Spanish Flag

Blogged by Simon on August 13, 2010 5:00pm | Last updated by Simon on August 13, 2010 5:39pm | Category: Underwater Photography | Get a Print Get a Print |

Spanish Flag (Lutjanus carponotatus)Okay, so there is way too much in this photo for me to identify! I am counting four larger snappers, species Spanish Flag (Lutjanus carponotatus) but consider this temporary ID until Irene, our blog expert for Spanish Flags, returns from her well deserved holiday in Malaysia.

The reddish snapper in the bottom-right corner is probably a Golden-lined snapper (Lutjanus rufolineatus), that’s as much as I can personally identify.

This photo isn’t really composed, it is one out of a series shot straight from the hip. All were fired into the direction of the schooling fish from close distance, hoping to end up with at least one were they swim in a visually pleasing formation. I set the Nikon D300 with the Tokina 10-17mm to f/8 and 1/250s to stop the action.

While this photo does not have a clear subject, it does bring out the richness and color of the reef, which is a quality you want in your tropical underwater photos. Post processed for saturation and levels in Aperture.

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