Reply To: 8-15mm with ambient light

[Nicolas]

Hey Dave,

I really like how you went nice and close for this CFWA shot, making the effort to contrast this crab against the sunball, well done! I presume this is shot with your 8-15mm fisheye, behind the 140mm dome?

Couple of suggestions there, things you could do in the water if presented with the same opportunity:

-Shift your framing to the right: this would off-center the crab, hide the highlights on the yellow sponge, and give us more breathing pace to the right.

-Be more selective with your lighting: e.g. turn off the left strobe (or lower its power), or use a snoot (yes that can work in wide angle too!)

-Frame vertically

You’re welcome to play with slow shutter speeds (watch the webinar on Creative Motion Blurs) but that would rather ber with a macro lens.

Have fun!