Fish in Flight
by RyShu

Comment by Skip:
exquisite

Fish in Flight
by RyShu

Comment by bucket:
this is great congrats on the well deserved ribbon...

Empty Frames
by RyShu

Comment by Montfrooij:
Where is the frame on the foreground? Nice pic, little highlighted

Fish in Flight
by RyShu

Comment by benignor:
Outstanding! Kuddos on the choice of B&W over color. It works great here.

Fish in Flight
by RyShu

Comment by bvoi:
Great moment. Congrats on the ribbon.

Fish in Flight
by RyShu

Comment by prentice:
Great photo! Wow!

Fish in Flight
by RyShu

Comment by maestro:
Congratulations! It was one of my favorites!

Fish in Flight
by RyShu

Comment by Mick:
Excellent capture! Congratulations on your blue ribbon!

Fish in Flight
by RyShu

Comment by RyShu:
Wow, my first ribbon. Thanks to everyone for all the great comments and votes.

The pic was taken at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta. I shoot there as often as possible, always fighting the low lighting. Usually the whale sharks stay at the top of the tank, so I was happy when this one dove down. All the fish fell into place and I was lucky to capture such a dynamic compostion.

Editting consisited of:
Raw conversion
Cropping
Levels
Shadow / Highlight
Curves
Brightness / Contrast
USM
Neat Image
Channel Mixer

A lot of people commented on the choice of B&W over color. Originally I was going to use a color image, but the color actually seemd to detract from the strength of the tonal range and compostion, so I decided to go B&W.

Thanks again!

Message edited by author 2006-06-14 01:44:35.

Fish in Flight
by RyShu

Comment by terje:
Terrific! Simply breathtaking! Light is perfect, and the composition works so well. I'd be proud with a photo like this! Congratulations with the bluey!