
Originally Posted by
Steve Kaluski
Hi Mark, these guys are high up on my 'love to photograph' they are just great characters. It's when they wrap themselves up in kelp and go to sleep, that they look really cute, but to have 'belly stones' they pepper the sea floor with and know exactly where they left them to break the crab shells etc, now that is clever.
Another image posted that each version has their own merits. What I would look at is the amount of blue coming through which is quite strong (is it a reflection from the boat?), therefore I might be tempted to reduce that and give the image another round of selected sharpening in key areas. I might also be tempted to open some of the darker areas up with a little Highlight/Shadow, ie in the paws. At 1/320 HH with that lens not sure how crisp an image you will get, plus were you shooting from a zodiac?
Hope this helps to illustrate my point, re the Blue.
Enjoy your trip.
TFS
Steve