Frogspawn Macro Photo - Updated with ANOTHER New Shot

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by superduperwesman

Ok I'm gonna give it another try tonight or tomorrow and I think I can do better but I also think your tank must be better lit then mine?

Yeah it would be which is why I suggested starting with F/16, that shot above was at F/57!

[superduperwesman]

Dang! Not sure if mine even goes that high?

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by superduperwesman

Dang! Not sure if mine even goes that high?

That with taken with your lens

[superduperwesman]

Ok so here is the first photo again:


and here is the new one with a few others:






Better? Personally I think I like the first frogspawn shot better but I see what you're saying and I got the iso down so I think I'm getting it figured. Except my camera doesn't have the exposure scale in AP priority? Which is annoying b/c all the photos looked fine on the camera lcd but were a little over exposed on the computer so it'd be nice to adjust the exposure just below zero but it'd be nice to see the scale when doing so

[sphelps]

Yes much better, considerably better when you consider that you're closer than the original, it's still a little softer than I would expect though. Are you auto-focusing or manual? Also are you using a remote or timer to trigger the camera?

[superduperwesman]

Originally Posted by sphelps

Yes much better, considerably better when you consider that you're closer than the original, it's still a little softer than I would expect though. Are you auto-focusing or manual? Also are you using a remote or timer to trigger the camera?

Auto and remote

[sphelps]

You could try manual focus and focus on your center DOF which will give the biggest range. I suspect the tank glass is the bigger issue though, I've seen those 10 gallons bow pretty good which could be causing the softer edges.