TheKleinReef Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Hey There! My Name is Roger, and I'm in love with Lucy, my Nikon D610. We've produced some great pictures together, and this is only the beginning. This is just a simple thread i started to keep a record of some of my better photos and get advice from the wonderful people on nano-reef! I tend to be better at macro and sport photography, but my goal is to get better at landscapes, long exposure, and portrait photography. I've gotten some good ones, but I'm not as consistent as I would like to be. Practice makes perfect! Info: Body: Nikon D610 Equipment: HyperDrive iUSBport Camera 2.0 Lenses: Nikon Nikkor FX AF-S 24-120 1:4G ED VR Nikon Nikkor 50mm f1.8G Nikon AF-S Micro-Nikkor FX 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR Nikon AF-A Nikkor FX 70-200m f/2.8G ED VR II Wish List: Nikon Nikkor FX AF-S 200mm f/2G ED VR II Nikon Nikkor 14-24mm f2.8 Nikon Nikkor 24-70mm f2.8 VR Nikon Nikkor 50mm f1.4G Photoeditors: Adobe Lightroom 5 Adobe Photoshop CS6 Google NIK Collection Major Photo-dumps: Garnett Ghost Town, MT Highland Park, WY Link to comment
Bishop Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 first thing I'd say is to never shoot at 1.8 unless you know you want to. You will get a softer image if you shoot wide open. Backing down to 2.8 should give you a much sharper image. Since you are asking advise, I'm guessing that it is this sharpness that you are looking for because otherwise, I don't see a problem with the pics by any means. For really sharp images, I use speedlites over my tank. Always a good example of that... IMG_3046 by bishop171980, on Flickr Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted May 11, 2013 Author Share Posted May 11, 2013 Awesome i'll try that our today. This is my first adventure into photography and I need all the advise I can get! Thanks. Link to comment
Solarflare8806 Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Nice pictures, one way you can get a perfectly black background is by taking the blacks slider and moving it down till the background is completely black. I like the urchin. Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted May 12, 2013 Author Share Posted May 12, 2013 Nice pictures, one way you can get a perfectly black background is by taking the blacks slider and moving it down till the background is completely black. I like the urchin. i tried that, but it made the shadows underneath look really weird. so i did my best to use the selection tool and try it. i'll again with another pic Link to comment
icy.bing Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 the monti pic is really nice... i like Link to comment
Solarflare8806 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 I've never used photoshop elements before, I use Lightroom... maybe check youtube for some tutorials but I think the picture looks good. Keep shooting and you will discover new ways to get great shots. Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted May 15, 2013 Author Share Posted May 15, 2013 I've never used photoshop elements before, I use Lightroom... maybe check youtube for some tutorials but I think the picture looks good. Keep shooting and you will discover new ways to get great shots. that what i plan on doing. i took like 300 pics just tweaking different settings. as for editing i have a lot to learn. hahah thanks for the tip! Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted July 28, 2013 Author Share Posted July 28, 2013 I busted out the DSLR again: camera: Nikon D300s Lens: 50mm 1.8d format: RAW ISO: 200 shutter speed: 160-200 aperture: 3.2 WB: 10000K Radion setting: 12000K timer: 2 seconds for corals, off for fish pics http://s147.photobucket.com/user/roger_090/media/wrasse-leet-pic.jpg.html'> http://s147.photobucket.com/user/roger_090/media/FTS-2.jpg.html'> http://s147.photobucket.com/user/roger_090/media/torch.jpg.html'> http://s147.photobucket.com/user/roger_090/media/torch-2.jpg.html'> any additional advice, now i'm trying to learn how to capture my tank life in one picture. practice makes perfect i guess. out of the 200 pics i took, i got 5 decent ones. lol Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted July 29, 2013 Author Share Posted July 29, 2013 does photobucket mess with picture quality? because i feel like these pics are way better on my computer than they are on this site... http://s147.photobucket.com/user/roger_090/media/flame-legit.jpg.html'> Link to comment
Bishop Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Photobucket is very limited in image size so if you let them get sized down when uploading, they are basically destroyed. I use Flickr. Larger images and I've never had quality issues. Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted July 29, 2013 Author Share Posted July 29, 2013 Photobucket is very limited in image size so if you let them get sized down when uploading, they are basically destroyed. I use Flickr. Larger images and I've never had quality issues. Oh. Thanks so much. I'll make a Flickr account instead! Link to comment
Withers Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 The 2nd batch looks a bit underexposed on my monitor. Other than that I like them Photobucket is nearly as bad as facebook for image quality. Flickr is much better if you can deal with how non-user-friendly it is. Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted July 30, 2013 Author Share Posted July 30, 2013 The 2nd batch looks a bit underexposed on my monitor. Other than that I like them Photobucket is nearly as bad as facebook for image quality. Flickr is much better if you can deal with how non-user-friendly it is. how should i fix the underexposed issue? (i'm not exactly sure what that is. ) the FTS on my computer screen is amazing, i'm gonna get a Flickr so i can share it. Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted July 30, 2013 Author Share Posted July 30, 2013 here's a shot from flickr: Link to comment
Withers Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 how should i fix the underexposed issue? (i'm not exactly sure what that is. ) It means the photos are a little darker than what is optimal (in my opinion obviously). Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted July 30, 2013 Author Share Posted July 30, 2013 It means the photos are a little darker than what is optimal (in my opinion obviously). the brigher they got the whiter they got and it started to look a tad weird. how do you like the flickr photo? any more tips? Link to comment
Ebn Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Pics look slightly underexposed here as well. You can bump ISO, change shutter speed, open the lens up, mess with it in RAW/editing, or any combination of those (first 3 are done on camera before you take the pic). Link to comment
SouthFlorida_Tron Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 center focus point works great on those close up shots you were trying to do. Are you aware if its on single focus point or multi point? also your metering... that will affect the iso and ss Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted July 30, 2013 Author Share Posted July 30, 2013 center focus point works great on those close up shots you were trying to do. Are you aware if its on single focus point or multi point? also your metering... that will affect the iso and ss AH! back to the camera manual i go. Link to comment
Bishop Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 It's really just a personal preference I think but I prefer to take all my tank shots with a Couple speedlites over the tank and maybe infront of the tank as long as I can avoid the glare on the glass. Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted July 30, 2013 Author Share Posted July 30, 2013 I'm a big fan of darkish backgrounds. I'm not sure if that's related to the exposure or not. Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted August 21, 2013 Author Share Posted August 21, 2013 the dirty glass really ruined this pic. and i'm not good enough to edit it out Link to comment
Lalani Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Nice shot, I like the selective b&w. Next time clean your glass! Link to comment
VABumpkin Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 here's a shot from flickr: Much better! I need to make a Flickr account because the difference is amazing. Link to comment
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