Ode to Tuna

[almo]

I was looking over some old film images and I came across this one I shot with my first digi, a Minolta 7i. I re-envisioned it with B&W and felt it had a somewhat Tunaesque quality, though admittedly not nearly as good.

This one is for you Fishy!

[GB1]

That's not Tuna, that's another type fish

Man that water looks murky. It almost seems like dead fish floating there. It could also be because of heavy noise (looks like grain on my monitor, but you say that it's digital). I wonder if there would be some way to incorporate a stronger subject here? The fish are good supporting characters but I think they fall short as subjects. Just my viewpoint. Add some selective color, maybe that will make it look psychedelic

GB

[gahspidy]

John, i like this image, even with it's technical issues like the noise and what looks like scratchy surface. Is this a print from your digital image that has been scanned? I like that the Fish are swimming in the same direction down towards the lower right corner, and what looks to be a smaller one approaching at a different angle at their rear. As GB stated, there is a very murky feel about this.

[almo]

John, i like this image, even with it's technical issues like the noise and what looks like scratchy surface. Is this a print from your digital image that has been scanned? I like that the Fish are swimming in the same direction down towards the lower right corner, and what looks to be a smaller one approaching at a different angle at their rear. As GB stated, there is a very murky feel about this.

Hey Gary,

It is from the original file. The noise is due to the ISO setting of 400 and the conversion to B&W using the channel mixer. I was going for a high ISO T-MAX 1600 look.

Thanks!

Here is the original color file...

[almo]

That's not Tuna, that's another type fish



GB

They are actually Koi, the title "Ode to Tuna" is in reference PR.com member Tuna.

[GB1]

They are actually Koi, the title "Ode to Tuna" is in reference PR.com member Tuna.

Yeah, I know that

I like the color version better. That red-orange fish is sure pretty.

[Tuna]

What an honor to have an ode to me. A fitting ode, I suppose, as the B&W version has a certain grittiness that I end up with in many of my IIIc shots.

Though I am often partial to B&W for it's attention to form and content, I find that I enjoy the impact of your color version a bit more...

Tuna

[gahspidy]

John, totally agree with Tuna here. The colored version is the keeper. Also, I am more aware of the reflections in the water and they take on the form of a face. Very good image

[GB1]

The color version is much more powerful, imo. Seems like a fishtank (!?)

Tuna, we'll have to make a Wikipedia entry for ya... your reputation is now preceeding you!