Cool Macro Shots

[LawmanRob]

 

[planejane]

Way Cool!!

 

[Runner]

Nice. I can take 500 photos and every now and then ONE of them comes out almost that good.

EDIT: This is my 3000th post.

 

[LawmanRob]

So, I keep playing with the Macro lens.

 

[LawmanRob]

 

[macclellan]

Nice. What lens/body/flash combo are you using?

It's rough how shallow depth of field is with macros, unless you use insanely bright flashes.

 

[LawmanRob]

Nikon D3000-Nikon 60mm Macro and built-in-flash. For better shots a 100mm is needed to get the corals that are further in the rear of the tank. And lots of patience for fast swimming fish.

 

[macclellan]

Cool. Try to pickup a wireless speedlight to put on top of the tank if you haven't planned on it already. More light is never a bad thing for macros of moving subjects.

I've tried to make due with just a nikkor microfilter on an old school 70-210mm lens with an SB600 flash, but I really need to get a proper macro lens.

 

[LawmanRob]

I hadn't planed on it, but you have now planted the seed.

 

[macclellan]

You can checkout mine if you want, to see if it's something that interests you (there are newer models, but the concept is the same). It'll slave to your D3000's flash as master.