Mopar32985 August 26, 2008 Share August 26, 2008 New to the forums just joined today figured that i would post a few pics. Sry there not that good first time using manual settings. Comment + or - please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Lazar August 26, 2008 Share August 26, 2008 Welcome to the club! There's a wealth of experience here, both in reefing in general and photography. Your pics are pretty good for a first attempt, and I really like how you used a shallow depth of field to make the zoanthid frag stand out. Our aquarium lights are generally too bright and too blue to make our cameras' automatic mode work quite right, and you'll probably get much better results by manually controlling your camera like you're doing. While you're fiddling with your camera's settings, see if you can adjust the white balance to make the pics look less blue and more true-to-life. Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar32985 August 27, 2008 Author Share August 27, 2008 Tank you for the warm welcome this seems to be a very nice community. Also thanks for the comment. I have a Nikon D40 and im a nood still trying to get a grasp on it. I will try your recommendations tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Ward August 27, 2008 Share August 27, 2008 I'll 2nd the good job on depth of field for the zoas. Looks like you're a little shallow in that dept for the ric. The back of the mushroom is out of focus. You can usually fix that by reducing your aperture to increase the depth of field. That will result in needing a longer shutter time to get proper exposure. You'll definitely need a tripod. I like the color on the zoas, but the ric looks washed out with the actinic lighting. You may just be underexposed. Keep playing. I know Chris was talking about having an intro to aquarium photography class for club members. might want to drop him a PM - 143Gadgets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar32985 August 27, 2008 Author Share August 27, 2008 thank you for your comment and your suggestions. Im going to take some pics and post them tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar32985 August 28, 2008 Author Share August 28, 2008 Here are some more dont think they are any better but they might look better if i did some editing in ps or elements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st9z October 8, 2008 Share October 8, 2008 quick question what setting did you use to take the zoa picture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshnarw October 9, 2008 Share October 9, 2008 quick question what setting did you use to take the zoa picture? stealing a look at his exif data, looks like f/5.6 ISO 200 1/6 second exposure @ 55mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar32985 October 9, 2008 Author Share October 9, 2008 See i dont even know how you found that out. I really need to learn alot more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshnarw October 9, 2008 Share October 9, 2008 See i dont even know how you found that out. I really need to learn alot more just right click and click on image properties. it works with the Opera browser at least...dunno about others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami October 9, 2008 Share October 9, 2008 (edited) Here's a link to a nice little EXIF plug-in for Internet Explorer and for Firefox: http://ak.no-ip.com/EXIF/index_en.htm Edited October 9, 2008 by Origami2547 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Lazar October 9, 2008 Share October 9, 2008 Sweet! Thanks for posting the link. Jon Here's a link to a nice little EXIF plug-in for Internet Explorer and for Firefox: http://ak.no-ip.com/EXIF/index_en.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshnarw October 9, 2008 Share October 9, 2008 Nice link Tom! I'll have to add that to the work comp where they wont let me install opera or firefox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st9z October 9, 2008 Share October 9, 2008 cool thanks for the info...now i want to try and take some pics as well. What other lens would u recommand for the D40? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshnarw October 10, 2008 Share October 10, 2008 cool thanks for the info...now i want to try and take some pics as well. What other lens would u recommand for the D40? for fishey pics, my opinion is the sigma 105mm f/2.8 ex macro lens or...if you wanna go more expensive the sigma 180mm f/3.5 macro lens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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