Bigger!

[kb27973]

Loaded some bigger pics for you all to critique please. Sorry if I got a little carried away...

Pascalus Anthia under actinics. My new favorite fish.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29754959@N07/3487706210/" title="pascalus by kb27973, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3609/3487706210_14a06ebeb3_o.jpg" width="800" height="509" alt="pascalus" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29754959@N07/3486949031/" title="0901_topdown coral_032 by kb27973, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3304/3486949031_e8e7045c35_b.jpg" width="1024" height="683" alt="0901_topdown coral_032" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29754959@N07/3487779214/" title="0901_topdown coral_050 by kb27973, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3565/3487779214_63428f375b_b.jpg" width="1024" height="683" alt="0901_topdown coral_050" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29754959@N07/3486985099/" title="0901_topdown coral_053 by kb27973, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3600/3486985099_fe8224ed23_b.jpg" width="1024" height="669" alt="0901_topdown coral_053" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29754959@N07/3486993933/" title="0901_Top down coral_043 by kb27973, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3648/3486993933_73ace86d32_b.jpg" width="1024" height="683" alt="0901_Top down coral_043" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29754959@N07/3486994003/" title="0901_Top down coral_034 by kb27973, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3386/3486994003_8fa865761c_b.jpg" width="1024" height="683" alt="0901_Top down coral_034" /></a>

Ken

[raen]

geesh! wowza.................GEESH!.

[Reef Bass]

Nice corals. Mmm, undata. Is that an urchin?

Good job. I am not able to see any EXIF info with the pics which would help with evaluating the settings on your shots. I would also "de-ice" them (remove the marine snow). Tedious, I know, but makes a big difference in the overall feel of the shot.

[kb27973]

Thanks for the comments.

Yep Undata, that is starting to get out of hand and Yep an urchin.

On the EXIF data - If you upload to sites like Flickr does it carry the EXIF info along. Some check box I'm missing?

Totally agree on the 'de-ice'. I just got lazy... :)

Ken

[Reef Bass]

Ah, I would say the undata is delightful and everything else is in its way! ;)

I haven't worked with Flickr but the EXIF info survives intact with pics being posted on Photobucket and shown here, so my guess would be that isn't an issue. Perhaps it is not being written out with your image? Can you check your image after saving and before posting to Flickr to verify it's in there?

And what a swell name you have Ken!

Ken

[kb27973]

Thanks for the enthusiasm raen!

Hi Ken! Cool name.

I did find a check box in LR and now it looks like EXIF is showing. I also found the watermark add checkbox. Thanks for prodding me into the 'de-ice' mode again. It's easy to get lazy and it really does make a world of difference. I went through my library and retouched a few fish shots in LR. Check it out:

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29754959@N07/3489020675/" title="assort-9 by kb27973, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3624/3489020675_7c996b6823_o.jpg" width="700" height="600" alt="assort-9" /></a>

My docile female clown. Blue xenia glomming onto the rock below:

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29754959@N07/3489020623/" title="assort-8 by kb27973, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3358/3489020623_6c795e653f_o.jpg" width="800" height="577" alt="assort-8" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29754959@N07/3489835364/" title="assort by kb27973, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3300/3489835364_8ee8f0ba51_o.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="assort" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29754959@N07/3489835816/" title="assort-10 by kb27973, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3355/3489835816_981f0ffd80_o.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="assort-10" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29754959@N07/3489020269/" title="assort-2 by kb27973, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3396/3489020269_de6de0380f_o.jpg" width="800" height="533" alt="assort-2" /></a>

Ken

[Reef Bass]

Well done! Of the fish, I like shot #1. As a macro photo, I am groovin' on the 2nd to last pic. There's something about natural symmetry I find compelling.

[imcosmokramer]

nice hawkins colony