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    This young Galapagos Sea-lion was photographed with the handheld Canon 15mm fish-eye lens and the EOS-1D MIII. I always peek at the bubble level in the camera's hot shoe before pushing the shutter button when working with the fish eye lens. If you need to level the image after the fact, you can lose a significant portion of the image.

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    Fantastic image Artie. Great pose and representation of habitat. Very well done.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter Kes View Post
    Hi Arthur - wonderful details in this image. Question: could you have gone higher & could you have tilted more to the ground to get a straight horizon or sea level ?
    I could have and did go higher, but needed to move away from the sea-lion as when you get taller they get nervous. I felt that this one was much more powerful. If you point the fish-eye 50-50 on the horizon and hold the camera level you will get a straight horizon. I prefer the fish eye curved horizon look unless the top half and bottom half of the image are equally spectacular...
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    Personally I love this shot and thought the fisheye showcased the bark perfectly. Even the clouds form a semi-circle which puts my eye right on the sea-lion. My.02 anyways.

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    Thanks Jackie. No bark, just a typical stretching posture that looks like a bark.
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    Excellent perspective Artie. I love everything about it. Were you prone? You are brave, these guys can bite pretty hard. :D

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    Thanks Oshkosh, I was flat on my belly in the sand. This one was just a little guy. It's the big bulls that you need to be careful around.
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    This is beautiful image Arthur
    I loved the way he/she posed and curved sky/BG
    for me sand in forground adding punch in image
    Thanks for info on using fish eye lens, its a tricky lens :)

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    Like the wide angle perspective and the curvature of the beach. Like the behaviour of the seal as well.

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    Welcome back Artie! Love the perspective! So, you must have been like 2ft from this guy:eek:?

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    I like his placement near the bottom of the beach and ocean curve and the way the just slightly darker clouds in the BG seem to be making a curve over the top.

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    I like the low angle in this, and the fish eye has created a nice effect. Excellent exposure, and I like his stretching pose. Well captured Artie.

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    Beautiful shot. I like the pose and the BG. I think the composition here is perfect.
    I would level the ocean.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dan Brown View Post
    Welcome back Artie! Love the perspective! So, you must have been like 2ft from this guy:eek:?
    Thanks Dan. I believe that I was within one foot.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Markus Jais View Post
    Beautiful shot. I like the pose and the BG. I think the composition here is perfect.
    I would level the ocean. Markus
    Thanks Markus, I am unsure what you mean by "level the ocean." Do you mean level the image (to be square to the world) or do you mean to make the horizon liine flat?
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    Welcome home, Maestro. I like the curved horizon and pose of the subject. Love the cloudy sky also.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Morris View Post
    Thanks Markus, I am unsure what you mean by "level the ocean." Do you mean level the image (to be square to the world) or do you mean to make the horizon liine flat?
    Hi Artie,

    sorry for the confusion. This is probably due to English being a foreign language to me...

    I wanted to say that the horizon (the surface of the ocean) should be a flat line.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fabs Forns View Post
    Welcome home, Maestro. I like the curved horizon and pose of the subject. Love the cloudy sky also.
    Thanks Fabs. I should have mentioned that I did a substantial Linear Burn on the sky.
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    Wide-angle at it's best! The clouds and menacing weather make it particularly appealing to me. Although many people going to Galapagos are concerned about how much telephoto they need, some of the nicest shots can be obtained going wide. Looking forward to a full account of your trip on your blog!

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    Thanks Deborah! I did make some great images with my 800
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    Pretty cool effect, I have never used a fisheye lens, thanks for the explanation. Good to hear that you had a great time. It looks as if that guy wants to make clear who is the boss in his territory. :)

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    Thanks Ax, Again, this little guy was just stretching. The big bulls need to be avoided at all costs.
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    Glad you thought to use the fish eye on him. You can almost feel his velvet coat. Nice use of dof both fore and aft the sea-lion. Catching him while barking is what makes this image as I am sure you are aware.

    Can you be so kind as to provide the techs ?

    There appear to be some smudges located above and left of his snout or are they just clouds ?

    Thanks for sharing him.

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    Thanks Mike. Can't believe that I missed posting the techs... Here they are: ISO 400. 1/250 sec. at f/11. This was about +2 2/3 stops off the sky. Thanks for pointing out the smudge. There was a fly about an inch from the lens in my favorite exposure about an inch to the left of the smudge. It was surely the result of careless Patch Tool work. One thing of the many that I love about BPN is that very little gets by with so many pairs of watchful eyes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Markus Jais View Post
    Hi Artie, sorry for the confusion. This is probably due to English being a foreign language to me... I wanted to say that the horizon (the surface of the ocean) should be a flat line. Markus
    Hi Markus, No problema and thanks. Your English is much, much better than my German, nein?

    Is here a simple, easy way to make the horizon flat without distorting the sea-lion??? I am not sure that I would like it better but would like to explore the possibility.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Morris View Post
    Hi Markus, No problema and thanks. Your English is much, much better than my German, nein?

