Wednesday's (5/26) Maui pic

[Gilligan]

Today's dive was at 85 to 90 feet with no particular subjects to photograph other than these critters.

Hawaiian Domino Damselfish (Dascyllus albisella)

 

[Dee]

Yeah but...I love those critters! 'Nother good one!

BTW...I like the way you've put the EXIF info in your photo border.

 

[jviehe]

Heres what I dont get. It has a sort of painted look to it. Is that how it looks in real life, or due to editing? I cant tell because Ive never seen such infinite viz.

 

[Gilligan]

jviehe,
No editing on the vis. That's the way it really was. Don't forget I was using a WAL lens and that may make it look like it's more distant than it is.

 

[mjh]

Ok, I'll be the dumb one, what is a WAL lens? What are it's advantages?

 

[mjh]

Woops, Wide Angle Lens, duh...

 

[jviehe]

jviehe,
No editing on the vis. That's the way it really was. Don't forget I was using a WAL lens and that may make it look like it's more distant than it is.

I didnt mean the viz, but how come they have a drawn look to them? Or, is that an effect of great viz?

 

[KrustyTheClownFish]

To me, the edges of the fish look enhanced. Did you use a sharpening filter Gilligan? Or is that a side effect of the Helicon noise filter?

I didnt mean the viz, but how come they have a drawn look to them? Or, is that an effect of great viz?

 

[Gilligan]

I used the Helicon noise filter first. That cleans up the blue water area the most. The noise filter also has a tendency to "unsharpen" the photo to some degree. After that I used Photoshop for "Auto Levels" and some sharpness adjustment and that's it.
The vis here is like that most of the time.

 

[KrustyTheClownFish]

I tried this Helicon filter, it seems to work pretty well and doesn't cause as much blurring as some other filters. Thanks for the heads up!

I used the Helicon noise filter first. That cleans up the blue water area the most. The noise filter also has a tendency to "unsharpen" the photo to some degree. After that I used Photoshop for "Auto Levels" and some sharpness adjustment and that's it.
The vis here is like that most of the time.