Post Macro Shots of your Corals at Night

[killagoby]

Here's mine...

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a245/killagoby/IMG_0587.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a245/killagoby/IMG_0583.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a245/killagoby/IMG_0578.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a245/killagoby/IMG_0570.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a245/killagoby/IMG_0554.jpg

[edwing206]

Nice pics. What's the 4th of?

[Blazer88]

Here is my green open brain at night:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v67/rparchen/Fish%20Tank/Other%20Corals/IMG_6121.jpg

[Crimthann]

Great shot blazer88! Why do you have to make the rest of us look bad, huh? :)

[awd2k]

that's a really nice picture Blazer !:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[CMcNeil]

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b239/checkinhawk/ORAscrippsactinicmacro-1.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b239/checkinhawk/Picture664-1.jpg

[t5Nitro]

Blazer, what do you use to get the lighting like that?

[Blazer88]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9933232#post9933232 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by t5Nitro
Blazer, what do you use to get the lighting like that?

I was using a little white single-LED flashlight to illuminate the coral from the top. Yes, I was actually that bored one morning :)

[Grunt]

Amazing picture Blazer :D
Cheers

[jeffbrig]

nighttime/actinic
http://home.comcast.net/~tangreef/pics/jeff_march_contest_small.jpg

[reefman13]

jeff and blazer- those are two absolutely amazing shots!!

[ChuckG]

wow.. just wow

[Opcn]

Jeff, that is with out a doubt the best acro picture I have ever seen.

[jakesgvr4]

Nice pics. What kind of camera are you guys using? I've been looking for a good camera.

[jeffbrig]

Thanks guys!

I use a Cano Rebel XT, the acro shot above was a 4 second exposure with an EF100 f/2.8 macro.

[kactusficus]

hello!

Can't resist to participate! :)

here's my little zoa guys waking up:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/241/454181968_caf19e0d92_o.jpg



and the favia going to bed

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/221/454164107_30e1097c70_o.jpg



as the Caulastrea is having a midnight snack

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/197/454181910_686e8507e4_o.jpg



I just receive some very good looking acanthastreas... will try and take night pics very soon! ;)

Jeff and Blazer, amazing images, as usual!! ;)

cheers! :)

[nmywrx]

I was just admiring all the nice macro shots. You guys do good work. I want to take a crock at doing some macro photography with my tank.

Jeff you said you use the EF100 f/2.8 macro. What kind of working distances do you get with that lens? I am thinking of getting one for my Digital Rebel.

[jeffbrig]

kactusficus, I still love that favia...

nmywrx, working distance is about 6" from the lens for 1:1. On that shot, I had to place the coral on the bottom at the side of the tank to get the shot.

I know blazer recently switched to a sigma 150mm for the extra working distance.

[karlmarx]

heres mine taken at night (no lights for hours) polyps are fully extended
http://www.jimbojones.com/images/reefcentral/0507tankpics/macropic.jpg

[cidory]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v633/cidory/nightshot.jpg

[cidory]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v633/cidory/kimbe.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v633/cidory/nttable.jpg

[cidory]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v633/cidory/musanight.jpg

[Zarn]

wow these are some great pictures

[racer69]

This was while I was in Cozumel last week. I know it isn't reef related but the frog was so awsome and it was soo dark out, I had to post. I also have some cool shots with my underwater digital, but they are not at night.

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r136/racer69ss/Frog-1.jpg

My favorite.
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r136/racer69ss/Frog-2.jpg

[gkarshens]

http://www.austinreefclub.com/uploads/1173084594/gallery_15_5_359820.jpg

[boyer]

wow so do you guys have special macro lenses? or is it the stock lense, I have a Nikon D3000 SLR, and have been trying to get some macro shots and have been very unsuccessful any tips?

[DustinB]

wow so do you guys have special macro lenses? or is it the stock lense, I have a Nikon D3000 SLR, and have been trying to get some macro shots and have been very unsuccessful any tips?

The tamron macro lens is very popular: http://www.tamron.com/en/photolens/di_macro/272e.html

I got one for x-mas and wow, what a difference. I had been using my D90 and stock 18-105mm kit lens along with my 35mm portrait lens. They just can't come close to a macro lens for these kinds of pics.

I plan to get a set of extension tubes to further magnify my macro lens. You can supposedly use them with regular lenses to get a good macro effect. I have no experience with these tubes at all.

http://www.thkphoto.com/products/kenko/slrc-04.html