Let's See Some Macros

[NaH2O]

Wow - awesome shots! What camera are you using?

 

[NaH2O]

I went over to Katrina's/Hooked's house today, and took some shots of her amazing corals:

Now...this last image is an interesting one. This is an aiptasia that is growing on the side of the prop tank.....but you can see it budding off babies. That's what all those little ball looking things are. We've been told how they spread like weeds....some of us have seen them spread like weeds....now you can see how they do it:

 

[Beakerbob]

Nikki,
You're shooting some fine looking pics! I'm using a Nikon D70 for my shots. Here is one of a blasto:

 

[spongebob lover]

wwouu those are really really nice pictures Nikki ... way to go girl .

 

[Ron Hessing]

First one

Hi,

Great topic. Like to contribute with some pictures.

Ron.

 

[NaH2O]

Welcome to Reef Frontiers!!! Great photos!!!

Beaker Bob - that last shot you posted is awesome!

 

[Ron Hessing]

Hi,

Beaker Bob sure posts some beautys!
Last weekend i shot a Blasto in a NY aquarium!

Ron.

 

[NaH2O]

Wow! The color of the blaso is amazing!

 

[Ron Hessing]

Hi,

I didnt have a tripod at the time, so I shot it with flash on. The true color is darkener.

Ron.

 

[Beakerbob]

Thanks for the compliments everyone! Here is a cool shot I took last week of an Asterina starfish...the ones that are real small, crawling all over your tank and have uneven arms. I was playing around with a remote flash to backlight some corals when this star crawled across the front glass where I was taking pictures. The backlighting was like an X-ray and the picture shows the internal circulatory system!

 

[rudeanduncouth]

I don't think I have ever seen one with all of it legs. Nice pic!

 

[mfinn]

That's a really cool picture.

 

[NaH2O]

OMG - Beakerbob - that is incredible!!

 

[sleepingdragon]

very cool!! I have tons of those stupid things.. never thought of them as all that interesting.. till now!

 

[esears]

We finally bought a new camera and now I'm trying to figure out how to actually take some pictures with it.

Best I can do so far.

 

[Katchupoy]

Beakerbob, what macro lens are you using... you are not using the stock lens right? and lighting.. are you using a remote flash?

 

[Beakerbob]

Katchupoy,
I'm using a Tamron 90mm f/2.8 AF macro, equal to the Nikon 105 micro in terms of picture sharpness and bokeh. For the shot of the Asterina starfish, I rigged up an old Vivitar 283 with a remote flash trigger held above the tank and slightly behind the starfish.

Here are a couple I just took using a different lighting source I just made:

 

[NaH2O]

OMG! Those are fantastic!!!

 

[NaH2O]

esears - what camera did you get? Very nice looking zoas!

 

[Beakerbob]

How about a close look at a bristleworm?