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In my previous post about our recent trip to Ishigaki Island in southern Japan, I mentioned that we'd taken a side trip to the small but nearby Taketomi Island. The trip involved a 15-minute ride in a boat similar to...
Similar Boat, as Seen From Our Own
Photo by Anthony Friedl
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 24 mm — 1/200 sec, f/10, ISO 4500 — map & image data — nearby photos
Inside Our Boat
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 45 mm — 1/200 sec, f/10, ISO 500 — map & image data — nearby photos
Checking the Sights
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 24 mm — 1/1000 sec, f/6.3, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Arrival on Taketomi
Busy Port
Photo by Anthony Friedl
Anthony took the picture above likely due to the whale-themed boat in the center, but it turns out that we made an impromptu decision to see the coral in a glass-bottomed boat, so we ended up getting onto the boat shown at right, for a short trip out to some of the many coral beds....
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 24 mm — 1/200 sec, f/10, ISO 5000 — map & image data — nearby photos
Inside the Glass-Bottom Boat
above the coral
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 24 mm — 1/200 sec, f/10, ISO 5000 — map & image data — nearby photos
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 24 mm — 1/320 sec, f/2.8, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Some Fish, Too
All the color were muted blues as you see above, but in post processing, I could extract a few real colors...
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 70 mm — 1/200 sec, f/10, ISO 6400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Fake Real Color
it's likely much closer to reality, but not what you really could see
These kind of coral beds were all over the place, creating dark zones in the blue sea. Here's a view out the boat window, back toward Ishigaki two miles in the distance....
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 24 mm — 1/200 sec, f/10, ISO 250 — map & image data — nearby photos
Greetings from Southern California. I’ve been enjoying your blog for a few months now after a friend sent me the link. As a novice photographer, I really appreciate that you post the camera settings with your photos. You must take dozens to hundreds of photos at a time. How do you keep track of your camera settings as you’re shooting throughout the day?
They’re recorded in the camera metadata (“Exif data”) by the camera, automatically. —Jeffrey