Little Crocea
 

I cant seem to get a good top down pic of my clam???? can anyone help
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This is what they look like
http://www.canreef.com/photopost/dat..._Down_Clam.jpg

anything will help! Thanks

you need an acrylic boat to take top down shots.

I wonder if the old camera in a zip lock bag trick would work.

i dunno...$500 camera depending on a 50 cent ziplock bag...doesn't sounds appealing to me..

I just turn off my pumps take the pics, turn back on

The other key is to take a ton of pics. My camera's the same way. I'll take 100 pictures and only 2 or 3 are nice enough to use. Good Luck.

what does an acrylic boat look like??? can you buy them or make them?

I think you will have to make it or get it made by someone.
Check out the one Kari in Calgary made.

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sho...ht=camera+boat

i got some good shots when i turned off all the pumps and skimmer.
the water was calm and i got some good shots.

depending on the amount of money you want to spend you can get something on that idea at a camera dealer.

ok i got a LITTLE better one. Hows this????? Helpful criticisim welcome!!!always!!!
http://www.canreef.com/photopost/dat...34TOP_DOWN.jpg

Much better! :cool: A steady hand always makes for a good shot. Make sure you have your arms braced well on the tank to avoid "the shakes" :wink:

Very nice!

Beautiful shot!

Chris

i took about 25 pictures and that is the only one that worked!!! o well...im going to get a Nicon D50 for my graduation present so i should get better shots.any other tips for a great shot?????

I usually get about 1 picture I'm happy with out of every 20 or so so you're about average I'd say :razz:

lol, i would like to up that average...im in a photography class at my school and i get to borow a $1300 camera tomorow so i will sho you the shots i get form that....hopefuly they are better!!!

Great clam shot!! For reef shots I personally jut use the fastest shutter speed available (sports setting for the auto setting crowd) As depth of focus is usually not an issue unless you are trying for a sense of tank depth picture, this will greatly increase the sharpness of your pic. We are talkin about reefs here so the lighting should handle the fast shutter speeds.
Just my 2.5 cents. (Got a hacksaw for Christmas, had to try it out.)

im just on my lunch break right now but will hopefuly be posting pics after work... Also, the camera that im using from school is a Nikon D70 and i set the shutter up at the fastest so hopefuly it works

isn't the fastest shutter speed on a d70 something like 1/8000th of a second?

can i see some top downs of everyones clams please???