Maxalmon photo journal

Awesome photos, what camera and lens are you using?

 

sweet pix!!

 

Hey Luna. What type of camera are you using, when you say "M" mode do you mean manual focus or manual settings on the camera?

I really like teaching photography to reefers, I'll start a detailed thread on how to take pics along with a detail Q&A. I just taught a photograhy class for my local reefclub, I've been doing marine macro for some time and have an easy and natural approach that is almost fool proof. In the thread I'll including all the little tricks and settings for the cameras. It's actually easy once you get the basics down, the most important and can't stress enough is to not shoot down at the corals thru the glass, as you need to shoot parallel to the glass, otherwise the glass acts like a prism and causes distortion, thats why my images look they are right in front of you at eye level.

 

I'm using a Nikon D700 with either a Nikon 105mm VR Macro (Incredible lens!) or a sigma 24-70mm EX DG. Up untill about several months ago I was using a Nikon D40 body and even though this is an entry level DSLR if you just follow the basics that I'll outline in another thread, anyone can take amazing images with just about any camera.

max

 

And a few more for you reefers to enjoy

This image is somewhat lacking in detail and color and normally I'd deleate and do a reshot, but this little duster has worked my nerves for several weeks, seems to know when I'm about to take a shot and retracts. It's ultra tiny, about 1/8 in size




Not the best image as it was taken several months ago, but the details and colors are almost acceptable (I'm hyper critical on my images) I no longer have this colony, so this is my 1 and only image. This was taken with my old camera, a Nikon D40


My nano tank, I freakin love this little 12g tank


and another OK shot

 

Excellent photos. Macro photography is difficult overall and more so through the glass tank. Absolutely must keep the lens glass parallel to the front of the tank.

How does the Nikon 105mm do for objects located further back in the tank when the lens is located close to the glass? I noticed with my Canon 100mm macro I can take great photos of things that are close to the front. If I try to photograph things at the back of the tank they come out distorted even if the lens glass is parallel to the front of the tank. I have a bowfront tank so I'm not sure if the curvature of the front glass is introducing distortion. The 18-55mm kit lens is much more forgiving.

 

makes me wanna buy a good camera.

 

Have you thought about one of these?
Aquarium viewer: Surface Viewer at Drs. Foster & Smith

 

Sometimes I just turn the pumps off and let the water get perfectly still so I could look down at the tank. It's hard because the lights take up so much space.

 

Those picture make me realize my camera sucks! Excellent pictures and beautiful nano! Karma to you.