Sherita Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Coming up on 7 inches of rain, and I'm bored. So here are a few pics I snapped today. Hope you enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherita Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 Hope you like them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 i want to see a picture of your setup while youre taking pictures. A PICTURE WITHIN A PICTURE. PICTURE-CEPTION. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esacjack Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 or as they call it in hollywood.. 'behind the scenes' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmike015 Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 i want to see a picture of your setup while youre taking pictures. A PICTURE WITHIN A PICTURE. PICTURE-CEPTION. Agree, i want to see the set up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherita Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 There's nothing special about my setup I use a kit 35-70mm lens with three diopters (camera>35-70mm lens>stepdown ring>4x>2x>1x) stacked on the front for magnification, and an underwater photo barrel that mounts to the lens. I prefer the photobarrel to a top down photobox. I don't find it nearly as awkward and I can still adjust my lens if I need to.I shoot using a custom white balance, macro mode, auto focus, flash OFF, in jpg. I don't care for shooting in raw, it takes too long to transfer the data to my computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Awesome stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 now i want to see the photographs in action! how do you stick your head in the tank with the lights on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esacjack Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 ...without drowning.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherita Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 LOL, y'all are hilarious! The two tanks that I routinely photograph corals in are shallow tanks, only 12" tall. The lights are suspended 24" above the top of the tanks, so it's easy to stick my head in there and get pictures Now, my two taller tanks (140g brick and 72g custom), that ain't happening. I might not drown, but my camera would get mighty wet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Bio)³ Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 LOL, y'all are hilarious! The two tanks that I routinely photograph corals in are shallow tanks, only 12" tall. The lights are suspended 24" above the top of the tanks, so it's easy to stick my head in there and get pictures Now, my two taller tanks (140g brick and 72g custom), that ain't happening. I might not drown, but my camera would get mighty wet All these pics yet you describe the tank.... pics are worth a 1000 words. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offroadodge Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Man i want some of those blue n yellow clove polyps in the 2nd post. Any frags? Sent from my MB865 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 also, i dont know if youve documented this in the past, but I'd love to see a full tank/full room setup shot with descriptions. your photos are always top notch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherita Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 FTS I can do. Full room shot, not so much. Room is in the midst of a VERY slow remodel.........almost two years slow, and looks like, well......a construction zone I will have some of the clove polys at the fall frag swap. And a lot more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishypets Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Awesome corals and pictures! Question about your settings. 1 Do you shoot in manual mode? 2 If so what is the f/stop and app settings? 3 Do you have a tip for adjusting the W.B.? I can't seem to get mine right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherita Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 Clint, The above photos were shot in manual mode, flash OFF, f/5.2. The white balance is a sticky wicket. On my camera (Rebel XTi) I use a custom white balance. It still looks funky when downloaded, but I let photoshop do the final adjustments for white balance. Sometimes it's just not right, no matter what. I haven't quite mastered the white balance portion of the program. Actually, there's a lot I haven't mastered, but I just keep fooling with it until I figure it out (or get irritated). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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