20"+ Azul and 28" pinima
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ashdavid;2929977; said:Enjoy...
Took you long enough...I hate waiting for you to get an itch and cruise over for a few days .....
Lovin em ashdavid;2931279; said:
I'm not doubting or putting down your fish or pictures. It just looks to me like the fish are outlined. If you look at their fins vs the background it just does not look like a natural pic. It looks photoshopped to me or enhanced. Either way very nice fish. Is there any reason you don't post full tank shots as requested? I and I know many other would like to see them.
i have seen full tank shot of his on Aqualife Magazine (Japan) before.. its simply awesome...ultimatejay;2934836;2934836 said:
when you taken these awesome pix and have these awesome fish.. you create a standard for your pix and fish... and you just dont just snap just any pix and post it. so maybe ashdavid is waiting for the prefect timing and setting
neoprodigy;2934884; said:i have seen full tank shot of his on Aqualife Magazine (Japan) before.. its simply awesome...
when you taken these awesome pix and have these awesome fish.. you create a standard for your pix and fish... and you just dont just snap just any pix and post it. so maybe ashdavid is waiting for the prefect timing and setting
The full tank shot is around here somewhere. Are we sure it's 1850 gallons and not liters? The scale didn't seem right.
No matter. It's a beautiful setup.
Ok, where to begin... A little lesson for you in sharpening. First read this, and this , especially the part about how sharpening works by identifing the edges. And really read the blueberry part. Since there are no edges in the background and all sharpening produces halos, of corse it is going to look like there is an out line around the fish, b/c that is where the edge is. And the image looked at under magnification will of corse look like it has an out line on it. I did the sharpening at a strenght to be looked at at the size I posted ,not under magnification and on my monitor there are no visible halos on the pic. You either need to get your monitor calibrated or stop trying to look at it at magnification.ultimatejay;2934836; said:
As for posting full tank shots, I have done it in the past with the occupants that are in the tank now. Why do I have to post a full tank shot so "someone" can get an idea of how big the fish are. I am not posting to display how big the fish, that is inconsequential, I am only posting to show some fish that I am keeping and stating the size upfront b/c inevitably people do want to know how big they are. So you can think what ever you like about the tank and the fish. And If I ever get around to posting a full tank shot I will.
cchhcc;2935135; said:
I don't know ,are we sure .... 1850L/500g's or 7000L/1850g decide for yourself.
This was taken many years ago. and on the top of the middle tank is a 500ml bear can and I could not fit the whole tank in the pic with the lens I had at the time, the tank is a little wider than this.
ashdavid;2935303; said:Ok, where to begin... A little lesson for you in sharpening. First read this, and this , especially the part about how sharpening works by identifing the edges. And really read the blueberry part. Since there are no edges in the background and all sharpening produces halos, of corse it is going to look like there is an out line around the fish, b/c that is where the edge is. And the image looked at under magnification will of corse look like it has an out line on it. I did the sharpening at a strenght to be looked at at the size I posted ,not under magnification and on my monitor there are no visible halos on the pic. You either need to get your monitor calibrated or stop trying to look at it at magnification.
As for posting full tank shots, I have done it in the past with the occupants that are in the tank now. Why do I have to post a full tank shot so "someone" can get an idea of how big the fish are. I am not posting to display how big the fish, that is inconsequential, I am only posting to show some fish that I am keeping and stating the size upfront b/c inevitably people do want to know how big they are. So you can think what ever you like about the tank and the fish. And If I ever get around to posting a full tank shot I will.
I don't know ,are we sure .... 1850L/500g's or 7000L/1850g decide for yourself.
This was taken many years ago. and on the top of the middle tank is a 500ml bear can and I could not fit the whole tank in the pic with the lens I had at the time, the tank is a little wider than this.
My monitor works just fine and "sharpening" that you are doing makes the pictures look fake to me. This is just my opinion. You posted another pic of your Red asian arrow and that to me looks really fake. I prefer the more natural looking pic is all. I'm not putting down your pics, it's just preference is all. I know you have an awesome collection of fish and you take really nice pictures as well.
Regarding the full tank shot- It seems like you are getting a little defensive on this subject. What do you have to hide? I don't see what the big deal in posting a full tank shot is? I think its much more appealing to see a huge tank full of different rare fish all together in one shot then just each fish singled out one by one.
