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Green Turtle at our Turtle Hospital in Cairns Australia.
Green Turtle at our Turtle Hospital in Cairns Australia.
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Contest Finalist in Marine Wildlife Photo Contest
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nolanphotoimaging
December 31, 2014
Great shot, it's so good to see these guys when they're doing well. My wife and I volunteer at the Magnetic Island Network for Turtles - MINT
Scubadaddy
February 23, 2015
That is great to hear, hope i will get down to magnetic in the near future!
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AlanJakarta
February 17, 2015
Marvelous well-timed capture of the capture. Congratulations on being the People's Choice Winner.
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janetregaskis
February 24, 2015
Just magnificent, congrats on your winnings you must be thrilled to have the honor of capturing such an amazing shot. I'm envious :)
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claudia_lothering_1704
February 25, 2015
A critique is requested but there is nothing but wonderment at this shot. It is truly one of the best shots I have seen in my 3 years on Viewbug. The shades of colours, the clarity and the action happening in this shot is mindblowing. I assume you have a really good underwater camera?
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cwyattbeck
March 04, 2015
Congrats on the win! Can you email me at chris@alaskanphotographytours.com for your prize? Thanks!
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Location
I took this photo on Fitzroy Island - in the Great Barrier Reef Australia.Time
It was around mid-day!Lighting
I am using two ikelite strobesEquipment
I am using an Aquatica Housing, as mentioned the Ikelite strobes, the Nikon D800 and Tokina 10-17mm lens at 17mm.Inspiration
I am one of the directors of a Turtle Hospital. To take care of the animals we rely completely on public donations. We run the facility with about 60-70 volunteers that work hard every single day. Since i started to take images of our patients, document how we find them and when we release them we managed to get a lot of media attention, resulting into more funds so we where able to constantly improve our facilities and take on more sick and injured animals. I wanted to really highlight the turtles, show how their health improves and give them some character.Editing
Yes i do cross processing between Adobe Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC. For sharpening i use Topaz Detail, then i do a lot of Dodge&Burn, plus painting some colour and remove backstcatter etc.In my camera bag
I always have two cameras with me, and i mean ALWAYS. Usually the Nikon D800, D810 or D750. The lenses i keep in my back are the Nikkor 24-70f2.8, 70-200f.28, 50mmf1.4, Tokina 10-17 and the Tokina Macro 100f2.8. I usually have a motion slider for time lapses and some GoPro 4's with me, also the SB910 flash, sometimes studio flashes, and then of course my underwater gear. yeah i wish i could travel light ;)Feedback
Well i think i am in a pretty unique position as i am working with marine life both in the wild and in care. You need to know which animals are ok with a camera and which ones you should not disturb. We do have extremely friendly Sea Turtles on some local reef where they are used to people. The literally follow you - giving you endless opportunities for photographs. The importance is to work on the animals terms and not to force it just for the sake of an image.
