Welcome to the Photo Gallery Spotlight. Each
month we'll showcase a particularly nice aquarium photograph, taking the time to discuss
the identification and husbandry of the animal pictured as well as information relating to
the technical details of how the photo was taken. Readers are encouraged to send
images (and details on the organisms pictured, as well as the details of how they captured
the shot) they would like to submit for possible inclusion in this feature to terry@advancedaquarist.com . For submissions
that are published in Advanced Aquarist, the author will receive a $25.00 gift certificate
from one of our participating advertisers.
This is a photo
of a section of Terry Siegel's reef tank, featuring
his Harlequin
Tuskfish (Choerodon
fasciata). The photo was taken by Peter
Siegel, a professional photographer, whose goal was to
use available digital photographic equipment as a
means toward producing
an aesthetically pleasing photograph. It is Peter’s
feeling that the majority of photographs of reef tanks
and their inhabitants show a lack of concern for
composition, as if the photographer was only concerned
with clarity. In a future issue of Advanced
Aquarist, Peter Siegel will present an
article illustrating how to use photographic equipment
with the ultimate goal of creating a beautiful
picture.
