Go easy =)

[droyal1110]

Ok this is my first time photography my fish tank with an actual camera. Just to give you a little background on me, I did a wee bit of photography free lancing and for a friend at weddings. I did it as a hobby and like this hobby I pretty much taught myself and read on forums, no schooling, no books, just doin it =D

 

Even though the title says go easy I always welcome criticism, good, bad, random, I can take a hit and I take no personal offense. So please enjoy. Also you can view the picture in high res by going to my flickr. These pictures are pretty much straight out of camera, I do minimal post processing, I reloaded my PC so I had to do any editing on flickr so it really wasn't much if any. Thanks and enjoy.

 

 

*EDIT*

I can't seem to get it to work on the forums so you'll have to follow the link. Its a slide show.

 

http://flickr.com/photos/davinroyal/sets/7...788265515/show/

Edited March 6, 2009 by droyal1110

[DJBoy98]

Nice shots.

 

How are you taking those extreme close ups? Are you using a normal Macro lens and cropping the area you wanted close up?

 

I have a nikon D70 with Pk-13 tube and Nikkor Micro 55mm f/2.8. When all together, my focus range has to be REAL close to the object

(only taken it on a test item on my desk).

 

How are you taking these close up shots of of the corals?

[flowerseller]

Very nice, thanks for sharing.

Welcome

[ChrisTran]

i like the pics. great shots. what camera/lens do you use? did you use flash or is it just a fast lens?

[droyal1110]

Thanks guys I appreciate it. It is the nikkor 60mm f/2.8 and its all manually focused and I use a D80 which I have had and disliked for two years now but it works. Like I said I manually focued, no tripod or bipod just breathing and stabilizing techniques, all tank light just controlling my settings. I found it easier to manually take shots rather than relying on programmed modes. Because I didn't have a tripod I was shooting higher ISOs, especially the ones with copepods.

[Sugar Magnolia]

You got some really great shots there!

[droyal1110]

Thanks! Since you live near where I'll be living, if you'd like some pictures of your tank one day when we're both free I could take some pictures of your tank. This goes for anyone around me, photography was my first hobby before this one, I only ask that I retain the rights to the pictures to do as I please but of course credit will be given as to the origin of the photo.

[Supreme Reefs]

very nice pics!

[droyal1110]

Thanks!