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14-JAN-2010 Walter O. Koenig

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"The Life Aquatic"
Taken during a visit to the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla yesterday.
Shooting at Aquariums brings the challenge of very low light, moving fish, thick glass with blemishes or smudges, reflections and fellow visitors.
Another image of my favorite fish in color below.







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Nikon D300 ,Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AF
1/250s f/3.5 at 50.0mm iso3200 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time14-Jan-2010 09:16:14
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D300
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length50 mm
Exposure Time1/250 sec
Aperturef/3.5
ISO Equivalent3200
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programshutter priority (4)
Focus Distance

other sizes: small medium original auto
Carl and Racine Erland18-Jan-2010 03:07
Great capture...really dealt with the low lighting and glass well...nice conversion to monotone. - Racine
marita toftgard17-Jan-2010 16:48
fascinating fish;)
cool in blue
v
Mieke WA Minkjan17-Jan-2010 05:26
like the blue processing!
Jola Dziubinska16-Jan-2010 23:38
Excellent aquatic tonality, well seen and done. V.
Ronald Bijtenhoorn16-Jan-2010 16:40
Good catch; difficult lighting conditions I bet
Guest 16-Jan-2010 16:16
great fishes.... probably full of no fishing signs...shucks! :)
Bernard Davis16-Jan-2010 13:04
Great image. Like the blue tones, suits the underwater effect.
Yvonne16-Jan-2010 09:11
Excellent capture considering
borisalex16-Jan-2010 08:46
Interesting tones and wonderful find!
Sheila16-Jan-2010 06:22
Great catch! Aquariums are very difficult conditions.
LynnH16-Jan-2010 04:59
Take some windex wipes with you next time! A very nice photo, with great contrast! Love it!
Cindi Smith16-Jan-2010 04:16
Swimmin' right along, singing a song.
J. Scott Coile16-Jan-2010 02:26
Yummmmmmmmm. That's good bass ;-)
Fay Stout16-Jan-2010 01:45
I agree... definitely a challenge to shoot, but great fun! I think he is watching you!
Jim Stone16-Jan-2010 01:19
Nice shot in a tough environment.
Nancy Good16-Jan-2010 00:28
Think you did just fine considering the conditions. Cool shot!
Barbara Heide15-Jan-2010 23:56
lol at Steph... very well done in odd light and reflection conditions...
Stephanie15-Jan-2010 23:10
Oooh - sushi!
Phillip Normanton15-Jan-2010 23:10
LOL - Doug's right - that fish is having a right old strop! :o)
pkocinski15-Jan-2010 23:05
In addition to fish, try photographing Hummingbirds and Warblers - none of them like to cooperate :-)
Available Light Images15-Jan-2010 22:34
Works very well.. they are tough places to shoot...
Guest 15-Jan-2010 22:26
Difficult task: low light, reflections, really hard. You did great Walter!!
Doug Cruden15-Jan-2010 22:20
Hehehe, he looks a bit grumpy! Super toning, Walter!
Ann...15-Jan-2010 22:11
Excellent!
Bob Floyd15-Jan-2010 21:36
Great shot. Love the toning on this.
Colin Storey15-Jan-2010 21:29
Great mono image. v
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