Test pics with Nikon 85mm Macro

[orcus]

Picked up a Nikon 85mm macro lens over the holidays for my D90. I haven't used a macro lens before, and am a newbie photographer, but thought I'd share a couple pics that turned out pretty good.

A purple haze frag.



An unknown acro. This one is cropped down from the original size.

 

[orcus]

Sunset monti

Sunset monti

Shot a few more pics today. This time I used a remote to trigger the shutter, which helped keep sharper focus. Here's a sunset monti frag with no crop.

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[Lego&Jacub]

Nice photos! I esp. like the last one... looking forward to more pics. I'm considering a macro lens myself... either the Tamron 90mm or the Canon 100mm. Just need to save up lol!!

 

[maroun.c]

Nice shots.
should the purple haze have red polyps?
what flow and light are you keeping it under?

 

[orcus]

Thanks for the feedback. Dunno about the polyps on the purple haze. Maybe it's just some other purple monti. Tank is about 60 gallons, 4' x 2' x 12" high. Flow is one Vortech + the exchange with the sump. Lighting is dual 250w halides. One side is an XM 20k, and the other is a Phoenix 14k.

 

[orcus]

Ricordea

Ricordea

Here's one of a turquoise colored Ricordea. White balance isn't great, but I was happy that the focus.

 

[orcus]

Acan

Acan

And an Acan. Exposure is crummy, but focus is pretty good.

What are the transparent "tendrils" around the mouth called? They look remarkably similar to the trichomes on a certain recreational plant.

 

[orcus]

Undata

Undata

And an Undata. I notice that the "tissue" looks sort of translucent, so I'm curious about what the skeleton looks like for one of these.

 

[blaten]

Very nice polyp extension. I always wondered what my purple haze looked like up close. The polyps are so small.