Trying out the new camera

[reef hugger]

Got a Nikon Coolpix 5400 for x-mas, thought I would post some macro pics. So far, I love this camera. Anybody got some pointers for me?

 

One of my favorite zoos but, it is a very slow grower.

 

Bright pink Ricordea florida.

 

New purple plate. It is not quite that deep of a purple but, I liked the shot.

 

My wife's Yasha Hase goby in a 5gal hex. There is also a Randall's pistol shrimp just under the goby(little spot of red). It is usually hiding or digging under a rock, or doing whatever pistol shrimps do.

 

Here are some hitchhiker on the side of the 5gal. I wanted to see how good of a pic the camera would take of really small things. Both are only ~2mm in diameter.

A hydroid.

A Spirorbidae worm.

[ifynanceu]

I have the 5700...Use the macro function, making sure the icon is yellow, and mount the camera on a tripod to get the very best shots. Nikons are great and can be very touchy....Enjoy and keep us posted

[reef hugger]

All of those shots were with the macro function and a make shift tripod(boxes, silicon crystal tail....), yeah I need to get a real one. Soon, very soon. Have you tried the wired remote control? Is it worth getting?

[ifynanceu]

no...the timer is a nice function...I have looked at the "super macro" lense by opteka though...My camera package is up for sale as I am going to upgrade (maybe to the d70), but these Nikons take sweet macro shots.

[reef hugger]

Here is another pic I took today.

[ifynanceu]

nice

[lgoins]

my nikon 3200 pics are posted here http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/showthread...&threadid=46743

I really like your ricordia picture

[Embalizym]

wow. I love the yasha hase. Nice pics.

[reef hugger]

Picked up these zoos recently. They are under actinics only.

 

[Kogut]

Nice pics. That seahorse pic is amazing. Really like the effect it gives... Kinda sad in a way, but really cool. I love pics like that. Nice job taking the shots.

[reef hugger]

Thanks. That seahorse pic is one of my favorites. Here is a different crop of that pic.

[SaltyDawg]

Josh thats realy cool!!!!!! COngradts on the awsome gift too!!!!

[cornstar]

Love the pic of the pink Ric....well done!

[reef hugger]

She keeps jumping in front of my camera, "Saying take my picture!"

 

[Kogut]

That's a great shot. Your horse provides some great photo ops.

[reef hugger]

Took some more pics of zoos and what not.

 

Better picture of the orange, blue, and pink zoos.

 

Mixed colony rock. I can not get good detail of the blues unless I turn down the exposure. It's more dramatic this way I think.

 

Another mixed zoo rock. This was another x-mas present that has filled in alot since then.

 

My green, peach and yellow zoos.

 

These don't photograph very well, I just can't get a nice clear shot of it. This is the best that I have gotten so far.

[reef hugger]

Here are some Ricordea's.

 

Baby polyp of green tip and purple base yuma.

 

Hee is the mother of the one above.

 

Got this from a trade with tike. This is the one that ate a clownfish. Luckily, I won't have that problem because there are no fish in the frag tank that it is in.

 

Some pink florida's that are growing out.

[reef hugger]

And finally some pics of Arthropods.

 

Pod holding a clutch of eggs.

 

Peppermint shrimp.

 

Zebra hermit.

[bobioden]

Originally posted by joshnemily

She keeps jumping in front of my camera, "Saying take my picture!"

 

 

Great Shot.

[jenniebutterfly]

that pod pic is crazy, i have never seen one that clear.

[davinaster]

For everyone, not just joshnemily --

 

Are your macro shots really focused that tightly, or are they much larger and cropped? As I've said in many threads by now , I just bought a Canon A95. I'm getting some results that I'm pretty happy with, but I can't focus, even manually, when I'm zoomed all the way in on a single coral (w/o digital zoom). The camera is supposed to have a macro focus length of 5mm, but I always have to back way up to focus. I'm a beginner (self-taught) student of photography, so any help would be appreciated.

 

Thanks!

[Travis]

Press the Macro shot button. On mine it's a small Flower.

[reef hugger]

My pic are actually cropped from larger pics and then resized to fit.

 

Most camera's have a macro mode, like Travis said it is usually a small flower. Your camera in macro mode can only focus between 2"-18" /5 - 45cm (WIDE) and 9.8"-18" in./25 - 45cm (TELE). If you zoom in on an object and the camera can not auto-focus, you have to zoom out some and then try again. I usually zoom-in and then zoom-out a little at a time until the camera can auto-focus.

 

Couple of tips:

Don't use digital zoom, it's pretty much useless. Don't bother with manual mode until you get to know the camera more or your feeling brave. Generally the auto mode will do a better job of chosing the settings than you will.

 

Josh

[eidolon]

I gotta agree with Kogut on that first seahorse pic.Its awesome, melancholy comes to mind. Great pics!

[halfpint]

I have a A60 and i know that the focal range changes signifigantly when you zoom. try zooming all the way out and using manual focus. i you want to get closer without losing clarity, put a magnifing glass right in the lens of the camera and play around with that. that's what i do to get all my close-up shots in my tanks.