I am sharp

Shot inside the National Aquarium in Washington DC. I don't know the name of this fish, but I like the color. Flash was fired at an angle to avoid reflection.

Which is sharper, lens or fins?

Cool scorpion fish

Scorpion, oh. Thanks, Greg. Now I know. I should read the caption next to the tank, rather than the f stops. :D

clear as a bell with great colors. nice shot

Both are pretty sharp, Ray!! This is a great image. Any particular hints on photographing fish in a tank?

Nice and funny, good pic, Ray, I have his brother in my photos. :)

Lighting was very tricky in this case. I had to fire flash, but I was too lazy to bracket the amount. Next time, I would manually decrease/increase the flash, or change angles so the what's being bounced off the glass tank varies -- assume the fish would stay. :D

 

Another tricky side is that I was on the macro mode of the lens (only 10 inches away, fish is almost full frame), in which ring or axial lighting is recommended for sharpness in the dark. But because an angle is needed to avoid the reflection, axial lighing was't an option. Flash ring isn't at my disposal. That's all the lessons I learned so far from reading and trying on close-up photography.

 

Thanks for the constructive comments.

Thanks for stopping by and commenting on my photo.

Nice fish!

Best looking Lionfish I have seen so far. Nice capture Ray.

Great subject and well done!

Igor, Alec, Kurt. Thank you all. Alec, yes, it's also called Lionfish. Thanks.

Nice shot! I love the colors and composition! Regards

Ray VERY WELL DONE.

Sergei, Tony, thank you both.

Excellent fish, colors and DOF, Ray. Superb photograph!

7\7 You have to stop posting such wonderful pictures!!

and I would like to have one in my aquarium. Geo

Ray, you have cought him in all his glory.....well done! 7/6 Pnina

Dave, Paul, Geo, Pnina, thank you all for the encouragement. You made my day.

I really admire your ability and creativity. Congrats, my friend. Maria

It's veeery sharp!

Nice and difficult shot. This is the kind of subject that I cant define as beautiful or ugly, but definitely a masterpiece of nature and yours.

Love this!