Salt Water

jc_casper · 18th of February 2009 (Wed)

I found it difficult to get a sharp shot. I'm really new at macro, DOF and everything else. I guess I should expect these to get better overtime.
1.

-f/9.0, Shutter 1, ISO 200, NO FLASH
2.

-F/5.6, SHUTTER 1/125, ISO 400, NO FLASH
3.

-F/32.0, 0.8, ISO 200, NF
4.

-F/4.0, 1/60, ISO 400, FLASH ON
5.

-F/2.8, 1/40, ISO 200, FO
6.

-F/10.0, .6, ISO 200, NF
7.

-F/2.8, 1/40, ISO 400, NF

C&C WELCOME

LordV · 18th of February 2009 (Wed)

These are pretty good for tank shots. Apart from obvious lighting/aperture/DOF problems you also get significant distortion from the glass. Ideally you need the lens at right angles to the tank glass and the subject as close as possible to the glass to minimise these distortion effects.

Brian V.

Nuke812 · 18th of February 2009 (Wed)

Try using a tripod to steady your camera. I took some at Coney Island aquarium which was pretty dark and used the glass of the tank to hold my camera steady. Also shot at 1600 iso to get fast enough shutter speeds though they were only about 1/20 to 1/40. Shot with XTi, F/5.6

Anemonefish.jpg

IMG_0048.jpg

nemo man · 18th of February 2009 (Wed)

As Brian said, these are pretty good considering the limitations of glass etc. Have you tried it with a polarizing filter on the lens? It will often reduce some of the through-glass problems, and may also boost colours.

jc_casper · 18th of February 2009 (Wed)

Thanks for the tech tips. I haven't tried it with a polarized filter... I need to get one.

18th of February 2009 (Wed)	#1
jc_casper Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 24 IMAGE EDITING OK	Salt Water I found it difficult to get a sharp shot. I'm really new at macro, DOF and everything else. I guess I should expect these to get better overtime. 1. -f/9.0, Shutter 1, ISO 200, NO FLASH 2. -F/5.6, SHUTTER 1/125, ISO 400, NO FLASH 3. -F/32.0, 0.8, ISO 200, NF 4. -F/4.0, 1/60, ISO 400, FLASH ON 5. -F/2.8, 1/40, ISO 200, FO 6. -F/10.0, .6, ISO 200, NF 7. -F/2.8, 1/40, ISO 400, NF C&C WELCOME __________________ "Carpe Diem" Canon Rebel XT, 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 USM, 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM

18th of February 2009 (Wed)	#2
LordV Macro Photo-Lord of the Year 2006 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Worthing UK Posts: 46,012 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Salt Water These are pretty good for tank shots. Apart from obvious lighting/aperture/DOF problems you also get significant distortion from the glass. Ideally you need the lens at right angles to the tank glass and the subject as close as possible to the glass to minimise these distortion effects. Brian V. __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/ http://www.lordv.smugmug.com/ Macro Hints and tips http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...d.php?t=807056 Canon 20D, Canon 40D, Canon 5D mk2, Sigma 105mm EX macro, Tamron 90mm macro, Canon MPE-65,18-55 kit lens X2, canon 200mm F2.8 L, Tamron 28-70mm xrdi, Other assorted bits

18th of February 2009 (Wed)	#3
Nuke812 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Westbury, NY Posts: 20 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Salt Water Try using a tripod to steady your camera. I took some at Coney Island aquarium which was pretty dark and used the glass of the tank to hold my camera steady. Also shot at 1600 iso to get fast enough shutter speeds though they were only about 1/20 to 1/40. Shot with XTi, F/5.6 Anemonefish.jpg IMG_0048.jpg Last edited by Nuke812 : 18th of February 2009 (Wed) at 08:46.

18th of February 2009 (Wed)	#4
nemo man Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 785	Re: Salt Water As Brian said, these are pretty good considering the limitations of glass etc. Have you tried it with a polarizing filter on the lens? It will often reduce some of the through-glass problems, and may also boost colours. __________________

18th of February 2009 (Wed)	#5
jc_casper Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 24 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Salt Water Thanks for the tech tips. I haven't tried it with a polarized filter... I need to get one. __________________ "Carpe Diem" Canon Rebel XT, 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 USM, 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM

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