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Coral Reefs in the Caribbean
Coral Reefs in the Caribbean
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Challenge: Water II (Advanced Editing IV)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Sigma 8mm f/4.0 EX Circular Fisheye for Canon
Location: Palomino Island off the coast of Puerto Rico
Date: Mar 23, 2006
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/160 sec
Galleries: Nature, Water
Date Uploaded: Mar 26, 2006

 I'm in Puerto Rico on vacation and have so many water pictures I can't decide which one to use! I hope I picked the best one, but I'm skeptical. I was high up on a cliff far above the water. The water was so clear that the coral reefs were clearly visible in the water. I can't attach filters to my P&S so I held my camera up to my polarized sunglasses to cut the glare on the water.

edit (not much b/c I don't have my photo editing software with me): move color towards blue to counter brownish color from my sunglasses (would love the "remove color cast" function right about now), increase sat a bit, I wish I had "burn" to correct the haziness at the horizon

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Sony Alpha a7 II
Sony FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS
 04/01/2006 01:47:20 PM
This has potential to be one of those wow photos, but not as it exists currently. A bit more dodging of the highlights and adjustment to a brighter more saturated image would have really added a lot of impact. If you have an ability to attach a polarizer to your camera, try it and see. If you used a polarizer, putting your stops to add more light (+) would have helped initially to get a brighter image.
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
 03/30/2006 05:19:04 PM
Looks interesting. Wish for more brightness, contrast, and an additional element like a diver, sailboat, etc.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 03/29/2006 03:42:46 PM
Beautiful
Nikon D80
Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon
 03/28/2006 06:35:31 AM
Beautiful contrasts... blue, green, white.
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 03/27/2006 02:12:56 PM
lovely!
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 03/27/2006 07:00:39 AM
Beautiful.....
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 03/27/2006 12:24:29 AM
just a tad noisy here, but the colours are really nice...way to go God!
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