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Meerkatfish

Meerkatfish



cameraCanon EOS 7D

settings Aperture f/25.0 ISO 2000 Shutter 1/60 

upload_dateNov, 2012

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4100

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Awards

Winner in Turquoise / Aqua Colored Photo Challenge
Winner in show your best manipulation photos Photo Challenge
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Runner Up in Photoshop Creative Photo Contest Vol 1
Contest Finalist in Photoshop Creative Photo Contest Vol 1
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Superb Composition
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Emotions

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Tags

#catfish #fish #manipulation #meerkat #ocean #sea #surreal #under #water

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Wildlife And Water Photo ContestTop 10 class
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65 Comments | Report
rachmonte
 
rachmonte November 09, 2012
HAHA!
jchurch
 
jchurch November 09, 2012
Wow...love it!
CB1985
 
CB1985 November 14, 2012
Clever! Great Editing...
gappman PRO+
 
gappman November 20, 2012
Wonderful imagination!
matej007
 
matej007 November 26, 2012
Fantastic work!!!!
Wayne_Sr PRO+
 
Wayne_Sr December 02, 2012
This is great! Nice work!
tsambaproductions
 
tsambaproductions December 02, 2012
nice work
joebaxter
 
joebaxter December 06, 2012
This is so awesome. Very creative and high quality.
carolcardillo PRO
 
carolcardillo December 15, 2012
Well done! Congratulations on your Feature!
jleiweke
 
jleiweke December 15, 2012
Congrats!
GJUNIORPHOTOGRAPHY
 
GJUNIORPHOTOGRAPHY December 15, 2012
Congrats!
ahmex
 
ahmex December 15, 2012
nice!!!


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estercastillo08
 
estercastillo08 December 15, 2012
Great work , congrats on you feature!
tsambaproductions
 
tsambaproductions December 15, 2012
congrats
MovingCastle
 
MovingCastle December 15, 2012
By far most inspirational picture I've ever seen!
mailsmc
 
mailsmc December 15, 2012
Great comp, nice work here, congrats on your feature!
Vjthomas1
 
Vjthomas1 December 15, 2012
Congrats on the feature, terrific edit
nitti
 
nitti December 15, 2012
Creatively done....congrats
VivienneB
 
VivienneB December 15, 2012
very funny. superb composition and super post production
Writingfroggie
 
Writingfroggie December 15, 2012
Cool combination here!
snowdon PRO
 
snowdon December 15, 2012
Adventurous, congratulations on your feature
Serendipity1
 
Serendipity1 December 15, 2012
Congrats!
tetvet PRO+
 
tetvet December 15, 2012
cute, congrats
SammyNJM
 
SammyNJM December 15, 2012
That's so cool and so creative! amazing!
iceman2
 
iceman2 December 15, 2012
Congrats!
rachmonte
 
rachmonte December 15, 2012
Congrats!!!!
TexasStarlet
 
TexasStarlet December 15, 2012
So cute!
TAHammer
 
TAHammer December 15, 2012
Super Creative, Congratulations on your feature
Jewel
 
Jewel December 15, 2012
Cool! Great job, congratulations on your feature!
rturnbow PRO+
 
rturnbow December 15, 2012
My heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the Viewbug staff and to all of you who responded so positively to my Meerkatfish feature!
bcawood
 
bcawood December 15, 2012
Awesome work, congrats:)
Mar PRO+
 
Mar December 15, 2012
Nice work.Ilove it. Congrats on your feature
Redjule PRO
 
Redjule December 15, 2012
LOL Very cool! Congrats!
desertpagan
 
desertpagan December 15, 2012
Very cool shot! Congrats!
Carli
 
Carli December 17, 2012
cool! congrats :D
Bebejayne
 
Bebejayne December 17, 2012
:)) Interesting!!!
Bebejayne
 
Bebejayne December 17, 2012
Weird - my comment said posted at 9.09pm - it's 3.15pm on Tuesday 18 Dec 2012 here !!!
rajeevalochanperubhotla
 
