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    Thought I'd see how the new posting sizes looked - please dont say I need to shell out for a new monitor now - I've been putting it off for ages!

    From late last year at Sha'ab el Erg just out of Hurghada, Egypt

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    Edit - it previewed at 1920px, but when posted has shrunk to 1200px on my old Dell monitor

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    Hi Mike - It's showing as 1920px when I download it. I have an affinity for dolphins so like this very much with the rich blues. Dof works well for the whole dolphin to be in focus. I might apply just a little more sharpening to the dolphin. Nice one.

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    Beautiful Dolphin in striking blue waters. Good pose and exposure. TFS.

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    Hi Mike another cool shot of the ever " smiling " Dolphins.
    Lovely overall color and tones , crop works as presented and i like the illuminated FG and the tonal fade off in the BG . I do agree with Rachel about sharpening the dolphin a bit more .

    Keep them coming , TFS Andreas

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    Mike, the background blues are what really struck me here first - sorry it wasn't the subject. But that looks excellent too. Detail is superb (on the full size image which I downloaded and viewed at 100%). Another very fine shot.

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    HI Mike -- I enjoy viewing your UW images and this one is a lovely image . Loved the details and colours , slightest of sharpening will take this up a notch . Very nicely done . TFS !

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    Hi Mike, I've opened this a few times, and now that the posting size has been sorted out, this is sheer brilliance. Love the eye contact, and overall, the IQ, clarity of the water, colours - all tops. Big congrats on a fine image.

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    Excellent work here Mike, viewed with the higher resolution/sizing, the colour, clarity and comp are a standout, one of your best IMO.

    TFS


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    Beautiful capture Mike, superb timing, lovely colours and superb tonality, I also like the framing.

    Well processed too. I gather you prefer to retain a certain "underwater look" so you do not sharpen your subjects a lot, I just feel the eye could stand out a bit more.

    Enjoyed viewing, thank you so much for sharing:)

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    Good to see your UW work again, Mike.
    Nice colour and pose here.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rachel Hollander View Post
    Hi Mike - It's showing as 1920px when I download it. I have an affinity for dolphins so like this very much with the rich blues. Dof works well for the whole dolphin to be in focus. I might apply just a little more sharpening to the dolphin. Nice one.

    TFS,
    Rachel
    Quote Originally Posted by Andreas Liedmann View Post
    Hi Mike another cool shot of the ever " smiling " Dolphins.
    Lovely overall color and tones , crop works as presented and i like the illuminated FG and the tonal fade off in the BG . I do agree with Rachel about sharpening the dolphin a bit more .

    Keep them coming , TFS Andreas
    Quote Originally Posted by Glenn Pure View Post
    Mike, the background blues are what really struck me here first - sorry it wasn't the subject. But that looks excellent too. Detail is superb (on the full size image which I downloaded and viewed at 100%). Another very fine shot.
    Quote Originally Posted by haseeb badar View Post
    HI Mike -- I enjoy viewing your UW images and this one is a lovely image . Loved the details and colours , slightest of sharpening will take this up a notch . Very nicely done . TFS !
    Quote Originally Posted by Marc Mol View Post
    Excellent work here Mike, viewed with the higher resolution/sizing, the colour, clarity and comp are a standout, one of your best IMO.

    TFS
    Quote Originally Posted by Gabriela Plesea View Post
    Beautiful capture Mike, superb timing, lovely colours and superb tonality, I also like the framing.

    Well processed too. I gather you prefer to retain a certain "underwater look" so you do not sharpen your subjects a lot, I just feel the eye could stand out a bit more.

    Enjoyed viewing, thank you so much for sharing:)

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    Hi everyone, thanks for all the comments.

    I'm getting a couple of differing comments here regarding the sharpness of the shot, and as I resize it on my screen it does appear to change slightly at different sizes - not a lot but enough to show on close examination. I was just wondering what size and style screens everyones using to see if thats consistent with the replies.

    I put a comment on this thread http://www.birdphotographers.net/for...=1#post1175053 as I think the new size increase needs to be better understood by people like me who don't own a 4k monitor .

    Thanks

    Mike

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    Gorgeous image...Congrats

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    It is awesome to see an underwater image! What a ripper man!
    Well done.
    May I ask what housing and strobes you use for that 1Dx?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ákos Lumnitzer View Post
    It is awesome to see an underwater image! What a ripper man!
    Well done.
    May I ask what housing and strobes you use for that 1Dx?
    Hi Akos, good to see you back around here

    The 1dx goes into a Nauticam housing, and I have the 8.5 inch dome port for the Sigma15mm fisheye. Strobes are Sea and Sea YS-D1's that are triggered optically

    Hope that makes sense - there are plenty of very good combos out there - I always preferred Subal housings but I got a great deal on this, and no complaints so far

    Mike

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