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    The three Nhamunda Heckel I received from Jimmy's Discus earlier this year.

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    Very nice Pat. Love the last one. I've never liked taking pics of discus close to the tank floor but for whatever reason with wilds i don't mind it as much. Good isolation on the last one, where was your f/stop?

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    Quote Originally Posted by rickztahone View Post
    Very nice Pat. Love the last one. I've never liked taking pics of discus close to the tank floor but for whatever reason with wilds i don't mind it as much. Good isolation on the last one, where was your f/stop?
    Two different sessions for these three images Ricardo. Getting them apart and off the bottom is not easy especially with shy heckels. F-stop was f/8.0.
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    As usual...Very impressive Pat.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Second Hand Pat View Post
    Two different sessions for these three images Ricardo. Getting them apart and off the bottom is not easy especially with shy heckels. F-stop was f/8.0.
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    yeah i bet. F/8 is a perfect sweet spot with this type of photography.

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    Quote Originally Posted by two utes View Post
    As usual...Very impressive Pat.
    Thank you Joe
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    Quote Originally Posted by rickztahone View Post
    yeah i bet. F/8 is a perfect sweet spot with this type of photography.
    Works for birds too Ricardo
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    Last photo is killer.
    Great patients and light ;-)

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    Quote Originally Posted by slicksta View Post
    Last photo is killer.
    Great patients and light ;-)
    Thanks John
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    fantastic images
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    I'm the odd man out, as usual. I much prefer the first pic to the next two.
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    Quote Originally Posted by dagray View Post
    fantastic images
    Thank you Dave
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    Default Re: Playing with Fish and a Speedlight :D

    Quote Originally Posted by LizStreithorst View Post
    I'm the odd man out, as usual. I much prefer the first pic to the next two.
    Not totally Liz, I like that one too
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    Default Re: Playing with Fish and a Speedlight :D

    Here are some of my contest fish...

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    Oh Pat, that third pic is amazing. The shady area contrasted with the vibrant colors of the fish is stunning. And will you just take a look at the definition of the individual scales. That pic needs to be framed and hung on my wall.
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