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I learned that, Shooting in Adobe RGB Color Space and Exporting the Photo by choosing ProPhoto RGB as Color Space in Lightroom makes photo to lose the original colors after uploading it to Flickr. Never do that! It's recommended to Export with sRGB which is a standard and Flickr fully supports it.
Here is the result of choosing ProPhoto RGB - as you can see there is a difference in colors: farm6.static.flickr.com/5254/5540898154_9ffdebd349_z.jpg
Checkout Kenrockwell's tech blog: sRGB vs Adobe RGB
EDIT
now both images looks same :/
Japan Trip 2010 Day Eight
November 12, 2010
Tsukiji Central Wholesale Market is a large market for fish, fruits and vegetables in central Tokyo. It is the most famous of over ten wholesale markets that handle the distribution of fish, meat, produce and flowers in metropolitan Tokyo. Tsukiji Market is best known as one of the world's largest fish markets, handling over 2,000 tons of marine products per day.
The sight of the many kinds of fresh fish and other seafood and the busy atmosphere of scooters, trucks, sellers and buyers hurrying around, make Tsukiji Market a major tourist attractions. In fact, the numbers of visitors have increased so much over recent years, that they have become a problem to the course of business, as the aging market's infrastructure was not anticipated to serve as a tourist spot.
Tsukiji Market consists of an inner market where most of the wholesale business and the famous tuna auctions are taking place, and an outer market whose retail shops and restaurants carter to the public. A few restaurants are also found in the inner market. In order to avoid interference with business, different rules should be followed when visiting the different areas of the market
Visiting the tuna auction
The number of visitors to the tuna auction is limited to 140 per day, the maximum number which the market's infrastructure can accommodate. Tourists, who wish to see the auction, have to apply at the Osakana Fukyu Center (Fish Information Center) at the Kachidoki Gate, starting from 4:30am on a first-come, first-serve basis. A first group of 70 visitors will be admitted to the auction between 5:00 and 5:40, while a second group of 70 visitors will be admitted between 5:40 and 6:15.
Expect that the maximum number of visitors is likely to be exceeded on busy days, and that some later arriving visitors may not be able to see the auction. Successful applicants will be able to view the auction from a designated visitor area. It is not allowed to view the auction from anywhere else or to use flash photography or to interfere with the business action in any other way.
Visiting the wholesale area
The wholesale area consists of hundreds of small stands in a large, crowded hall, where buyers and sellers hurry along narrow lanes with their carts and trucks. It is an exciting area for tourists to view and photograph the fish and the action, but it is also an area where tourists are likely to interfere with the professionals working there.
Consequently, in order to prevent accidents and interference with business, tourists are not allowed into the wholesale area before 9am, when the peak of the business activities take place. Even when visiting after 9am, tourists are asked to refrain from bringing any luggage into the market and to be constantly alert of what is happening around them to avoid blocking traffic.
Visiting other areas of the market
Instead of visiting the inner market, tourists are encouraged to visit Tsukiji's outer market, which is located just adjacent to the inner market and caters to the public. The outer market consists of a few blocks of small retail shops and restaurants crowded along narrow lanes. Here you can find all sorts offood related goods, knives and fresh seafood and produce for sale in smaller (than wholesale) portions.
A visit to Tsukiji Market is best combined with a fresh sushi breakfast or lunch at one of the local restaurants. There are restaurants both in the inner and outer market area, which are typically open from 5:00 in the morning to around noon or early afternoon.
A few more general rules for visiting Tsukiji Market
Since Tsukiji Market is a site where serious business is conducted, it is important for visitors not to interfere with the action by adhering to the following additional rules:
Do not enter areas restricted to authorized personnel!
Do not obstruct traffic!
Do not bring large bags or suitcases into the market!
Do not enter the market in high heeled shoes or sandals!
Do not bring small children or pets!
Do not smoke in the market!
Do not touch anything!
We spent a day snorkelling on the Great Barrier reef, where I tried using a cheap waterproof camera, it turned out it wasn’t waterproof.
The quality of the pictures was quite poor unless you got very close to the subject and I also found using the screen to frame the photo very difficult and often lost the fish before getting a shot.
In the end I only got a few pictures and most are not very good, but at least it is a reminder of a great day on the reef.
May 24, 2017- Altmar, NY - Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the state has acquired more than 6,000 acres of protected lands in Oswego County, the largest additions to state lands in Central New York in 45 years. These areas include approximately 2,825 acres of lands along the Salmon River, an internationally acclaimed fishing destination, and 3,236 acres of working forestland in the nearby towns of Redfield and Orwell. This forestland acquisition will help to secure the working landscape of the Tug Hill region that provides vital economic support to local communities. (Philip Kamrass/ Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo)
Before we can build a larger fish passage to carry California Creek under SR 548 near Ferndale, we first have to safely remove any fish living in the creek at the construction site. During this process, called "fish exclusion," we relocate the fish further upstream, away from the project site.
