Royal Pleco close ups

[Seedy]

Here's some macro shots of the wife's big Royal Pleco (Panaque nigrolineatus)

Nikon D40x w/105mm micro/macro and optically triggered SB-800 flash held in one hand...the camera in the other (and yes that SOB is heavy with that big lens on it!)

Eye: ISO-100, F/45, 1/80sec (yes that's forty-five, not 4.5)
Slight adjustment to levels, resize and unsharp mask.





Sequence of crops of the mouth:
ISO-100, F/57, 1/100sec
Levels adjustment, unsharp mask

[MatsP]

Very nice shots.

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Mats

[Richard B]

Hmmm - a level of detail seldom seen in photos - good work

[DutchFry]

very nice

[CatsandFish]

Beautyful

[arjenk]

Wow, very nice!

[Mixalis]

nice...I like the one with the eye...!!

[Seedy]

Thanks Folks! I was quite pleased with the eye shot myself, although the original shot of the mouth was a bit under exposed (hence the levels adjustment). Unfortunately the lens and flash were borrowed gear and I had to give them back before trying for that "perfect" image. It did also help that this is one big Royal...about 1 foot total.

[Seedy]

Here's a couple of "out-takes" from the same photo shoot:

I don't know if I like the way the flashes glared off the odontodes or not.



Notice all the "toothpicks" that used to be tree branches in the foreground of this pic:

[CanadaPleco]

wow awesome photos!

[apistomaster]

Great photos and ezample of of what these underwater 'beavers" can do to the wood.

[andywoolloo]

really interesting ones of the teeth! thanks!

[Barbapappa]

Great pics!