Whale shark, La Paz

This photo was taken at La Paz, BCS, Mexico. Snorkeling and no

flash.

I know whale shaks are huge and this gets the point across. But not having the whole thing sort of abstracts the animal too much. I would imagine that you were just about 10-20 feet too close here.

 

To keep the same feel, I might crop in a lot closer on the free diver behind the shark and post it a fair bit larger. The compression on this site is bad, so this image lacks clarity. Try using image/sharpen/unsharp mask (radius one, percentage 100-150, tolerance 0) in PS or a simillar sharpening tool.

 

Apart from the technical stuff. This is an amazing shot, I would LOVE to have been there!!!

 

p.s. looking at the tech details, I'm no expert on underwater photography, so don't take my advice on this, but is Velvia the best choice for underwater? I'd almost think that chromes would be too contrasty for it...but I could very well be wrong, might be worth a look in the underwater forum.

Very cool. I think it is a nice photo. The fins give an idea of the shark and the image has a nice glow to it. I'd imagine, if you were further away, it wouldn't have shown up at all..

ok whalesharks are cool - but its a shame you cant see the head

I think you did a great job within the limits of the 28mm lens. Still I keep thinking how much nicer this would have been with a 15mm or even 20mm lens. You should consider at least the Sea&Sea 16mm conversion lens which screws on to 35mm underwater and provides unexpectedly sharp results.