Motif: Adolescent Queen Angel

Posted by Woody Mayhew on Thu Sep 23, 2004 11:40 am

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I have not posted anything "fishy" in a while so here is an U/W motif shot. I shot this adolescent queen angel in St Vincent in the eastern Caribbean last year. The juvenile has a very different coloration and slightly different shape, and as they move into "adolescence" (I guess a fish can have an adolescenece) they begin to assume adult shape and coloration but with the vertical bands on the body. Upon reaching adulthood these bands will fade. This fish was about 8" long and one of three of this approximate size swimming and feeding together. One of the prettiest fish in the Caribbean and one of my favorite subjects, though not always easy to shoot.
D-100 Nikon, Nexus D-100 housing, two Sea and Sea YS-120 strobes shot manual exposure 1/2 power, 1/125 @ f16, ISO 200, depth of 35'.

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by Chris Kayler on Thu Sep 23, 2004 4:21 pm

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I like this one. The blues are so intense it looks like he is glowing

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by NDCheryl on Thu Sep 23, 2004 7:54 pm

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Cool shot. I love the colors. Thanks for posting. I always enjoy the UW shots.

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by Mark Boranyak on Thu Sep 23, 2004 8:24 pm

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Woody, nice shot. What lens--60mm micro or other?

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by Cindy Marple on Thu Sep 23, 2004 8:31 pm

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Electric colors! I like the position of the fish. I was wondering how you could tell an adolescent fish, now I know!

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by Dennis Olivero on Thu Sep 23, 2004 8:50 pm

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Gorgeous photo and subject! Thanks for stopping by..always appreciate the UW work..

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by Tim Grams on Thu Sep 23, 2004 10:49 pm

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Wow, the UW shots are always so impressive to me! They make the land critters look so dull. As always, the technicals are impressive.

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by Woody Mayhew on Fri Sep 24, 2004 8:18 am

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Sorry, I forgot to mention the lens. I slightly modify a Sigma 28-80 or 28-135 Macro Zoom for use UW with the D-100. Works much better than the 60 Micro with the Nikon's digital sensor crop on the lenses' angle of view. Zoom is much more versatile. Just to show the difference in adolescent and juvenile queen angels I will post a juvenile today.

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by chris earle on Fri Sep 24, 2004 8:31 am

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Those blues are intense. Nice shot!

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by E.J. Peiker on Fri Sep 24, 2004 9:39 am

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The neon colors in this are too cool. Very well done.

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by LindaY on Sat Sep 25, 2004 11:02 pm

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Gorgeous colors and details on this one, Woody. That is one handsome fish. Now I can see why one of my friends likes to SCUBA anytime she has a chance. It takes real talent and skill to get an UW shot like this too.

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