Underwater macro

ReeflectionsReeflections Registered Users Posts: 135 Major grins
edited April 23, 2008 in Holy Macro
Wire coral goby (the entire fish is about 3/4" long)


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Baby octopus on a starfish

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Tom Smith's Nudibranch (about 1.25")

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Aloha!
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  • JavaLoverJavaLover Registered Users Posts: 306 Major grins
    edited April 20, 2008
    Oh my goodness!!! I love the baby octo!!! Great photos! thumb.gif
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  • darkdragondarkdragon Registered Users Posts: 1,051 Major grins
    edited April 20, 2008
    :jawdrop Those are amazing photos. thumb.gifthumbthumb.gifthumbthumb.gif
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  • canon400dcanon400d Banned Posts: 2,826 Major grins
    edited April 20, 2008
    darkdragon wrote:
    :jawdrop Those are amazing photos. thumb.gifthumbthumb.gifthumbthumb.gif

    Those photos are excellent. The colours are amazing. Well done.
    Regards
    Bob
  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited April 20, 2008
    Reeflections wrote:
    Wire coral goby (the entire fish is about 3/4" long)
    Baby octopus on a starfish
    Tom Smith's Nudibranch (about 1.25")


    Hi there Mike ......... Ohhhhh WOW :jawdrop these are all awesome
    I love that first shot, the transparency of this little guys is amazing.
    You can still see that inside the mouth are a very sharp set of teeth.

    Incredible shots :ivar clap.gif all taken in Maui where they?

    Great Post Mike ... thanks for sharing ..... Skippy :D
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  • TuathaTuatha Registered Users Posts: 4 Beginner grinner
    edited April 20, 2008
    That octopus picture is very cute! Amazing photos! clap.gif
  • CuongCuong Registered Users Posts: 1,508 Major grins
    edited April 20, 2008
    Those pics are out-of-this-world, well, at least the land world anyway. How do you maintain your position and focus in a moving ocean?

    Cuong
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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited April 21, 2008
    Excellent series :) - beautiful creatures :)
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  • RobinivichRobinivich Registered Users Posts: 438 Major grins
    edited April 21, 2008
    clap.gifclapclap.gifclap

    Every aspect of these images, lighting, framing, subjects, tropical underwater setting (being in said tropical underwater setting), makes me very jealous...

    Bravo!
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  • Glenn NKGlenn NK Registered Users Posts: 268 Major grins
    edited April 21, 2008
    All I can say is yes (and superb).
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  • tleetlee Registered Users Posts: 1,090 Major grins
    edited April 21, 2008
    VERY COOL!!!clap.gifbow
    T :D

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  • matasamatasa Registered Users Posts: 170 Major grins
    edited April 21, 2008
    amazing!clap.gif
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  • dadwtwinsdadwtwins Registered Users Posts: 804 Major grins
    edited April 21, 2008
    :jawdrop I have never seen under water macro. This is simply awesome. I would love to see your gear. What do you use to brace yourself and equipment to get such crisp pictures?
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  • RhuarcRhuarc Registered Users Posts: 1,464 Major grins
    edited April 21, 2008
    Wow...

    Love all of them, but #2 and #3 make me jelous! These should be printed large and hung up!!

    EDIT: Ok, I just have to say, I took a look at your galleries, and I am amazed! You have some amazing work. All of your colors are so vivd and vibrant. Great stuff! I highly reccomend others check out your stuff as well!
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  • schmooschmoo Registered Users Posts: 8,468 Major grins
    edited April 21, 2008
    bowdown.gif

    Fantastic stuff, and your galleries are chock full o' great work, too!
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  • aktseaktse Registered Users Posts: 1,928 Major grins
    edited April 21, 2008
    clap.gifclapclap.gif Love every single one of them. How did you shoot them? Gear? Setup?
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  • ReeflectionsReeflections Registered Users Posts: 135 Major grins
    edited April 21, 2008
    Thanks to everyone for all of the nice comments!!! :D

    These shots were all shot with a Nikon D70, although I'm now shooting a D300. Shots 2&3 were with a 105mm and #1 was with a 60mm and a 2x TC.

