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the lion of the sea:
rawr
...meow
:heart:
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Back to using my 50mm F1.8 since this shot was taken indoors where I desperately needed larger aperture due to low lighting conditions. Still had to use ISO 1000 in order to get a fast enough shutter speed to catch the movements of this lionfish. Exp -2.0 due to the dark background of the fish tank, and to help make shutter speed slightly faster. Lots of bubbles everywhere which reflected the typical aquarium lighting resulting in the little bokeh circles. Manual focusing since autofocus would always shine a light that scared the fish. Tone editing to brighten up the image in post editing. Some minor noise reduction due to the high ISO in post editing.
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Been awhile since I've done a shot that I'm proud of on a technical level. Plus I gotta break out of the photomanip phase :noes:
Visited the National Aquarium in Washington D.C (yes it exists...people are more familiar with the Baltimore one though). Must've taken 50 pics of this little guy :XD: Aren't lionfish puurty? :aww:
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!PrismaFox Jun 13, 2010
I Love lionfish, they're so pretty to look at.
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~becca-chan-x Jan 23, 2010
i love them things <3
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~Tora-Ookami Dec 28, 2009
I love lion fish! they're soo pretty.
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Mood: Love ~runnergirl May 19, 2009  Student Traditional Artist
Lionfish are my favorite kind of fish! wonderful picture!
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~JeanFan May 20, 2009  Hobbyist Photographer
cool thanks :D
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~DelinquentDog Apr 7, 2009  Hobbyist Photographer
Featured : [link] :)
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~JeanFan Apr 8, 2009  Hobbyist Photographer
thanks :D
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~DelinquentDog Apr 9, 2009  Hobbyist Photographer
No problem :)
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~InsaneGelfling Apr 4, 2009  Professional Photographer
Another aquarium photographer. It can be tricky eh? I use a 50mm f2.8 because I generally find 1.8 gives too shallow a DOF (I struggle with 2.8 at times).

This is a nice shot, but I wish the focus was a touch further back on the eyes.
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~JeanFan Apr 5, 2009  Hobbyist Photographer
Yes, I agree F1.8 gives too shallow a DOF at times, but I also find that, under low aquarium-lighting conditions, anything narrower than F1.8 causes shutter delay, even if I raise ISO, etc. This was already ISO 1600 Exp -1.0. :XD:

:hug:
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