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White margate (Haemulon album) Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Jul 17, 2017 Geotagged,Haemulon album,Mexico,Summer

White margate (Haemulon album)

Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Jul 17, 2017

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Nice series of marine species! Posted 7 years ago
1. Thibaud Aronson
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks! I got myself a waterproof case for my little point and shoot, so from now on I will be able to take pictures every time I dive. Next step: get some underwater lights, to get back warm colors in the shots! Posted 7 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    I was wondering about your setup, thanks for beating me to it :)
    I did notice the blue tone and was wondering if it was a white balance setting, but you say it's a lack of light? Posted 7 years ago
  2. 1. Thibaud Aronson
      
      Lion
      
      Yup, a lot of these photos were taken at a depth of about 15 meters. By then, red and orange wave-lengths from sunlight have been mostly absorbed by the water, which results in the blue/green cast you see in my photos. The deeper you go, you worse it gets. I'm really a newbie in this field, but you can ask Albert or some of the other serious underwater photographers here, and I'm fairly sure a lot of their gorgeous shots were taken using underwater strobes. Posted 7 years ago
    2. 1. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        I'm less than a newbie, that's why I asked. I was wondering if a white balance change would make tones better, but I suppose that just creates another uniform tone. Posted 7 years ago

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The White margate

''Haemulon album'', the white margate, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Haemulidae native to the western Atlantic Ocean.

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Similar species: Butterflyfishes, Angelfishes

Species identified by Thibaud Aronson

By Thibaud Aronson

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Uploaded Dec 17, 2017. Captured Jul 17, 2017 12:53 in Av. Rafael E. Melgar 770, Zona Hotelera Nte., San Miguel de Cozumel, Q.R., Mexico.

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DMC-TZ70
f/6.3
10/2500s
ISO800
24.2mm

Captured in the summer. More summer photos.