    Is here a simple, easy way to make the horizon flat without distorting the sea-lion??? I am not sure that I would like it better but would like to explore the possibility.
    Honestly I don't know how it could be done - still learning Photoshop and Lightroom with which I am more familiar won't help here to all my Lightroom knowledge.
    You are right, it is probably difficult to make the horizon flat without distorting the sea-lion.

    That said I like the image as it is. Makes me want to visit that place, too. Now, where is that money growing tree....

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    Strong and powerful image Artie. Much to enjoy!

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    Nice image Art. I love the way the land and sea 'curve' in 'harmony' - can getting within a foot be dangerous as its teeth look sharp ?

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    Welcome back Arthur.
    Lovely looking image. Thie fish eye is a nice idea and the pose of this youngster is sweet.
    Looking forward to seeing loads more.

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    love this perspective and some impressive PP work to make a great image in challenging conditions. I haven't seen many images made with a fish-eye and certainly not wildlife images. would you do the same this close to a real lion? ;)
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    Welcome back Artie! I like the image very much as (re)posted...I was going to mention the smudge, but then refreshed my screen when I logged on, and there was the repost. Great pose and love the perspective of the fish-eye.

    Did you go scuba diving with the sea lions as well? They are a real blast underwater, where they can really show you who's a better swimmer! I am still waiting for those first UW photos from the master. ;-)

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    I am sure its not the last we see of this wonderful image.... love the repost....

    inspirational shot...
    well done

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    Quote Originally Posted by Morkel Erasmus View Post
    love this perspective and some impressive PP work to make a great image in challenging conditions. I haven't seen many images made with a fish-eye and certainly not wildlife images. would you do the same this close to a real lion? ;)
    Thanks Mork. I would love to try this on a real lion but only if I had less than two months to live.... :)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bruce Enns View Post
    Did you go scuba diving with the sea lions as well? They are a real blast underwater, where they can really show you who's a better swimmer! I am still waiting for those first UW photos from the master. ;-) Cheers! Bruce
    Was only in the water once this year, w/o the sea-lions, but will return next year with a Canon G-10 and the housing and will not miss a dive.

    Does this make sense to you: "Flash does not work in the Galapagos underwater because of the tremendous amounts of plankton in the water" ?
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    Lovely image Artie!

    It is important for photographers to visualise the scene. Too often we see wildlife photographers moving around with their super telephotos and clicking just closeup shots.

    I enjoyed this image and the discussions a lot. I don't mind that the horizon is not straight in this image. We expect a curved horizon in a fish eye. Look forward to more.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Morris View Post
    Thanks Mork. I would love to try this on a real lion but only if I had less than two months to live.... :)
    not necessarily. if we 'tranq' the lion so he can be oblivious of you getting into position, and you lie VERY still, covered in elephant dung, you might just get away with a shot and your life ;)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Morris View Post
    Was only in the water once this year, w/o the sea-lions, but will return next year with a Canon G-10 and the housing and will not miss a dive.

    Does this make sense to you: "Flash does not work in the Galapagos underwater because of the tremendous amounts of plankton in the water" ?
    Mate, unless you already have the G10, when you go next year it will be the G11! I have the G9; looking forward to the G11 with an UW housing and a strobe for our dive trip in the Galapagos in April.

    I am sure Bruce will have some input; if there is a lot of plankton in the water the built-in flash will create too much backscatter and the only way to flash will be with an off-camera at an angle to the subject.

    Bruce?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jay Gould View Post
    Mate, unless you already have the G10, when you go next year it will be the G11! I have the G9; looking forward to the G11 with an UW housing and a strobe for our dive trip in the Galapagos in April. I am sure Bruce will have some input; if there is a lot of plankton in the water the built-in flash will create too much backscatter and the only way to flash will be with an off-camera at an angle to the subject.
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    OK, a G-11. I can dig that. With whom are you going to the Galapagos?

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    Peter. You are most welcome. I do try to include something educational or a good tip with every post.

    BTW, what is NB???
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    Ah, I should have known that one. I was not too good at Latin... BTW, have you seen the latest abbreviation: TFS? I like it. Thanks for sharing.
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    Peter, I have always been pretty good with language and have been aware of the Latin roots of much of our language. That can help with the crosswords. PS is post script? LS is ???

    I just spent a great half hour on your blog. I love reading your stuff as Europeans use lots of words and phrases that we never use over here even though we are all speaking the same language. In the same manner I am reading William Beebe's book on his exploratory Galapagos trip; his use of language fascinates me.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Morris View Post
    OK, a G-11. I can dig that. With whom are you going to the Galapagos?

    No off-camera flashes for me. KISS.
    Hi Boss, we are going with Peter Hughes; primarily a dive trip/not much opportunity for land based photography. Jackie and I are discussing :D my running away with you :eek: in 2010. We return from South America 3 May and we are not scheduled to go to Indonesia diving until the end of September.

    http://www.peterhughes.com/destination/galapagos
    Cheers, Jay

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