A few new ones
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Sharkky":1qnq751p said:
Hehe, goes to show that photography is art, and art is highly subjective. The modern coral was actually my least favoriite due to the depth of field being too shallow and dynamic range a bit compressed (white sand is blown out and deepest shadows lost detail). It's still wonderful, don't get me wrong
I just like your fishies more Wow! You guys are fast!
Thanks Len, I used a canon 10D, 28-135IS lens on all these shots, first one was 1/60@ F/6.7
On the first two, used my single hotshoe (good call ) 420EX flash. Last one was with no flash.
PS7 post-processing, levels, bright/contrast, unsharp mask and healing brush on the floating debris.
Last one is a scolymia I believe.
Here's one I took at home last night, my new sun polyps after feeding with the ol' 2-liter hat. 100mm macro, extension tubes, no flash, somewhere around 1/3sec at F/18 I believe.
Thanks Len, I used a canon 10D, 28-135IS lens on all these shots, first one was 1/60@ F/6.7
On the first two, used my single hotshoe (good call
) 420EX flash. Last one was with no flash.PS7 post-processing, levels, bright/contrast, unsharp mask and healing brush on the floating debris.
Last one is a scolymia I believe.
Here's one I took at home last night, my new sun polyps after feeding with the ol' 2-liter hat. 100mm macro, extension tubes, no flash, somewhere around 1/3sec at F/18 I believe.
Len":2pddeiwr said:Sharkky":2pddeiwr said:
Hehe, goes to show that photography is art, and art is highly subjective. The modern coral was actually my least favoriite due to the depth of field being too shallow and dynamic range a bit compressed (white sand is blown out and deepest shadows lost detail). It's still wonderful, don't get me wrong
LOL, no kidding Len. I love the DOF and how it fades into the shadows. It reminds me of a moonscape or something. The fish pics are fantastic, but a little too 'scientific' (they look like something out of Burgess's atlas) for me to really judge their artistic flavor. (Again, not that they're not glorious shots and far better than any fish pic I've ever taken.)
TS":1c7d7cof said:
That's one of the MAJOR upsides of having a professional grade camera--being able to step up to F/18 and higher. Best I can get is F/ 9.5 on my minolta. That makes for difficult tank shots. I'm thinking a decent flash would help wonders though. All my current flash pics are just waste--the fish is always just WAY too colorful, while the background is just lost in deep shadows. :?
TS":ccrzjhgd said:Hey Len I'm with you on the scolymia pic. My least favorite, but I still like it. Then again, I've always thought scolymia looked like radioactive dinosaur terds.
T
I used to have a plain brownish scolmia and my mom would always call it 'the big pile of snot' when she'd come visit. hehe Either that or 'the burn scar'. LOL
Sharkky":3lol48nr said:
I have to say I was hesitant on the flash but Greg Rothschild assured me it would be a big plus. He was definitely right. Great thing about it is you can really dial down the flash exposure, so it gives you just enough light to get the exposure you need (read: stop the fish) without washing everything out. I don't fully understand Canon's e-ttl flash metering myself but I know it works.
I'd have to say the single biggest factor in improving my photos with the 10D has been the depth-of-field preview. You push a button and you get a TTL view of what will be in focus and what won't. NO camera should be without this feature IMO. Otherwise you're just guessing.
T
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