Macro photography help needed

[NYPDFrogman]

any "pros" out there that can give me a few tips?
I'm using a cannon digital rebel on macro setting using a 100MM cannon macro lens. camera is mounted on a tripod I tried auto focus and mannual focus.

 

[jhale]

on a tripod manual focusing should give perfect results.

at a wide aperture you can pick the focal point much easier than using auto focus.

 

[twinreef]

what f stop are you useing. and iso. do not take pics in angle, they won't come out sharp at all.

 

[NYPDFrogman]

I have the camera on "auto" I haven adjusted the f stop or Iso

 

[inline6]

How close is your subject? If they're not close to the glass you're going to have a difficult time getting a nice clear shot.
I read that some highend internet coral retailers shoot the corals in small holding tanks to get a very detail macro. Most just line the corals very close to the glass.

 

[inline6]

I have the camera on "auto" I haven adjusted the f stop or Iso

Try increasing the f-stop number, Aperture Priority mode.

 

[twinreef]

put it in "av" mode and set the f stop to 8 or above the larger the f the more depth of field. and increase your iso to 400 or 800. and remmenber not to shoot in an angle.

 

[Pili]

if the coral is too close to the glass though (even with a macro lens which should be able to focus about 6" infront of the lens) than the picture wont be in focus.

Increasing the aperture will also help in making more of the object in focus (increasing the depth of field).

 

[House of Laughter]

From My Kodak point and shoot

some macro shots

House

 

[House of Laughter]

more

for the viewing

 

[NYPDFrogman]

put it in "av" mode and set the f stop to 8 or above the larger the f the more depth of field. and increase your iso to 400 or 800. and remmenber not to shot in an angle.

Thanks I'll expierment tomorrow when the lights come on


House...
Nice pavona frag! where did it come from?? :tongue1:

 

[House of Laughter]

yeah, but the pavona picture doesn't do it justice - all those little slices in it are neon green. I took that with a 14x zoom

House

 

[Pili]

a few of my pics

Nikon D50, no macro lens (i really need to get one) - Nikkor 28-80mm

 

[NYPDFrogman]

yeah, but the pavona picture doesn't do it justice - all those little slices in it are neon green. I took that with a 14x zoom

House

now that I cleared the xenia the mother colony is huge I'll give you a bigger piece when you come over

 

[twinreef]

nice pics pili

 

[Pedro]

Definately get out of auto mode. There's no way you're going to control your pics that way. Make sure your focus is locked on center. Even with an f-stop of 2.8, if that's the 105mm, you should still get a sweet spot that is clearly in focus. Something isn't right. My guess is that you are shooting at a slow shutter, since it's in auto mode. With a slow shutter, and if your tripod is not too sturdy, the mirror slap can sometimes shake it enough to blur it out. When i shoot macros i try to keep a decent shutter with the use of flash. As suggested, make sure you are fairly squared to the subject. In macro photography, the angle to the glass can yield alot of disposables. Can you post the exif?

 

[NYPDFrogman]

here's another I took the advice given I think I'm going to buy my wife a better tripod.

 

[nanoreefer22]

Nice pics Frank. I've been trying to get my point and shoot kodak to take photos like that

 

[NYPDFrogman]

LOL if you did I'd really be impressed. On a seriuos note I bought my wife this camera last year hoping that it would become a nice Hobby for her. I spent $$ since on lens, photoshop 7, every occasion I get her something else.
I'm looking around for a local college, or school that give s a photography course

in fact I'm searching the net now for some forums she could check out and maybe get involved with.

 

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