Wetpixel Picture of the week

[jakubson]

I haven't been on Wetpixel for awhile, and I just noticed that I won "Picture of the Week" 8 weeks ago (#92). Here is the link.

http://wetpixel.com/i.php/gallery/category/C1/

My first award of any kind (Breaking my arm patting myself on the back).

 

[Dee]

Congratulations! Very nice shot!

 

[Vtdiver2]

I haven't been on Wetpixel for awhile, and I just noticed that I won "Picture of the Week" 8 weeks ago (#92). Here is the link.

http://wetpixel.com/i.php/gallery/category/C1/

My first award of any kind (Breaking my arm patting myself on the back).

Congrats....nice clear shot,
C-Dawg

 

[Gilligan]

Great shot and well deserved.

 

[Uncle Pug]

Wow jakubson~ Great shot. And congratulations on POTW.

 

[SeaYoda]

Happy belated congratulations!

 

[Mike Veitch]

Congrats...

 

[fergyjohn]

Great shot, how did you get so close to the Cuda?

 

[justleesa]

Now those teeth are S-C-A-R-Y!!! Well done! Congratulations!!!

 

[jakubson]

Great shot, how did you get so close to the Cuda?

PATIENCE!! I spent about 10 minutes on the shot. I was diving solo, and no one else was around, so I did not bore my buddy or block anyone else from a good view and/or picture (no shot is worth being rude and selfish). I inched closer after each shot. Oddly enough, it did not seem to mind all the strobe firing (I probably took about 10 shots total) - I guess it was totally into being cleaned.

My only regret is that I could not get the cleaning goby more prominent in the picture (you can just make it out partially blocking the lower large tooth on the left edge of the mouth.) Also, I guess if I tried to go with a smaller aperture, I might have gotten a bigger depth of field and gotten the coral in the foreground in focus. All things considered, I am of course very happy with the shot.