Underwater Photography Blog » Nikon D300 http://www.simonsaysscuba.com Underwater Photography Blog Thu, 26 Aug 2010 03:44:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Diver With Schooling Mado http://www.simonsaysscuba.com/blog/underwaterphotography/diver-with-schooling-mado/ http://www.simonsaysscuba.com/blog/underwaterphotography/diver-with-schooling-mado/#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 02:57:49 +0000 Simon http://www.simonsaysscuba.com/?p=2880 Diver With Schooling MadoThese Mado (Atypichthys strigatus) are absolutely everywhere in Sydney Harbour and surroundings, so they’re good predictable schools to work with. This photo is a bit older from a dive at North Head in Sydney, but I remember chasing them in circles with my buddy (in the shot) until this opportunity arose with the sun behind the subject, and a small enough distance to light up the school and the overgrown boulders with the flash.

Camera settings: Nikon D300, 10.5mm fisheye, f/8 for 1/80s, ISO 200. Post processed for levels and saturation and with the foliage filter in Color Efex Pro to bring out the yellow fishtails. I also adjusted curves in the highlights to get a pleasing tonal gradation for the sun rays.

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