Re: Mayland (was:Stressed fish)

[Doug Brown <debrown@kodak.com>]

Now that I have the book (thanks Mike Evans!), it is pretty obvious that
the photos have been "doctored" in some way, maybe just through the
reproduction process used by the publisher. The texture of the photos (a
fine sparkly sheen) is clearly not that of the fish. However, the colors
could be real as I've gotten some similar strange shots playing with the
flash location. I'm still annoyed though. I appreciate artistic shots, but
the real utility of fish photos is ID'ing fish, for which many of these are
useless. It's still a nice book though. I'll bring it in and ask the pros
what they think of the photos one of these days.

><< on another note I just recieved my copy of Mayland /Bork's S.A Dwarf
>> Cichlids
>> excellant!  but what was the final conclusion, are the pictures colour
>> enhanced or not? >>
>
>The final conclusion was no, the colors are not doctored, but the lighting
>angles may have been played with to get the best color possible
>
>Bob Dixon

- -Doug Brown
debrown@kodak.com