Sinister looking Devil Scorpionfish

[Marriard]

I wanted to make this Scorpionfish from The Philippines look sinister, so I turned off one strobe, power downed the right strobe and increased the f-stop I was using to basically add just a touch of light and create some deep shadows. I took 6 shots with this idea, and this is the one that 'works' for me.

F32, 1/90, ASA100, 60mm lens, one strobe (-2)

Of course I took seveal shots with normal lighting as well - here is an example of what the Scorpionfish looks like fullly lit:

F16, 1/90, ASA100, dual strobes (-1.5, TTL)

Enjoy,
M

 

[jhelmuth]

Hey - nice technique! Thanks for sharing with us...

 

[Dee]

I like the low light one best, too. It shows the textures so much better since there's not much color to work with.

 

[justleesa]

way cool.....Light makes soooo much difference!

 

[Aardal]

Very nice pictures! I like the first one as well. Looks like that little fella ate a golf ball.