A couple of Macro shots for you all

[Carla]

 Thought I would post a couple of macro pics for you all :).

Canon 7D Mark II w/ Canon 100mm Macro lens

[Carla]

[Carla]

[SuncrestReef]

47 minutes ago, Carla said:

I love the colors on this one. 👍

[SuncrestReef]

I love macro shots.  I took these yesterday:

[Carla]

Much better than mine..................lol. thanks for posting

[SuncrestReef]

5 minutes ago, Carla said:

Much better than mine..................lol. thanks for posting

I wouldn't say better.  Mine may have more close-up detail, but yours have great color and composition.  I haven't found the best settings yet on my Nikon to capture the true colors on my corals.  Still working at it!

[Carla]

Just now, SuncrestReef said:

I wouldn't say better.  Mine may have more close-up detail, but yours have great color and composition.  I haven't found the best settings yet on my Nikon to capture the true colors on my corals.  Still working at it!

This lens and I have a love hate relationship

 

[SuncrestReef]

For me I love the lens, but have a love/hate relationship with the camera itself.  To get better depth of field, I close the aperture way down to f-stop 36, then use a long exposure (1 to 6 seconds depending on lighting).  I need to turn off the powerheads to reduce polyp movement during the shots, but it's worth it to get so much of the coral into focus.

[Carla]

These were freehanded @ f6.3. Most of them anyways. I had the tripod down there and then just got carried away..............................lol.

[SuncrestReef]

1 hour ago, Carla said:

Can you tell me the name of this one?  I'd like to find it.

[Carla]

Just now, SuncrestReef said:

Can you tell me the name of this one?  I'd like to find it.

This is a GARF Bonsai. I got it in July from Mindblowing Corals down in Denver. This coral has been around forever!!! Watch alk. swings tho!! I had a nice colony back when I had my 300 and my stupidity killed it 😞

[albertareef]

Looking great Carla!  What is that one in the last pic?

[Carla]

2 minutes ago, albertareef said:

Looking great Carla!  What is that one in the last pic?

Pineapple Express Millepora from Inland Corals. Thank you :).

[albertareef]

2 minutes ago, Carla said:

Pineapple Express Millepora from Inland Corals. Thank you :).

Very cool. Something else to add to my wish list 😍

[Carla]

Just now, albertareef said:

Very cool. Something else to add to my wish list 😍

I have had this thing for 3.5 years, it started really slow!! The frag I got from him was about 1/2" back in 2015.

[xmas_one]

Awesome shots, thanks for sharing!

[Carla]

3 minutes ago, xmas_one said:

Awesome shots, thanks for sharing!

You are very welcome

[pdxmonkeyboy]

suncrest.. i have a colony of garf growing, you can get a frag from me. it is a fast grower!!


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[Mesamech]

Carla, I like your use of the black background, great contrasts for the color rich corals.

[Carla]

Thanks, the black background was suggested by the tank builder, and it is definitely cool.