Trying my hand at macros...

[alten78]

Seems that a number of us got new toys this Christmas, might as well give mine a shot...pun intended lol. Still very much a beginner and trying to figure out how to use this correctly, photos edited in LR.

On a side note, I loathe photobucket anymore, so slow and unresponsive for me. Suggestions on other hosting sites? I don't take many photos.

 

[143MPCo]

Nice job on the macro shots!

 

[coreysreef123]

Awesome pictures!!! What camera is this with?

 

[ahiggins]

I love macro shots of polyps! It's soooo cool!! Good job

 

[TheEngineer]

Very nice! I store things on Amazon's cloud. Pretty slow but it is unlimited storage if you have Prime.

 

[alten78]

Nice job on the macro shots!

Awesome pictures!!! What camera is this with?

I love macro shots of polyps! It's soooo cool!! Good job

Thanks all! Im looking at this from a different computer and the images look darker/bluer than how I edited them on my main pc, weird...

Im using a D3300 with a Tamron 90mm, definitely not high end stuff but it works for what i am trying to do. Looking to pick up some extension tubes next.

 

[alten78]

Very nice! I store things on Amazon's cloud. Pretty slow but it is unlimited storage if you have Prime.

Thanks! I do as well, I will have to look into that shortly.

 

[TheEngineer]

I have the same lens. Love it!

 

[ahiggins]

Thanks all! Im looking at this from a different computer and the images look darker/bluer than how I edited them on my main pc, weird...

Im using a D3300 with a Tamron 90mm, definitely not high end stuff but it works for what i am trying to do. Looking to pick up some extension tubes next.

LOL I use my iPhone 6 with a yellow filter hehe and a macro lense.

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

Very nice!! Please definitely keep sharing those!

 

[alten78]

Very nice!! Please definitely keep sharing those!

Thanks! I need to get more coral worth sharing

 

[Mark Shelly]

Macros are fun. As a suggestion, play around with setting to find out what works. If you want more depth to your macro's, you might want a small aperture to get depth of field. But in low light, this may mean adding extra light and/or increasing the ISO setting. And then focus on the closest portion or most interesting part of the coral. Our you might have something in the background you might want out of focus. Increase the aperture so the back ground is blurred. A single focus point might be best here. If the coral is moving, you might want a fast shutter speed. To get this you might need to increase the aperture and/or the ISO. All would probably benefit from a tripod. The best thing about digital cameras is that you can take pictures with one feature selected and vary the other 2 and then compare photos almost instantly. I find I try to get the most light into the tank (w/o reflections), wear a black shirt, place the camera on a tripod, use a remote trigger, set the ISO fairly high, set the speed for moving or aperture for depth of field, aim the camera perpendicular to the glass and start shooting. And based on the first picture, adjust exposure compensation as needed. Experts probably just go into manual.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Looking to pick up some extension tubes next.

dont pay too much. Not a fan.
Nice shots btw.