rajeevalochanperubhotla December 18, 2012
Congrats :)
LeighAnnC
 
LeighAnnC December 18, 2012
Congrats on the feature!
corproadie
 
corproadie December 18, 2012
Nice pic! Congrats!
Emerald_Wake
 
Emerald_Wake December 19, 2012
great job
redwriter PRO
 
redwriter December 20, 2012
Beautiful work. Congrats on the feature. - Jake
danissumawijaya
 
danissumawijaya December 21, 2012
wow.. its very cool... rturnbow..
TTB56
 
TTB56 December 29, 2012
Very Interesting!Good job!
WolfEyesPhotography PRO+
 
WolfEyesPhotography January 05, 2013
CUTE!!!!
christiankahahawai
 
christiankahahawai January 08, 2013
hahah thats awesome :)
orangedude
 
orangedude January 14, 2013
haha! very nice! love this!
Antonio_Leao PRO+
 
Antonio_Leao January 19, 2013
Nice work. Congratulations on your feature!
FMueller
 
FMueller January 19, 2013
Amazing job!
TammyMarie
 
TammyMarie January 19, 2013
Outstanding Job!
SFalagario_photos
 
SFalagario_photos February 26, 2013
Wow this is creative
Hari_Subagio
 
Hari_Subagio April 04, 2013
nice, funny
alaska1984
 
alaska1984 April 15, 2013
This I a good one! Looks like he likes the camera!
ltj PRO+
 
ltj August 24, 2014
Late CONGRATS on this out of the box creation, I Love this one
pat-rice440
 
pat-rice440 October 01, 2014
lol, very creative edit!
CliffordPugliese
 
CliffordPugliese November 06, 2014
We call these wonderful creatures Meermaids
MichelleLaureen
 
MichelleLaureen December 15, 2014
Awesome photo!
FrankSomma PRO+
 
FrankSomma December 17, 2014
Evolution according to Turnbow. Mutation without representation. Anything is possible when the skill level is beyond your wildest imagination !!!
Laurie_Madsen
 
Laurie_Madsen January 02, 2015
Imagination station!
janland PRO+
 
janland January 09, 2015
Fantastic creativity...as always! Congrats!
AlanJakarta PRO+
 
AlanJakarta January 19, 2015
Brilliant image. Congratulations on being a Runner-up.
lulahbubb
 
lulahbubb May 25, 2015
Voted - Intriguing !
Maria
tedyandeau PRO+
 
tedyandeau June 22, 2016
Love It!!
santoshpatanaik
 
santoshpatanaik July 14, 2016
Awesome ! Love it.
Eddieuuu071 Premium
 
Eddieuuu071 February 24, 2018
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Behind The Lens

Location
I took the photo of the Meerkat at a zoo in the Phoenix area.
Time
It was around mid-day and the little was posing perfectly as Meerkats tend to do.
Lighting
The overall lighting effect was to give the look of under and above water using Photoshop.
Equipment
My standard camera body is a Canon EOS 7D with various lens types used for the various elements.
Inspiration
This Photoshop was inspired by my fascination with Meerkats, and the humor they offer as perfect inquisitive models. I just thought it would be completely amusing to have one combined as a fish placed on a rock in the water, peering out over the waves.
Editing
There were several elements used in this image for the overall composition including the Meerkat, fins, bubbles, sky, rocks, and various shading techniques, and then a final tint toward aqua.
In my camera bag
I carry my fave camera body, a 300mm telephoto lens, macro lens, wide angle lens, 50mm lens, cleaning clothes and cleaning fluid, camera strap, spare batteries, carbon fiber tripod, remote shutter switch, flash, allen-wrench (for removing tripod mount), Canon G12 (point and shoot) and a hat.
Feedback
Use your creative mind, let it go. Whatever you can think of, you can create with a camera and image editing software. As you look at your world on a daily basis, ask yourself, "how can I make that shot more interesting or amusing" in post? I often shoot with a certain post-editing idea in mind.

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