Cold water beauty (in the eye of beholder)

They are just one of my favorite creatures.

My eye beholds a great shot. Very alien like. It looks like you're losing focus just a little bit on the eye as it seems the focus point is right on it's nose. If these guys have noses. Wonderful shot just the same.

Fantastic lighting.

Superb image Martin, I love it!

Steve

SWEET!

Love the skin textures

Gotta love wolfies. I agree the left eye is a little soft. The texture is lovely. Try a duplicate layer in Photoshop, High pass filter at 8.0, soft lighting mode, and I think it's a keeper. If you're up to it, make a layer mask, and just do the former on the eye area only. If you need help, PM me.

Cheers,

Marli

They are just one of my favorite creatures.

Mine too. Sweet shot.

Very cool Martin!

Thanks for sharing!

This is the most beautiful Ugly fish there is

I agree, great lighting. really shows their wrinkly skin.

Jack

Wow, great lighting and texture.

Congrats!

What a great picture

Great lighting, texture and even expression on the face!

Adam

This is a small female in the exhibit I dive in at the aquarium. I was shooting ID shots for the Biologists but she is very camera shy and wedges into the tightest area possible.

Try a duplicate layer in Photoshop, High pass filter at 8.0, soft lighting mode, and I think it's a keeper. If you're up to it, make a layer mask, and just do the former on the eye area only. If you need help, PM me.

Little beyond my Photoshop skills but will hack around with it.

I'm green...with envy! That's a "wow" picture.

[Please let me know which competitions you submit this image to, so I can withdraw mine.]

Strangely, they look so endearing.

Nice shot.