Posted by Jim Greenfield on January 17, 2008 at 11:44 AM
This is a Tiger Grouper getting himself cleaned up at a cleaning station - ie a recognized spot on a coral reef where fish which provide this service live. The grouper is about 2.5 feet long and very thick. It is normally a deep red colour with vertical stripes but changes to this very light shade to signify its readiness to be cleaned and that it will be non-aggressive. It stayed like this for about 10 minutes and wasn't bothered by me at all. The strange brown patches on the right are rust because that is the side of an uptuned wreck. Wondered about getting rid of them....?
Canon 5D, 100mm macro, 200iso, 1/125@f11, 2 Nikon flashes - everything on manual except focus. Bonaire 11/07
Posted by Paul Inglis on January 17, 2008 at 12:13 PM
Beautiful! What a lovely shot. I have never dived let alone shot images underwater so I have no clout here but the upturned wreck doesn’t spoil the image for me.
Good image Jim-Might at some more contrast to it-Like the gapping mouth (female? ) and cleaner fish-Good work
Dave
Posted by Edwin kats on January 17, 2008 at 2:28 PM
This is a great shot. Wonderful colours and beautiful fish. Just stunning.
Edwin Kats
Posted by John Chapman on January 17, 2008 at 2:50 PM
This is great Jim.
John
Aberdeen
Posted by Ian Andrews on January 17, 2008 at 3:13 PM
A cracker. And the brown spots just go to prove its not a tank shot, leave them.
Ian
Posted by Paul Hillion on January 17, 2008 at 3:23 PM
Fantastic detail and a wonderful shot Jim
Leave the rust imo, looks just fine as it is. I've just made a nice cup of tea and going to have a good look through your website
Posted by Alan Bryant on January 17, 2008 at 5:27 PM
Great shot.
Love all the colours
Posted by Andy Astbury on January 17, 2008 at 6:23 PM
Looks stunning from here Jim
Posted by Guy Rogers on January 18, 2008 at 11:54 AM
Hello Jim.
Lovely shot. Agree with Dave a little more contrast would realy lift this.
Posted by writepic on January 18, 2008 at 11:55 AM
we love groupers we love groupers we love groupers
agree that the brown area is distracting.
Posted by Andy Shepherd on January 18, 2008 at 11:57 AM
Hi Jim,
Nice shot
Regards
Andy...
Posted by Paul Williams on January 19, 2008 at 2:23 PM
The colour on this really leaps out you....luv it!
Posted by eric weight on January 20, 2008 at 1:47 AM
Great shot, I love the way that all the interest from the other fish is focussed around the mouth and the colours are great. Don't lose the rust, it lives on a wreck for goodness sake!
I think we can get obssessed with tidying up the world that our subjects are living in. A visiting martian, looking at our pictures would think we hadn't ruined it yet!! Eric
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13 repliesCanon 5D, 100mm macro, 200iso, 1/125@f11, 2 Nikon flashes - everything on manual except focus. Bonaire 11/07
Dave
Edwin Kats
John
Aberdeen
Ian
Leave the rust imo, looks just fine as it is. I've just made a nice cup of tea and going to have a good look through your website
Love all the colours
Lovely shot. Agree with Dave a little more contrast would realy lift this.
we love groupers
agree that the brown area is distracting.
Nice shot
Regards
Andy...
I think we can get obssessed with tidying up the world that our subjects are living in. A visiting martian, looking at our pictures would think we hadn't ruined it yet!!