Red Sea Polyp Butterflyfish

[themusicman]

Hi All

I purchased the Olympus Mu8000 prior to going away to the Red Sea resort of Sharm el Sheikh in the hope of getting some decent underwater shots. I am not 100% convinced that I got the hang of underwater photography; it's all about the light, and the flash on the Mu8000 just isn't powerful enough - but for a £200 point and shoot, with water resistance to a depth of 30 feet, it was the ideal choice for me, a total newcomer to underwater shots.

The resulting shots from the Mu8000 need a fair amount of noise reduction on them, and the camera is not the easiest to focus underwater. I also found that the underwater WB is not that good and needed a fair bit of correction in pp.

Also; I have many shots of fish I am unable to identify - so I am hoping that the marine/tropical fish experts on here may be able to help me identify some of the species I managed to capture?

I did manage to get a few half decent ones, and I'll update this thread with them in due course.

In the meantime, here's one... I think it's a Red Sea Polyp Butterflyfish. More in time.

 

[Harry1996]

duno what type but lovely fish

 

[seffieuk]

Lovely, a Red Sea Melon Butterfly and look at those sticks (ok acropora ?)

Seffie x

 

[ben1987]

stunning fish, and yeah seffie, acros

 

[themusicman]

Thanks both.