Pederson's Anemone Shrimp
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gregr
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Tiny shrimp, crabs etc. are the funnest to shoot for me- I live for that stuff 
This type of shot would be a good candidate for flash- using a flash will allow you to get a much sharper picture and more depth of field too. If you're willing to experiment a little, try manual exposure mode, f16 and 1/90 for a starting point and see how it looks. Be sure to aim the camera downward slightly to keep the reflection of the flash out of the shot.
Greg
This type of shot would be a good candidate for flash- using a flash will allow you to get a much sharper picture and more depth of field too. If you're willing to experiment a little, try manual exposure mode, f16 and 1/90 for a starting point and see how it looks. Be sure to aim the camera downward slightly to keep the reflection of the flash out of the shot.
Greg
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awesome shot's...
Kinetic
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yeah I always shoot in manual mode, though these guys were moving too fast. if I wanted better DOF it'd get too blurry =( I need to work on my flashes, but I always overexpose on the flash.
Also the acrylic isn't too clear if I'm not shooting straight on! It's 3/8" acrylic which might be the problem.
Also the acrylic isn't too clear if I'm not shooting straight on! It's 3/8" acrylic which might be the problem.
gregr
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Unfortunately that is always the case- with acryllic or glass- even Starfire glass
Consult your manual (if you don't already know how) on how to apply negative flash compensation for when you use the flash- it's fairly common for cameras to overexpose in these kinds of situations but the important thing to learn is that you can control the output- either by flash exposure compensation [fec] or by intentionally underexposing the shot. I think you'll be very pleasantly surprised by how much depth of field you can get this way.
bklinefelter
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Looks like fun picture taking
