SHARK!
Aperture f/8.0 ISO 3200 Shutter 1/100 
Oct, 2013Views
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robinhart-jones
November 23, 2013
A simple picture, I am guessing taken in an aquarium, but somehow it has a real impact. I like it.
DigiRonin
November 26, 2013
Shark tank maintenance. It is a real shark at a real distance of 6 or so feet. What was a bit disconcerting is the way he was looking at us!!!! LOL Thank you for liking it.
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barbarabrock
November 26, 2013
Wow...that creature has facial expression! Beady eyes....nostril flaring.....sneering teeth! Yikes.
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Temple
December 09, 2013
Incredible! Really captures the majesticness yet sneakiness and slyness of them to
DigiRonin
December 09, 2013
Thank you temple, I can't get over that eyeball looking though. I also had a similar encounter with a barracuda, those guys are more vicious and unpredictable than the shark. AND incredibly fast.
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michaeltillman
February 09, 2015
This is a great shot. I really like your courage. I know I can never get in the water with one of these guys. The shot came out beautiful.
JAIROBETANCOURTA
March 05, 2015
TO BE ABLE TO CAPTURE AN IMAGE LIKE THIS, YOU DO NEED: TO BE REAL COLD BLODED, HAVE NO GUTS, BE READY DIE AND WILING TO SEE HEAVEN IN THE NEXT FIVE MINUTES, TO BECOME SIRLOIN STEAK TO A MONSTER ( BEAUTIFUL), TO PEE IN YOUR PANTS, TO BE IN LOVE WITH DESASTER, TO BE A GENTLMAN, AND MOST AF ATO LOVE YOUR MOMY
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Behind The Lens
Location
I took this photo in Okinawa, Japan.Time
It was mid day.Lighting
The mid day sun was bright and straight overhead providing for light to penetrate the water surface and bounce off the white sand giving good all around illumination.Equipment
I used a Canon 5D Mk II and borrowed underwater housing.Inspiration
I was given the opportunity to document shark tank maintenance under close supervision. Though the tank was huge it seemed quite small but i HAD to make the best use of this opportunity for a chance of a great shot possibility.Editing
As expected, the image had a blue cast to it and I did warm the shark up a bit. Also dis minor contrast enhancing and that is really it.In my camera bag
I carry my camera with me at all times. So I always have the full frame sensor camera, a 24-105mm f/4 lens, a 580 II speedlight and a Gary Fung lightsphere with a swatch of CTO gel. This basic bag of stuff will allow me to do just about anything and at a moments notice. The lens gives me wide perspective and good reach, the speedlight gives me a good fill source or key, the CTO gel allows me to match indoor light sources and the full frame sensor gives me the pixel real estate for cropping considerations as well as low light flexibility. Other planned shoots I can have a few more bags to as much as 20 bags full of gear.Feedback
Considerations for getting a shot like this would be to analyze your light source and take into consideration the physics of light passing through water. With "Dive with Sharks" and the like programs around, be sure to dive with a buddy so he can be your extra set of eyes and help steady you in the water. Open water diving and photography brings it's own set of challenges with currents and plankton that can obscure a "clear" shot like this in a tank. Opting for underwater flashes would yield excellent color reproduction.
