The Native Floridian – Wayne Roth Photography

What would my Fishing Photography be without a short post and a picture of some of those beautiful snook my brother, Dad and I caught opening day September 2009.  This is some genuine Florida Photography.  We used a plethora of bait to catch these fish.  Some of that included Greenies, Sardines, Croakers, and Pinfish.  The biggest challenge was trying to catch a fish small enough to keep.  They were all monsters and with the slot size being 28-32 inches that does not leave many keepers.  We still managed to get our limit!

Philip and Richard Roth with a Snook that was just a little bit larger than slot size. Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 24-70mm lens hand held at 24mm. ISO 1000 and 1/2500 sec at f3.5

I try to place the image data in the caption under on every picture.  I believe this helps both me and the reader to become a better photographer.  The ISO above might have been a little too high for the bright sunlight and the shutter speed could have easily been slowed down to 1/500 sec and allowed me to hand hold the camera on a rocking boat.  The slower shutter speed would have allowed me a smaller aperture (larger f stop number) and thus a greater depth of field.  The Snook is tack sharp but the faces are a little soft.  Some fill flash would also have been a benefit.

My brother Richard with yet another large snook. Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 24-70mm lens hand held at 24mm. ISO 1000 and 1/640 sec at f10

Where are the slot size fish? Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 24-70mm lens hand held at 24mm. ISO 400 and 1/200 sec at f14