I would recommend is to increast the contrast a bit. I did this and also darkened the light area near the bottom of the photo. I only spent a minute or so, so it's not as clean as it could be, but it gives you the idea.

Again, a very nice shot!

Wow, great adjustment!

Very nice shot.

There you go. That looks nicer. I would probably settle for a little less darkening, though. But that's exactly what it needed. Thanks!

--John

Very nice picture!

Especially after the processing.

Where is Hanauma Bay?

Hanauma Bay is on Oahu Island(Hawaii). It just got named the #8 beach in the US by Dr. Beach. It is located on the SE edge of Oahu in the Hawaii Kai area. HB underwent a huge renovation project and now looks awesome.

In terms of U/W photography on Oahu, it's one of the best places, depending on the day and the wind.