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    Artie said: "Most good images feature a single well-defined subject."

    Taking his cue (we are here to learn!), here is a single well-defined subject; it is for you, the viewer, to decided if it is any good! :D

    Camera: G9
    Capture date/time: 7 Oct 08;1:49 am
    Light condition: Deep and diffused
    Lens: 7.4-44.4
    Focal length: 7.4
    Extender: none
    Tube: none
    Flash/Comp: yes; none
    ISO: 400
    Exp Prog: Av
    Speed: 1/60 sec
    Aperture: f/8
    Exp Comp: 0
    Metering: Centered-Weighted
    WB: Auto
    AF Drive: One Shot
    Tripod: no

    All C&Cs gratefully appreciated!
    Cheers, Jay

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    Much more appealing than the Phyllodesmium longicirrum you had posted yesterday. While that was a great ID image, it lacked the quality that is associated with what this learning is all about. Still a noble effort Jay.

    Now this, rocks Jay. Looks like Antennarius commersoni (name from memory) the giant anglerfish or frogfish whatever they want to call it. Must have been a huge specimen. WEll done, a far greater and better effort Bud. :)

    What I want to add is that this image really shows if you look toward the reef behind the fish, how light falls off, thus color is lost due to the water filtering out the color spectrum. How deep was this guy? I suspect 60 feet or so?

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    Ha, the first three LTMs commenting and posting here.

    Vielen Dank Peter. Ich bin ganz überglücklich!

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    Hi Guys, thanks for taking the time to comment! And thanks for joining me in demonstrating your permanent commitment to BPN. :D

    This Frog was about 8" long and while I would have liked to get a shot off the front quarter - no way Jose! I had to lay down on the coral and reach out over the coral heads to shoot up to the Frog extending my arms completely out in front of me slowly so as not to scare the fish. In the same area there was an almost pure black Frog (to be posted) and a white Frog (not to be posted) - both about 8", and a lovely small Leopard Frog (still to be posted).

    Akos you are right that yesterday did lack the quality that we strive for here at BPN - that is why we are here - and, at the same time I am posting a lot of images strictly to be critiqued from a compositional standpoint.

    I learned from the comments about the composition yesterday; I knew it was busy - in fact I didn't realize it was too busy. Artie's final comment about a singular image brought that home.

    Interestingly, I have posted images on other forums and the images on those forums either do not receive a comment or simply receive a "nice" or "great" or other positive comment. No deep critique like occurs on BPN occurs anywhere else on the net.

    Keep 'em coming!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jay Gould View Post
    Interestingly, I have posted images on other forums and the images on those forums either do not receive a comment or simply receive a "nice" or "great" or other positive comment. No deep critique like occurs on BPN occurs anywhere else on the net.
    Laying on top of coral? Naughty boy, I spank ya! That is a no-no!

    That's why other forums are nowhere near BPN's standard and NEVER will be. Period. :) I'll stop there now.
    I can tell you offline about some of the Aussie ones if you want my take. I see you are somewhat active on a couple of those. :D
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    having never dived and no intention on starting... and absolutely no idea about under water camera techniques ..

    i can only say thanks for posting ... or would never know about such beautiful creatures.....

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    I ditto Peter here
    Thank you very much for showing us U/W beauty
    Harshad

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ákos Lumnitzer View Post
    Ha, the first three LTMs commenting and posting here.

    Vielen Dank Peter. Ich bin ganz überglücklich!
    Hey! That's good. Image is clearly well worth it Jay! :)

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    Now that is one fine looking speciman. I can see the eye and mouth, so I know what Im looking at. Great capture Jay.

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    Hey Jay, Pretty tough to get a clean image working around the coral. I think you have a nice representation of the species with good lighting and exposure.

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    My friend has some incredible footage of an Aussie angler (frogfish) gulping down its prey. Though it was set-up in a tank. Understandably, you can wait a lifetime to see that underwater. Time is what you don't have.

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