Lion Fish
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A very nice shot and fish.
raider2727
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lovely shot through glass with i guess overhead lighting, i use to keep one of these called Grump a few years back, i use to sit for hours watching him.
Ambermile
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Great capture John, but the lighting is always going to let it down unless you reset the white balance. Here, I have done so and then boosted the colours a little. I have also "brought out" his friend in the hole on the right of the picture - I hope messing is OK with you 
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Arthur... "wow" what can I say? I'm impressed! How did you do that "Photoshop"?Great capture John, but the lighting is always going to let it down unless you reset the white balance. Here, I have done so and then boosted the colours a little. I have also "brought out" his friend in the hole on the right of the picture - I hope messing is OK with you
Arthur
Really appreciate your's and all other comments and advice!
Cheers, John...
Ambermile
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Hi John, well similar but not Photoshop, steps are the same. Just adjusted the white balance (clour temperature) til it looked right and upped the colour saturation a little. Then (a bit more advanced) I burned the fish on the right until it brightened up enough to join the party. Burning/dodging is a technique from darkroom days involving covering areas of the print with your hands to reduce the amount of light on a given area - or to increase it in others. With a digital it is pretty much the same though, you use a tool, the shape and size of which you can adjust, and you play it over the area you want to bring up. It's a lot easier than it sounds if you think of it like a rubber but in reverse! Anway, last thing was a sharpen to crispen the image a little and there you are.
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