Mike Poole
08-18-2016, 08:49 AM
Not sure if a straight B&W conversion counts as a 'toned' image, but heres one anyway...
164428
I did a few dives last week which immediately had me regretting selling my underwater gear, but the pennies only stretch so far! Still, it had me looking at some old files and this is one of a Yellowfin Barracuda taken in the same area I'd just been (Hurghada in Egypt). These are the smaller brother to the more often photographed Great Barracuda (this one was about 2 ft in length), and normally circle around in schools, but this one had a bit more nerve and came over to check us out.
Probably the hardest part of shooting Barracuda is the reflective nature of their scales, so when they're at an angle like this it's tough to balance the brightness of the head with still getting some light on the tail. Strobe light doesn't travel very far underwater and available light wasn't an option.
A bit tight in frame so I added a sliver more behind him in post.
Canon 7d in a Subal housing
60mm
ISO 200
1/160th f10
2 x inon z240 strobes
Mike
164428
I did a few dives last week which immediately had me regretting selling my underwater gear, but the pennies only stretch so far! Still, it had me looking at some old files and this is one of a Yellowfin Barracuda taken in the same area I'd just been (Hurghada in Egypt). These are the smaller brother to the more often photographed Great Barracuda (this one was about 2 ft in length), and normally circle around in schools, but this one had a bit more nerve and came over to check us out.
Probably the hardest part of shooting Barracuda is the reflective nature of their scales, so when they're at an angle like this it's tough to balance the brightness of the head with still getting some light on the tail. Strobe light doesn't travel very far underwater and available light wasn't an option.
A bit tight in frame so I added a sliver more behind him in post.
Canon 7d in a Subal housing
60mm
ISO 200
1/160th f10
2 x inon z240 strobes
Mike