A Few Close-ups

AJ_77 · #1 08-18-2003, 04:49 AM

Gotta love these Kodak diopters -

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Electric green splitting:

Blue trumpet coral (unreal colour):

"Deer-in-the-Headlights" Sailfin Blennie:

"You Can't Really See Me" A. clarkii:

Feeling well and safe:

Cheers!

Canadian Man · #2 08-18-2003, 05:21 AM

Cool Pics Alan!

Are sailfin blennies also called Algae blennies?
Any Idea?

Buccaneer · #3 08-18-2003, 05:54 AM

Hey Jonathon ... Sailfin / Algae / Lawnmower Blennie ... all the same fish

Cheers

Canadian Man · #4 08-18-2003, 06:07 AM

Thanks

Troy F · #5 08-18-2003, 06:33 AM

Looks great Alan.

Buccaneer · #6 08-18-2003, 06:52 AM

Nice shots Alan ... wish I could get macros like that

Cheers

Quinn · #7 08-18-2003, 07:00 AM

Alan, you are very good with that camera. The carpet looks great.

There is also some type of black blenny called a sailfin. It looks something like a bicolour. AI had one a little while back.

Jason McK · #8 08-18-2003, 01:56 PM

Great Shots!! Love the Carpet

J

Trevor Robertson · #9 08-18-2003, 04:08 PM

Hi Allen;

great shots,

may I ask what camera you have been using and if you have used any special settings when you shoot your fish?

Thanks

AJ_77 · #10 08-18-2003, 07:32 PM

Appreciate all the kind comments -

. Being able to share some of what's going on in there is a very cool thing. (And making the careful and measured decision to get that S. haddoni from Delphinus is a high point for sure.)

Trevor - the camera is a Kodak DC280 (2.0 MP) so nothing special, but I use a 7x and/or 10x diopter for closeups. Typically set for auto-white balance (or fluorescent), auto-ISO. No flash, and exposure set to -.5 to avoid washout. No flash, (the camera flash is kind of lame) and I rest the camera right against the glass for the macro shots. It's been real fun learning to make decent shots with what I thought was a piece of junk.

Cheers,