baracuda image

[blacknet]

This was taken in bimini with my nikonos V 20mm lens. I did some croping and increased the contrast to bring out the grain.

This is a Sphyraena barracuda (great barracuda)

I was attempting to bring them in closer but they was unwilling to break that distance.

Ed

 

[The Chairman]

good pic... glad to see you back!

 

[Stone]

and a test to see if a "thumbnail" will transfer from another site.

 

[Stone]

The first experiment worked . . . now I want to see if a 500 pixel width is the right size (to keep the picture on a page without requiring a horizontal scroll bar.

 

[blacknet]

Hello,

What type of camera/lens/film did you use on these?

Ed

 

[Stone]

Ed,

Currently, all my photos are taken with an Ikelite Auto35 (usually with strobe).

I have experimented with ASA 100 slide film and ASA 100, 200, 400 and 800 print film (Kodak and Fuji).

The 2 'cuda pictures I just posted were probably 800 speed and 400 speed respectively. I will never use 800 speed again.

My slide film photos are the best, but by the time they are turned into prints and scanned, they just aren't the same.

 

[Scubamedicjoe]

why wouldnt you use the 800 speed film over the 400 speed film what are the resoning behind this thanks

 

[The Chairman]

is what I hate about any film over ASA 200. ASA 400 has it's place (Tri-X was my favorite for years) but ASA 800 is just pushing it too far for most types of photography.

 

[blacknet]

Grain is not something to be ashamed of or to avoid but a highly constructive creative tool to use. Just look at sand sculptures, that's grain.

Ed

 

[The Chairman]

But I like clear crisp photographs with a minimum of grain. I have since given up B&W work (still have my darkroom equipment) but I find that Agfa ASA 100 & ASA 200 or Fujichrome ASA 200 give me the clearest detail. I don't do the artsy stuff anymore... my photography is more about documentation then it is about art.