He dreamed of bigger water. . .2

[CLKunst]

A retake of my first attempt and a memorial. Our little "Roadrunner" went to the big fish bowl in the sky shortly after this was taken. Ridiculously old for a Beta, we had him for almost 3 years. So there won't be anymore retakes. Still I'm happier with this image than the first effort.

There is a very shallow depth of field because I used a magnifying filter of +2. So as far as I am concerned the only thing that should be in sharp focus is his face, the rest should all appear like a dream. Specifically I am curious about whether to crop the water line out or leave it in. Thanks in advance for your comments.

[swmdrayfan]

Well Cindy, my 2 cents is leave the water line in. But I've been wrong before. Interesting shot nonetheless. Thanks for explaining the setup.
John

[Anbesol]

awesome shot! very interesting idea - heres something else - I can see you in the reflection, in particular your hand and the lens. plus a bit of a slight reflection of the surroundings too. it doesnt really hurt the shot, simply because you can also see a reflection of the velvet in the bottom too, which is very cool! if there was a way you could have isolated the velvet then that wouldve been cool, as it is, it looks great!

leave the water line in.

[payn817]

Awww, you photographed the poor thing to death! I've seen you do much better, this doesn't do much for me for some reason. It's a nice concept, but it seems it would be difficult to pull it off very effectively.
Then again.. you know what they say about opinions

RIP "roadrunner":cryin:

[yogestee]

Siamese fighting fish Cindy???

Jurgen
Australia

[CLKunst]

Hi folks! Thanks for chiming in with your ops!

John - I appreciate your 2 cents. Someday I'll pay you back I promise!

Anbesol - Muchas Gracias for the kind thoughts and words. I noticed the reflections of my lens and hands and removed them from the second shot before posting but didn't fix the first one. I also like the reflection of the velvet in the bottom of the glass and wanted to keep that but lose the rest of the more distracting reflections. 'Spose I should have been extra neat and tidy about it but, meh! This is really a just for giggles kind of project. The children remember him fondly so we'll probably put the picture in a frame in his empty tank for a while on the mantle before we head back out to the pet store for his replacement.

Payn - Thanks for the condolences. I agree it's not my best but. . .you can't hit a homer every time. Right? Really just trying to do better than the first time around. But you could be right about photographing him to death!!:blush2: Can I be charged with ichiscide? I mean fisherman seem to get away with it all the time. . . .

Jurgen - Yes, Siamese Fighting fish, but I believe their scientific name is Beta. I can assure you we kept him as a pacifist.