Cephalopholis miniata

Cephalopholis miniata (family: Serranidae; common name: Coral Grouper)

Photos taken at Saint John point, Red Sea, in March 2008. This species is commonly found in the open water. Although a grouper it can coexist peacefully with other fish, as shown in the pictures. This is a highly sought after species for the aquarium hobby mainly because of its striking coloration as well as the fact that it does not attain a large final size.

Photos by Utkan Ecinci

Shooting Data:

1. Camera: Nikon D200 in a Sea&Sea DX-D200 housing
Lens: Sigma AF 70mm f/2.8 EX DG MACRO
Sensitivity: ISO 100
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/80 sec - f/11, Manual mode
Flash: Sea&Sea YS110-TTL
Image: JPEG edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added and resized.

2.  Camera: Nikon D200 in a Sea&Sea DX-D200 housing
Lens: Sigma 20 mm f/1.8
Sensitivity: ISO 100
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/60 sec - f/5.6, Manual mode
Flash: Sea&Sea YS110-TTL
Image: JPEG edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added and resized.

3. Camera: Nikon D200 in a Sea&Sea DX-D200 housing
Lens: Sigma 20 mm f/1.8
Sensitivity: ISO 100
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/80 sec - f/9, Manual mode
Flash: Sea&Sea YS110-TTL
Image: JPEG edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added and resized.

4. Camera: Nikon D200 in a Sea&Sea DX-D200 housing
Lens: Sigma 20 mm f/1.8
Sensitivity: ISO 100
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/50 sec - f/7.1, Manual mode
Flash: Sea&Sea YS110-TTL
Image: JPEG edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added and resized.

5. Camera: Nikon D200 in a Sea&Sea DX-D200 housing
Lens: Sigma 20 mm f/1.8
Sensitivity: ISO 100
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/60 sec - f/11, Manual mode
Flash: Sea&Sea YS110-TTL
Image: JPEG edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added and resized.