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Travis L. Stevens
04/27/2007, 09:00 AM
I'm pretty proud of these, but they aren't the quality that I would like. All pictures are with standard FujiFilm FinePix S5100 4 megapixel camera. Most pictures are cropped for an added zoom effect.

Toadstool Macro of Polyps
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a184/TravisStevens/Aquariums/Saltwater/Livestock/Large%20Pictures/ToadstoolMacro.jpg

Superman Rhodactis
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a184/TravisStevens/Aquariums/Saltwater/Livestock/Large%20Pictures/SupermanRhodactisCloseUp.jpg

Orange and Teal Ricordea floridas
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a184/TravisStevens/Aquariums/Saltwater/Livestock/Large%20Pictures/RicordeaFloridaTwoToneMacro2.jpg

Purple Star Polyps
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a184/TravisStevens/Aquariums/Saltwater/Livestock/Large%20Pictures/PurpleStarPolyps.jpg

Lori's Pinks
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a184/TravisStevens/Aquariums/Saltwater/Livestock/Large%20Pictures/LorisPinksMacro.jpg

Feather Dusters
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a184/TravisStevens/Aquariums/Saltwater/Livestock/Large%20Pictures/FeatherDusters.jpg
pmvalenti
04/27/2007, 01:08 PM
thats awsome, man i need to get a camera
edwing206
04/27/2007, 01:51 PM
Love the rics.
drummereef
04/28/2007, 01:14 AM
Great pics, Travis. The feather dusters look like tiny umbrellas. :)
Grunt
04/28/2007, 02:36 PM
Great Pictures, I enjoy the feather dusters the most. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers
BlueCorn
04/28/2007, 02:48 PM
Travis - shooting at that ISO is really hurting you. Even so, those can be helped substantially by a little cleanup in PS.

http://images.hopdog.com/ToadstoolMacro.jpg

http://images.hopdog.com/FeatherDusters.jpg
Travis L. Stevens
04/30/2007, 08:23 AM
Thanks for the cleanup Beerguy. I was trying to avoid cleaning at the moment until I can get the best of my camera and hone my skills. FWIW, I tried shooting at the lowest ISO, 64, that my camera has while adjusting the Shutter Speed and Aperture in order to get a balanced exposure, and I still see some graininess. On the other hand, it was a noticable difference. BTW, what steps did you take to clean up those pictures? Did you blue it all to smooth out the grains and then sharpen the image?
BlueCorn
04/30/2007, 09:29 AM
I used "noise ninja" for the color noise, a levels layer to adjust the contrast, the spot healing brush for the bubbles and then sharpened.
Travis L. Stevens
04/30/2007, 09:40 AM
Ah, okay. I'll have to toy around with that method. Thanks.