Couple good shots

ronnie · Sep 28, 2011

Borrowed a friends Sigma 105mm Macro lens and Canon T2i, and got a couple good shots with it. Tank is lit with LEDs, so I'm very pleased with how these turned out. I shot in RAW and then edited them to get as close to the actual colors as I could (on my monitor anyways). I'm at ISO 100 I believe, Fstop of 1/15 as well. I'm using the Tv setting as well. Critiques are more than welcome, as I'm new to the macro game! :tongue:

florida reef · Sep 28, 2011

Looking good!

ronnie · Sep 28, 2011

Thanks!

-Logzor · Sep 28, 2011

Crank up the F stop to like 35 or so

ronnie · Sep 28, 2011

I'll give that a shot tonight. Thanks.

Dave3112 · Sep 28, 2011

-Logzor said:
Crank up the F stop to like 35 or so

WOAH! Won't the shutter be open forever with the aperture that small? I shoot MOST of my tank at around f11 if I go up anymore than that the image is usually way over exposed. But I have never used a macro lens so it may be totally different.

Great photos Ronnie!

ronnie · Sep 28, 2011

Thanks Dave - I'm not sure on the Fstop as well. I'll gladly give it a shot and see how it goes, though.

Dave3112 · Sep 28, 2011

I like to shoot in AV mode with the f-stop at 8 or 9, in this mode the camera will pick the shutter speed for you. Auto ISO and Auto white balance as long as you shoot in RAW the white balance doesn't matter. You can adjust it with a little post processing.

-Logzor · Sep 28, 2011

With my Tamron I have to crank it up pretty high to get enough depth of field. You just balance the F stop and shutter speed so that the exposure is normal. Depends on the shot you are looking for i suppose.

ronnie · Sep 28, 2011

That is one thing I was wondering about logzor - my depth of field is pretty shallow and I'd forgotten how to change that out. So that should help. Thanks.

JohnSalt · Sep 28, 2011

Are you shooting handheld or tripod? use of a tripod, and pumps off would get you some better results, also if you take the ISO up then you can get much better depth of field. If you want "poster size" print quality images 100 is the way to go, but 800, even 1600 will still look great quality wise on a monitor.

nice pics, and beautiful coral !

clowns101 · Sep 28, 2011

Nice pictures!

Is that Rays Tank? I seen the My Miami, and it looks AWESOME!

Good trys!

ronnie · Sep 28, 2011

Nope - mine Austin.

Thanks guys. I am going to try some of this stuff tonight. I was shooting with a tripod and timer - just trying to get the feel for it.

clowns101 · Sep 28, 2011

I really wanna shoot your tank if Im ever down that way!lol

So did you get the My Miami? I got it in a grow out pack, lol, still havent got it yet, but I paid for it!lol