    My camera is housed in an Ikelite housing with 2 Ikelite ds125 strobes.

    Yes, dealing with the surge can sometimes be a challenge but not as much as one would expect.

    Thanks again!!!
    Aloha!
    Mike
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  • dadwtwinsdadwtwins Registered Users Posts: 804 Major grins
    edited April 21, 2008
    Reeflections wrote:
    Thanks to everyone for all of the nice comments!!! :D

    These shots were all shot with a Nikon D70, although I'm now shooting a D300. Shots 2&3 were with a 105mm and #1 was with a 60mm and a 2x TC.

    My camera is housed in an Ikelite housing with 2 Ikelite ds125 strobes.

    Yes, dealing with the surge can sometimes be a challenge but not as much as one would expect.

    Thanks again!!!

    Mike,

    I will have to look you up when i get to Maui. Sad enough, I have never taken underwater shotsheadscratch.gif. Too bad aloha went out of buisness, they were my fav. See you in a couple of monthsclap.gif

    How do you like the live view w/D300 for underwater shots????wings.gif
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  • ColMofedColMofed Registered Users Posts: 88 Big grins
    edited April 21, 2008
    Excellent series but the first is simply superb!

    Rod.
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  • ReeflectionsReeflections Registered Users Posts: 135 Major grins
    edited April 21, 2008
    dadwtwins wrote:
    How do you like the live view w/D300 for underwater shots????wings.gif

    That's a common question but the truth is, I have never used the live view on that camera since the 1st day when I was playing with the bells and whistles and put it in the mode to snap a couple shots of my couch.

    It really isn't something I cared about and I haven't found a use for it yet. Less noise, more pixels and better focus were my reasons for the upgrade and they have been great.
    Aloha!
    Mike
    Just one more thing to buy and I'll have everything I need. ;)

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  • teamracephotosteamracephotos Registered Users Posts: 492 Major grins
    edited April 22, 2008
    Underwater amazement! Excellent!
    dadwtwins wrote:
    :jawdrop I have never seen under water macro. This is simply awesome. I would love to see your gear. What do you use to brace yourself and equipment to get such crisp pictures?

    Ditto what dadwtwins had to say, how do you brace your self? I use to teach SCUBA and have spent way more then my share of time under water.
    I am sure the lighting, movement and partials in the water have to be difficult to over come. Great Job… got me thinking…. But then I checked into the cost of the gear! MM
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  • davidweaverdavidweaver Registered Users Posts: 681 Major grins
    edited April 22, 2008
    A two-light rig?

    Nikonos or housed? (looks like a housed camera shot)

    Very well done.

    When you teach classes do you explain that a boat is a hole in the water into which you throw money and u/w photography is a large pail of camera gear you have to toss into that hole every year or two?

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  • ReeflectionsReeflections Registered Users Posts: 135 Major grins
    edited April 23, 2008
    davidweaver wrote:
    A two-light rig?

    Nikonos or housed? (looks like a housed camera shot)

    Very well done.

    When you teach classes do you explain that a boat is a hole in the water into which you throw money and u/w photography is a large pail of camera gear you have to toss into that hole every year or two?

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    Thanks!

    I described my system above.

    I don't think one needs a boat to do underwater photography - I sure don't.

    Underwater camera equipment is no more expensive than say good bird lenses or studio equipment. Believe me, I'm not a rich man.
    Aloha!
    Mike
    Just one more thing to buy and I'll have everything I need. ;)

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  • MichelleLMichelleL Registered Users Posts: 210 Major grins
    edited April 23, 2008
    What wonderful pictures clap.gif Love the colours in all three.
    Michelle Legg :smooch

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