View Full Version : One more photo: Odessa Barb
paradise
06-09-2005, 5:43 PM
I have not taken any "photo tank" pics lately, except for the bettas, so I thought I would try one of an old-time favorite, Odessa Barb. What do you think?
http://aquatic-photography.com/pics/odessa01.jpg
i think that fish looks awesome Ed. it looks weird though. almost like there's more bottom lighting than top lighting.
Willy wombat
06-10-2005, 1:43 AM
I agree about the odd lighting. Can you crop closer onto the belly scales between the pectorial and ventral fins for me, they look like they are very sharp with good detail.
paradise
06-10-2005, 10:48 AM
thanks guys. It's weird, I had to go and look at the fish again, 'cause it did look strange to me too, but it IS correct. Her underside is much lighter than the top, it's not lighting, it's really like that :) Paul, I dont have the original anymore to blow it up, I erased the whole session, they did not appeal to me enough to keep 'em. :)
JerseyJay
06-10-2005, 1:19 PM
underside is much lighter than the top, it's not lighting, it's really like that
Hey guys,
Did you just start keeping fish yesterday ???? This prinicple applies to a lotttttt of fish. :)
When predators are swimming below the prey, brighter bottom portion of the fish "will blend" with the lighter layer of the water. When you are in the water and looking up, you will see the sky or at least lighter layer.
When predators are swimming above the prey, darker upper portion of the fish "will blend" with the dark bottom of the ocean / sea / river / lake.
paradise
06-10-2005, 9:27 PM
Jay but this was done in a photo tank w/out predators :) And I looked at it today again, in the holding tank and it's still the same. The fish is just like that always.
JerseyJay
06-10-2005, 9:40 PM
Jay but this was done in a photo tank w/out predators :) And I looked at it today again, in the holding tank and it's still the same. The fish is just like that always.
Ed,
:)
Fishes don't change the colors when they see predator, they are "build" that way forever so they can protect themselves from predators. Check other pictures of this fish online.
Correct...all part of evolution. Check out the Blue Planet series if you've never seen it before. Goes into quite a bit of details in the animals of the deep.
paradise
06-10-2005, 9:54 PM
oh, ok, I thought you were saying it changes based on conditions. yeah, that makes sense.
squidfish
06-11-2005, 1:51 AM
Hi
Jay is spot on. Light belly is less obvious against the sky when looked at from below. You can use this to your advantage if you go fishing by using a black surface lure which forms a good silouette against the sky. I know some who have had good success painting their lures the opposite way to the normal i.e black belly to make it stand out. Here is a pike caught on black surface lure and look how light this fish's underside is, mind you I can't see many other fish trying to eat this one..lol
http://aquatic-photography.com/gallery/files/4/9/0/Pike3.jpg
Cheers
Rich
nice shot Rich. the guy holding the fish has some motion blur. i would suggest using a faster shutter speed to stop the action. also, the tail of the fish is a little oof, so you may need to stop down a little. also, your sky is a little overexposed, i would meter for highlights, and recover in post processing. good shot tho. (ok this is just a joke)
squidfish
06-11-2005, 2:34 AM
hehe...Hiro. The guy trying to keep hold an angry pike is me. Its actually an old photo shot scanned in, from my pre-digital days.
Cheers
Rich