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Nemo: The Truth About Clown Fish
Nemo: The Truth About Clown Fish
KING


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Challenge: National Geographic (Advanced Editing I)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Date: Jan 17, 2004
Aperture: F/4.0
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jan 18, 2004

This is a shot of an aquarium in Artis (a local zoo). It was pretty dark and the fishes were pretty active. After waiting for around half an hour they finally got in the position I wanted them to be :). I am satisfied with the result.

Besides the use of Neatimage, some cropping and adjusting of levels I didn't do a lot of editing. I used my 50/f1.8 lens for it.

Statistics
Place: 9 out of 124
Avg (all users): 7.2679
Avg (commenters): 7.6250
Avg (participants): 6.9167
Avg (non-participants): 7.5040
Views since voting: 5586
Votes: 209
Comments: 35
Favorites: 8 (view)


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01/29/2004 01:33:42 AM
Greetings from the Critique Club!

KING,
I have to agree, this image is extraordinarily sharp, I can see why though...I also have a 50 f/1.8. The first thing that grabbed me about this image was the colors of the rock in the upper left and the colors of the fish. The dark background works perfectly and the positioning of the fish (composition) is extremely well done. There really isn't much to critique about this image so I'll stop right here and say, great work!

Quadrajet
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01/26/2004 11:07:29 AM
Thank you all for your comments! Regarding the amount of sharpness I have to say that I didn't do much about it. It just that the 50/f1.8 is so sharp =-). Another reason can be the DOF caused by the large aperture and the difference in distance between especially the top fish and the rocks in the background.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/25/2004 05:49:41 PM
This is a beautiful image! Very sharp and clear.
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01/25/2004 02:47:11 PM
Beautiful underwater shot...bet this wasn't done on the first try!
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01/25/2004 01:53:12 PM
gorgeous underwater shot. It's so clear and the lighting is terrific. I feel like I can touch those fish on my screen! great job
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01/25/2004 05:31:08 AM
Excellent DOF. I love the colors!
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01/24/2004 09:13:52 PM
Very nice clear aquatic shot! Kudos
TC
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01/24/2004 05:24:52 AM
Intense color. Great sharp photo. This is more like cover material. 10
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01/24/2004 12:29:38 AM
Tricky little fishes. 10
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01/23/2004 12:45:25 PM
The vibrant colors of the fish makes this shot almost look 3D. Very sharp details in the coral. Good depth of field helps to fade the coral into the background.
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01/23/2004 09:08:34 AM
This is a good one! I would love to have it in a frame!
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01/22/2004 07:19:28 PM
Aquarium shots are tough. Good Job!
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01/22/2004 06:15:32 PM
Wow this photo almost looks 3D. I'm anxious to see what kind of camera and lens you used. Outstanding!
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01/22/2004 04:53:36 AM
Great timing. Dof and colors right on .. great shot.
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01/21/2004 10:04:46 AM
[fish pl. = fish]
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01/21/2004 07:39:22 AM
Nice. And real live rock. I think I would have liked to see an amemone with these guys, but I guess you had to take whatever was there. Is this your's or a public aquarium?
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01/20/2004 09:00:37 PM
Excellent. Doesn't suffer from the usual problems when taking in a tank (which I assume this is). 9
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01/20/2004 04:42:11 PM
Very nice and sharp. Great colors.
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01/20/2004 12:55:05 PM
Looks like you found him.
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01/20/2004 07:23:48 AM
Great job capturing the detail. It looks like it's pretty heavily sharpened but it works very well here. - 9
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01/20/2004 06:02:52 AM
Beatiful fishes! I really like the colours
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01/20/2004 05:21:18 AM
I like the light and the colour very much. Only the balance between the fishs and the rocks is a little off. Maybe only showing just one fish would have been better.
Still, I hope you do well with this wonderfull image.
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01/20/2004 02:46:29 AM
Very crisp and colourful image and fits the challenge well
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01/20/2004 12:22:17 AM
super shot - seems a little oversharp, but great nevertheless.
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01/19/2004 07:00:03 PM
This is such a great picture - I think the title is a bit much though!
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01/19/2004 05:57:03 PM
beautiful!
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01/19/2004 03:55:37 PM
Very good colors. Aquarium shot. IMHO, even just the top fish would do for more focus.
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01/19/2004 11:55:36 AM
Well done. great colors, nice dof, fish cooperated and are in excellent spots of the frame. In the title you've begun to tell the story (and you told me what I'm looking at) can't ask any more.
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01/19/2004 07:47:23 AM
I think a tight crop on the upper fish would of given this more of a punch. Too much rock? Wonderful color and fantastic tank shot.
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01/19/2004 07:35:13 AM
Nice color and detail.
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01/19/2004 07:31:58 AM
LOL love your title
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01/18/2004 10:05:30 PM
You found Nemo!!!
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01/18/2004 07:52:10 PM
Fantastic capture!
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01/18/2004 07:16:53 PM
Very cute -- my daughter will certainly enjoy this one! :)
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01/18/2004 07:06:47 PM
Great color and contrast on the two fish
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