Comment from Joelgraphuchin
Initial impact: a beautiful entry to the contest
Creativity of presentation: The more the merrier
Color Harmony: eye-pleasing different blue of the fishes and the background
Center of Interest: the image is sharp and clean. The story is enjoyable
Technical Excellence: good framing

Well done and thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 20-Jan-2016

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reply by the author on 20-Jan-2016

thanks a lot joel

Comment from artemida
Beautiful underwater photo of this large colony of surgeon fish, busily picking stuff off the sea floor. Great picture clarity, the blue and yellow colors of the fish are nicely shown against the brown colored reef. Nicely framed by a layer of blue water in the background. Thank you for sharing.

 Comment Written 19-Jan-2016

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reply by the author on 19-Jan-2016

thanks so much again patricia

reply by artemida on 20-Jan-2016

You're very welcome, thank you for bringing such wonderful photos.

Comment from Jairos
Thanks for your Artist Notes good initial impact, Great Frame i think i reviewing this pic, time ago, the detail and exposure are Great, Well Done jairos

 Comment Written 19-Jan-2016

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reply by the author on 19-Jan-2016

it was similar but different pic;
many thanks again

reply by Jairos on 19-Jan-2016

i count last time and was a 175 and still same JAJAJAJJAa just kidding, Good Luck,

Comment from AndreThreeThou
Cool photo. Everything about it looks great. Contrast and color well balanced. The fish really make it great. This photo would be great as a poster or one of those jigsaw puzzles with the seascape themes. The cerulean blue and orange hue at the bottom complement each other.

 Comment Written 19-Jan-2016

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reply by the author on 19-Jan-2016

many thanks for all your comments; hope you'll like my other pics too;

Comment from Kbanich
Nice contest entry and you have captured the scene well. I've never taken underwater shots (I'm in a landlocked state) but I sure do admire those who do. I don't know if additional considerations need to be thought through. Regardless - going with only my knowledge of land photography; this is a very impressive shot with nice DOF - speed and color. I like the way you have framed it as to allow some of the other sea plants / life forms in the foreground. Kathy

 Comment Written 19-Jan-2016

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reply by the author on 19-Jan-2016

thanks so much again kathy

Comment from seshadri_sreenivasan
Interesting notes. Interesting underwater shot! . Strong entry for the contest! The school of fish makes it an interesting viewing. Fine composition, soft colours and very good underwate light makes this first rate. Good luck!

 Comment Written 19-Jan-2016

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reply by the author on 19-Jan-2016

thanks so much again

Comment from dalebraatz
Wonderful stop action underwater shot, filled with details and textures and depth, Great composition, and great colors. Thank you for sharing. dale

 Comment Written 19-Jan-2016

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reply by the author on 19-Jan-2016

thanks a lot again

Comment from michiganmike
A nicely presented image. I am amazed at the number of fish on this reef. The colors are excellent and the cropping is superb. A joy to behold.

 Comment Written 19-Jan-2016

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reply by the author on 19-Jan-2016

thanks a lot mike
the Maldives are the best placeto see a lot of fish

Comment from GaliaG
nice underwater shot

good initial impact, good clarity, focus and details and I love the blue, it makes me feel like diving

thanks for sharing

 Comment Written 19-Jan-2016

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reply by the author on 19-Jan-2016

toda raba
hopefully you'll use a flash next time....

Comment from liseworks
Beautiful tropical fish,,thanks for the science lesson on these guys. Lovely blue colour, well seen, well presented, and placed. Good luck in the contest

 Comment Written 19-Jan-2016

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reply by the author on 19-Jan-2016

many thanks lise