I have been restoring some old pictures for a friend of mine and this is one of them. It shows a fresh fish stall that one of their ancestors had in London's Shepherds Bush area. I can only guess at the date as being around the early 1900's ?
Fish gill image
Courtesy of Mrs. Bascal Rita , Christian medical collage.vellore (CMC)
Image Details
Instrument used: Tecnai
Magnification: 6000
Horizontal Field Width: 4
Vacuum: 4
Voltage: 60
Spot: 3
Working Distance: 5.4
Detector: SE
Clown fish also called anemone fish live amongst sea amenones that have stinging cells. The clown fish are immune to them, but their predators are not!
This shot was taken with a Nikon Coolpix 7900 using an Ikelite underwater housing. I like this photo because I managed to get the clown fish just as it was peeking out from the sea anemone.
This was the #1 photo by Flickr - Interesting on the date January 4th 2006.
This tank is mounted in the wall between our library and main hallway. Neither the hallway or the library are complete, but we got the tank built in ASAP because it is so enjoyable to watch. If you look at the largest (original) version, you can see our little crab sitting at the top left of the left-most set of columns.
Unfortunately, the long exposure blurred most of the fish. Time to try a higher ISO setting...
funny shooting with Leo & Manu ! Was such a pleasant shoot.
Strobes :
one bxri500 @ 4.0 in large square softbox from above. One grided @ 3.5 behinfd the subject to light the background
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Biologists created information sheets about various fish species and displayed specimens of the corresponding fish to allow staff to examine them up-close.
To maintain excellent fish identification skills, staff members from the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute’s (FWRI) Fisheries-Independent Monitoring (FIM) group host training workshops a few times a year. Accurate identification of Florida’s saltwater species is important to FIM’s monitoring efforts. These workshops help staff members hone their species identification skills in the field and laboratory. In this workshop held in early 2013, biologists focused on anchovies, mullet, goatfish and lizardfish.
Mike and Amanda on their rebreathers watching fish at the stern of three barge at Gubal Island in the Red Sea.
Flying fish can make powerful, self-propelled leaps out of water into air, where their long, wing-like fins enable gliding flight for considerable distances above the water's surface. This uncommon ability is a natural defense mechanism to evade predators.
Flying fish live in all of the oceans, particularly in tropical and warm subtropical waters. They are commonly found in the epipelagic zone. This area is the top layer of the ocean that extends 200 meters from the surface down. It is often known as the "sunlight zone" because it's where most of the visible light exists.
Nearly all-primary production happens in this zone as there is enough light for photosynthesis to occur. Therefore, the vast majority of plants and animals inhabit this area and can vary from plankton to the sharks. Although the epipelagic zone is an exceptional area for variety in life, it too has its drawbacks.
Due to the vast variety of organisms it holds, there is high number of prey and predation relationships. Small organisms such as the flying fish are targets for larger organisms. They especially have a hard time escaping predators and living until they can reproduce, resulting in them having a lower fitness.
Along with relationship difficulties, abiotic factors also play a part. Harsh ocean currents make it extremely difficult for small fish to survive in this habitat. In fact, prior research has suggested that difficult environmental factors in the flying fish's habitat has led to the evolution of modified fins. As a result, flying fish have undergone natural selection in which species gain unique traits to better adapt to their environments.
By becoming airborne flying fish have outsmarted their predators and environment. This increase of speed and maneuverability is a direct advantage to flying fish, and has given them leverage when compared to other species in their environment.
Research has shown that the flying fish has undergone morphological changes throughout its history. The first of which is fully broadened neural arches. Neural arches act as insertion sites for muscles, connective tissues, and ligaments in a fish’s skeleton.
Fully broadened neural arches act as more stable and sturdier sites for these connections, creating a strong link between the vertebral column and cranium. This ultimately allows a rigid and sturdy vertebral column (body) that is beneficial in flight. Having a rigid body during glided flight gives the flying fish aerodynamic advantages, increasing its speed and improving its aim.
Furthermore, flying fish have developed vertebral columns and ossified caudal complexes. These features provide the majority of strength to the flying fish, allowing them to physically lift their body out of water and glide remarkable distances. These additions also reduce the flexibility of the flying fish, allowing them to perform powerful leaps without weakening midair.
At the end of a glide, it folds its pectoral fins to re-enter the sea, or drops its tail into the water to push against the water to lift itself for another glide, possibly changing direction. The curved profile of the "wing" is comparable to the aerodynamic shape of a bird wing. The fish is able to increase its time in the air by flying straight into or at an angle to the direction of updrafts created by a combination of air and ocean currents.
Genus Exocoetus has one pair of fins and a streamlined body to optimize for speed, while Cypselurus has a flattened body and two pairs of fins, which maximize its time in the air. From 1900 to the 1930s, flying fish were studied as possible models used to develop airplanes.]
Exocoetidae feed mainly on plankton. Predators include dolphins, tuna, marlin, birds, squids, and porpoises.