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[Christi]

I FINALLY got my very own Frog Fish picture Pedro found this guy yesterday morning with his group! I took nitrox students out yesterday afternoon with Pedro and his group...and he found him for us again!!! He's so ugly he's cute!

Oly 5050, Ikelite housing, 1/125, f 8.0, internal flash

and another view

Oly 5050, Ikelite housing, 1/125, f8.0, DS-125, 1/4 power

I have a few others I'll share once I get them uploaded! This was the 4th dive on my cmaera batteries (forgot to change them before I got on the boat) and by the time we got to this guy, batteries were so low I couldn't adjust any settings...so they aren't the best pics...but I got him!

 

[scubajim]

Great pics

 

[sharky60]

Good eyes Pedro! I've seen them in Hawaii, but have still to see one in Coz.

Nice shot Christi! it's tough when they are the same color as their background. Funny lookin' critters, just let's you know God has a sence of humor.

where were you at? and about what depth? the one's I've seen have always been in fairly shallow water.

 

[Charlie99]

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[cxg31s]

I hate to bring this up, but did Christi ask you to edit her photos or did you ask her before you did this? It's generally not considered good photographer etiquette to edit someone else's photos without their permission. If she did ask or you already checked with her, then forget I said anything!

Good job on the frogfish, girl--make sure and keep tabs on it until November, ok?

 

[Captain CaveMan]

you almost dont even see it. good eye and nice pic

 

[Charlie99]

I hate to bring this up, but did Christi ask you to edit her photos or did you ask her before you did this? It's generally not considered good photographer etiquette to edit someone else's photos without their permission. If she did ask or you already checked with her, then forget I said anything!

Nope, she didn't ask. To keep from offending her (or you), I'll go back and remove it.

 

[Christi]

Nope, she didn't ask. To keep from offending her (or you), I'll go back and remove it.

Hi Charley,

I appreciate the gesture and I didn't see your edited version.

However, I am one of those non photo shop believers. I have pretty strong opinions about photos that are manipulated by computer technology. there are photographers, and then there are photo shop experts.

If I can't get the shot and learn how to take quality photos (which I AM still learning this camera system), then I don't feel right about manipulating it in photoshop...that wouldn't give me any incentive to work on my photography skills either

The only thing I use photo shop for is cropping and resizing...occasionally I will use the black and white feature just to see what it would look like in black and white.

I do appreciate the gesture though I know it was well intended.

 

[cxg31s]

Nope, she didn't ask. To keep from offending her (or you), I'll go back and remove it.

No worries mate, I know you were just trying to help and Christi probably welcomes feedback on her photos. I just wanted to bring up an issue that frequently comes up on photography boards about editing other people's photos without permission--most people aren't aware of this "etiquette" issue.

As a sidenote, since you obviously know more about Photoshop than I do, I might be asking for your help with a few of my shots!

 

[Hank49]

Great shot. I always look for them and scorpion fish here but I've yet to see antennarius. (sp?) I saw them in the Philippines in strong current areas....like Cozumel I guess. Are they here too?