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ZED28
14-04-2007, 18:48
Not sure which one it is! :shrug:

This photo was taken with a Nikon Coolpix 5700 a couple of years ago at a sea life center on a trip we took to Virginia beach. The croc was completely under water (except for his nose) but really close to the glass. The tank was also at floor level so the shot was made even more awkward as I had to shoot with the camera about 12 inches from the ground. Pressing the camera against the glass for stability, shutter speed was 1/4 of a second - shot without flash to capture the detail in his eye.

It's not as sharp as I would have liked but some of this is attributable to the refraction of the water as well as the poor conditions under which I took the shot. Over all though, it came out pretty well but I would have loved a DSLR for the shot at the time!

http://www.tomkinson.org/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=180&g2_serialNumber=3

RobertP
14-04-2007, 18:53
I just tweaked the contrast and sharpened it a bit and it looked pretty good!

You don't have the box ticked in your profile to allow editing so I've deleted my edit now.

minimeeze
14-04-2007, 19:00
Wow! I'm amazed that the shot was taken thro glass and underwater. Looks really freaky.

ZED28
14-04-2007, 19:03
I just tweaked the contrast and sharpened it a bit and it looked pretty good!

You don't have the box ticked in your profile to allow editing so I've deleted my edit now.
Thanks for the heads up RobertP, I've fixed that "oversight" now. :thumbs:

I also applied a little sharpening and contrast per your suggestion.

CT
14-04-2007, 21:52
Good shot, but it'll stand a lot of sharpening and needs some good ole pizzaz! :shrug:

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/530/Crocod-eye-l-2.jpg

cwinhall
15-04-2007, 13:41
Excellent! Please remove that light in the background to the right side of the image ***, it's very distracting!