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Post by Emma Turner » Sat Mar 03, 2007 8:31 pm

Others have mentioned recently how difficult Sinogastromyzon wui are to photograph.....and they're not wrong!

I was checking the batch that came in on Tues, and out of a bag of 30 or so fish, I reckon only 4 or 5 are actually S. wui. (LES.. I have reserved them for you :wink:). I waited around for a bit with my camera and managed to get these few images from an obliging specimen:

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Hope you liked them! :D I was pretty pleased with that last shot.

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Post by LUVaLOACH » Sat Mar 03, 2007 9:11 pm

wow Emma, amazing fish, I want one, or 2 or 6! Hehe! Really that is awesome.

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Post by Martin Thoene » Sat Mar 03, 2007 9:14 pm

out of a bag of 30 or so fish, I reckon only 4 or 5 are actually S. wui.
So what are the others huh? :P

You're a lucky man LES......lovely pics Emma.

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Post by Jim Powers » Sat Mar 03, 2007 9:43 pm

Yeah...what Martin said.
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Post by Setsuna » Sat Mar 03, 2007 10:35 pm

Looking at those photos makes me wish I lived in the UK and had my river tank setup.
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Post by Graeme Robson » Sun Mar 04, 2007 8:08 am

Superb! :mrgreen:

My S wui are always either hiding or on the front glass. Plenty underside shots though.

Others? Please tell! :wink:
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Post by Emma Turner » Sun Mar 04, 2007 9:07 am

From what I can tell, most look to be Beaufortia kweichowensis, which although nice, are not majorly exciting as I can order those in any week of the year from many suppliers. :?

Thank you for the compliments on the photos. :D

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Post by Martin Thoene » Sun Mar 04, 2007 9:34 am

Emma, all these pictures look dark to me. Maybe it's my monitor? Anyhow, compare these and tell me how my edit appears to you compared with the original.

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Post by Graeme Robson » Sun Mar 04, 2007 9:47 am

A tad too light with my monitor, Martin. How about in the middle with this one?

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Post by Martin Thoene » Sun Mar 04, 2007 9:55 am

Yeah....that's "acceptable" on my monitor. How do Em's versions look to you Graeme?

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Post by Graeme Robson » Sun Mar 04, 2007 10:01 am

They do look abit dark and moody which i likes, but for species index a little to dark? I can still see the full body with exceptional details.
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Post by Emma Turner » Sun Mar 04, 2007 10:04 am

These were taken quite far back in the stock tank, which usually results in my photos being a little dark, but they look ok on my monitor. I find that if I try and lighten them, they end up losing a great deal of colour and then appear 'washed out'. However, Martin's edits appear far too light on my screen, with Graeme's looking about right.

Thanks chaps! :D

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Post by Emma Turner » Sun Mar 04, 2007 10:05 am

P.S. Let me know if you want the original files to play with! :wink:
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Post by Martin Thoene » Sun Mar 04, 2007 1:39 pm

:shock: ooooh...she reads minds :D

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Post by Emma Turner » Sun Mar 04, 2007 2:01 pm

:lol: I forsee several large photo files landing in your inbox right now, Mr T. :D
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