Blue Heron Bridge, Canon 7d

Hey Wetpixelers,

here is a selection of SOME of my favorite shots from our recent trip to the Blue Heron Bridge with my new canon 7d

These aren't necessarily the best shots, or the best finds, although some of them are

BHB is incredible in its diversity of unusual marine life, and I never tire of it.

Any criticism on what I can improve on is appreciated. thanks

Matt

Juvenile Slipper Lobster

Scorpionfish

Dwarf Frogfish

Juvenile Bandtail Sea Robin

Scaly Tailed Mantis Shrimp

Polkadot Batfish

Velvet Shrimp

Star-Eye Hermit Crab

Southern Stargazer

Southern Stargazer

Thanks for looking

Matt

That's great Matt, looks like you had a great time. Did you find all these guys on one dive? I have never seen a baby slipper lobster. Very cool. The mantis image is extraordinary , I'd spend some time working with that one.

Cheers,

Steve

I love the mantis shrimp shot too. backlighting??

Yuo another vote for the shrimp!

Can you let us know what lens/es you were using please?

Great shots and thanks for sharing them

Adam

Yep! The shrimp shot is really special!

Like Steve mentioned it could use a little bit more postprocessing.

Thanks a lot for sharing

Cheers

Karel

The mantis image is extraordinary

Extraordinary lighting with the Scorpion and Mantis...

Clearly, the "eyes" have it (a terrible pun as we are starting election fever on this side of the Atlantic)!

Are you snooting or edge-lighting?

Tim

thanks guys

To answer Adam's question, I am using the canon 60mm macro f2.8.

I did not snoot the mantis or the scorpionfish. I turned off my strobes, and used a flashlight

for the scorpionfish, and I did the same thing for the mantis, but used about f8 i think with some backlighting.

I have no idea what post processing is really, and I don't think I have the programs for serious stuff. The only

editing I do is to crop a little bit here and there, and sometimes the fix color if it doesn't look right.

Matt

Matt,

Love the images, especially those wonderfully pattern stargazers.

Keep up the great work.

Cheers,

Nigel

These are really great photos Matt - brings me back to my last trip there.

Cheers

James

I actually like the scorpion fish very much...