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Postby SteveGriffin on Tue Jan 31, 2006 4:52 pm

These are a couple more of my shots from Uepi in the Solomons earlier this month. Comments welcome. Birdy, I was very tempted to grab the cray he looked very very yummy.

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Painted Crayfish

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Shell-breaking Hermit Crab

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Anenome Shrimp (Palaemonid)
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Postby Alpha_7 on Tue Jan 31, 2006 8:32 pm

Steve thanks for posting this, I really like the last two, excellent stuff!
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Postby marcotrov on Tue Jan 31, 2006 9:08 pm

Lovely shots Steve. I really think you nailed that last image, terrific :)
My wife likes the first one but for different reasons. I think her words were "Yum, Yum chooks bum" :wink: :lol:
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Postby leek on Tue Jan 31, 2006 10:42 pm

Great images Steve... What lighting did you use for this, and/or what colour correction did you apply in PP???
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Postby Slider on Tue Jan 31, 2006 11:02 pm

Fantastic as usual Steve. That last one is amazing :D
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Postby Steffen on Wed Feb 01, 2006 12:49 am

These are amazing! I missed your earlier shots, how did you take them?

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Postby SteveGriffin on Wed Feb 01, 2006 12:56 pm

Steffen - I have an Ikelite housing for my D70.All of these were taken whilst on SCUBA at night.

John - I have 2 Ikelite underwater strobe/flash units. Lots of light for macro work. I can generally shoot at f32-f40 & 1/125or 1/250

There is almost no PP on these images other than a slight crop on the shrimp and sharpening all 3. The cray has had a small piece of backscatter cloned out behind the rearmost eye
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Postby Zeeke on Thu Feb 02, 2006 3:37 pm

that Hermit crab is a winner!! i wish i could get a housing for my d70... when i go camping up north i do alot of snorkelling in the creeks.. and you get to see some awesome fish life.. and the odd shark and small mud gecko.. but when they are under 4ft.. i dont worry too much

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Postby Alpha_7 on Thu Feb 02, 2006 3:41 pm

Congrats Tim!! Well done! (With the underwater housing you could get some awesome waterfall shots...) particularly from "behind the curtain of water looking back out!
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Postby Zeeke on Thu Feb 02, 2006 3:43 pm

Thanks Craig!!


the waterfall near me would be great for that, it does have a cave behind it.. pretty sure Slider was getting pics of it, but i sure wouldnt mind getting an in the water shot... looking up at the waterfall!

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Postby greencardigan on Thu Feb 02, 2006 4:20 pm

Nice... I like the last one too. And I can smell the first one.
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