This small Brook Stickleback (Culaea inconstans) was photographed in my 2.5 gallon aquarium setup. 1D IV, 100 mm macro, 1/125, f/16, ISO 320, 2 radio-triggered 430EX flashes (manual mode, diffused), auto-focus, hand held. I removed some of the floating bits of debris in the water and ran nr on the background. All comments are welcome and appreciated.
For my taste just right, a clean but not too clean image, even lighting and pin sharp, a very natural looking backdrop. Yep for me you nailed it Steve.
Nice image Steve. It appears as though the head is a bit away from you. Just wish the body was parallel to the camera.
(or perhaps my eyes are deceiving me!?)
Thanks for the comments, John, Jon, Ron, and Kaushik!
Kaushik: I think the fish is pretty square to the camera (in order for both head and tail to be within the DOF) - though I can see what you mean. Maybe there is a bit of optical illusion going on here. (?)