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09-JAN-2009 Brent

Color on Ice

Canon EOS 5D Mark II ,Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
1/250s f/2.8 at 100.0mm iso1600 hide exif
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Date/Time09-Jan-2009 14:06:14
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length100 mm
Exposure Time1/250 sec
Aperturef/2.8
ISO Equivalent1600
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Canon DSLR Challenge11-Jan-2009 01:02
In Hawaii, if I remember correctly, the Parrot Fish were called Uhu and I think they are important to the coral ecosystem. Very pretty color - Penny Street
ctfchallenge10-Jan-2009 16:59
Thanks much all, I thought one of the signs that I was maneuvering around while trying to frame said "Parrot Fish". I just just checked Wikipedia and sure enough that is what it is. She's a girl as the blokes are a drab gray color I learned. Apparently they are a delicacy elsewhere in the world but are seldom consumed in the US though you can see in the lower frame a fillet ready for sale. I really was surprised at how fresh this thing looked as I would guess they setup the display hours before I shot this -maybe she was just sleeping?
~Brent
ctfchallenge10-Jan-2009 15:39
What a beautiful fish - do you have any idea what it is? I'm surprised the eye is so clear, this must be a very fresh fish. I like the composition and colors and the sharpness of the eye an if you hadn't said this was from the fish market, I might have thought you got this at an aquarium! :-D CJ
ctfchallenge10-Jan-2009 14:36
Amazing sharpness for a "grab" shot Brent. Well done and I love the colors. I do see one speck of dust on the eye - maybe a spot patch would resuscitate him:-) -angioman
Guest 10-Jan-2009 08:45
Lol look at those teeth! classic :) Nice colourful Brent
ctfchallenge10-Jan-2009 05:50
Not bad for a grab shot. You got the eye in focus and well framed so the rest works as a pool of color circulating around the main subject - that eye... icey and dead. Fishy AE Poe? -tv
ctfchallenge10-Jan-2009 05:17
Thanks Mate :-) This was pretty much a grab shot at the fish market. There were signs sticking up out of the ice in my way with most angles. I was happy to at least work out a catch light in his dust free eyeball ;-) The fishmongers don't like it when you look and don't buy so I did this quick and wish I had allowed just a little more DOF. I would have bought some fish so I would be welcome to take my time, but then who wants to drag around dead fish all day? Not this guy.
~Brent
Rod 10-Jan-2009 05:01
The eye looks nice & clear so this must still be alive or did you give it a polish before shooting. For some reason I would have liked to have seen this fish going across the bottom of the picy with ice showing on top & all the fish in focus. The colours came out really well a. Mind you if you shot it that way the fin could have been a problem.