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  1. flygja

    50mm 70mm or 100mm macro lens

    Oh... the wife will definitely appreciate the 135mm... :D
  2. flygja

    50mm 70mm or 100mm macro lens

    I wouldn't recommend the 135mm or 85mm for aquatic photography though. You don't get the macro for close ups, and its too telephoto for full tank shots. I usually stay away from anything 135mm and 85mm because they are deathly expensive. Like Ed mentioned, they're pro portrait lenses.
  3. flygja

    how to set up the camera for testing aquarium lights

    And the men kept eating unripe or over-ripe fruit? :D
  4. flygja

    Now for something very different

    So saltwater tanks are all about measurement and test kits. Since you're not a fan of test kits, I'm curious if you're gonna share your technique? I've always wanted to set up a marine tank, but seeing as though my freshwater tanks are still crap, I'm afraid to jump in.
  5. flygja

    UKAPS COFFEE TABLE BOOK/CALENDAR

    It's a nice idea. Maybe we could start electronically first? Do a PDF version.
  6. flygja

    Eigg

    Brilliant landscape shots! Only wished I was motivated enough to trek to places during odd hours to take photos like these.
  7. flygja

    A few recent landscapes

    Seriously awesome shots!
  8. flygja

    A few macro's from this morning

    Much better. Image softened slightly but thats to be expected. I'm with you on that, my Sony A700 (12 mpx APS-C, might be the same one in the D300) is the same. I have to keep it at ISO 400 and below unless shooting in difficult conditions. Here's one of mine, a glowlight tetra And a Cory...
  9. flygja

    A few macro's from this morning

    Great shots! Noise is a bit too much for me but the last shot does it for me. Should go into an encyclopedia or something :cool:
  10. flygja

    Aquarium Photography

    I think you're well on your way there. I'd suggest a slight white balance tweak to reduce the yellow tint. Some boost in saturation would help perk things up a bit. I don't usually process aquarium photos in HDR because I always some contrast and dark areas in a scape.
  11. flygja

    HDR aquarium photo

    If you want to reduce shadowing, you will need to take one shot in RAW and use your RAW converter to generate the 5 exposures needed for HDR enhancement. Some scapes lend itself well to HDR while some look better with some mysterious dark spots. Be careful not to overdo the effect or it will...
  12. flygja

    From this to This

    Beautiful shots Stu!
  13. flygja

    Flickr vs Photobucket

    I feel that Flickr does some sorta post processing - mostly sharpening. But Flickr has an upload limit for free accounts. So I have a Flickr account for showing off and a Photobucket for the rest.
  14. flygja

    Reasonable landscape photo

    Nice photo mate. Could do with a bit of tweaking for constrast, saturation and levels in my opinion. So when are you gonna turn it into a scape? :thumbup:
  15. flygja

    Buttermere

    The exposure is just perfect in my eyes!
  16. flygja

    upside down shrimp & fly shots

    Great capture as always, although I probably won't it that big on my wall :lol:
  17. flygja

    Photography montage/ video opinions

    Guess we'll need to ask you for FTV - full-tank videos instead of FTS from now on :thumbup:
  18. flygja

    Kingfisher in flight

    Looks like a bird on a mission!
  19. flygja

    My first ever kingfisher shots

    Is that a cricket cartoonishly trying to keep the bird's beak from clamping shut?
  20. flygja

    Koh Lanta - Landscapes in portrait

    It was pretty fun. I went there during the low season, so it was cheap and wasn't crowded at all. Great weekend getaway! Thanks for the comments and the pointers. Usually when I go B&W, I bump the contrast up like mad in order to burn out some areas and hide some areas. I go for that old...
  21. flygja

    Koh Lanta - Landscapes in portrait

    A selection of some of the shots I took in Koh Lanta, Krabi, Thailand. Comments are most welcome!
  22. flygja

    French Alps

    Great shots! I'm particularly impressed with the B&W ones, they've got so much dynamic range for B&W.
  23. flygja

    Still life shrimp

    Reminds me of that HBO series - Six Feet Under. Also remind me not to throw away dead shrimp next time :lol:
  24. flygja

    Can I help you?

    You should run a caption contest with that first shot :lol:
  25. flygja

    car window shot.... on the way to work

    Drop a bunch of huge rocks on it and voila! Iwagumi! :lol: Beautiful shot mate... very wallpaper-y
  26. flygja

    randon lazy town and natural light

    Great "eye light" catch!
  27. flygja

    Extra Lighting - what would you buy?

    I'd go for a camera flashgun. At least you can use it for general stuff later on. Try to buy a mid-to-high range one as a master and a low range one as a slave if you can afford it.
  28. flygja

    Spring in Oakley Woods.

    I'm really impressed by the very natural contrasts and colors in the shot. Not overly boosted like some postcard. Sorry for staring at them too long :lol:
  29. flygja

    A spring weed.

    Beautiful capture as always.
  30. flygja

    On the way home.

    I like the B&W shot too. You could crank up the contrast of the clouds, then layer it onto the existing shot. That would give a more dramatic look.
  31. flygja

    VW Corrado VR6 Turbo shots

    Sorry bro, its its RIGHT side :mrgreen:
  32. flygja

    My 'neglected' home aquariums

    Hey George, you mentioned in your sale thread that the filter cotton is rinsed out every week. "Neglected" it isn't! I remember when I started out in this hobby I told a colleague that my final aim is to set up a complete ecosystem which won't need much weekly maintenance and only a water...
  33. flygja

    Long exposure pics from my trip to london

    Nice shots, it is quite different from the other shots of that location. Cloudy white balance actually makes a picture a bit warmer by enhancing the yellows. Could explain why your pics are orange. Next time shoot in RAW, then you can change the WB yourself in the comfort of your own home :wink:
  34. flygja

    stumpy woods.

    I thought the first pic was actually a macro of an emersed setup :lol: Great shots!
  35. flygja

    Moss close-ups

    Thanks Mark!
  36. flygja

    pearling bubble.

    Wanted to share my free way of doing things. Ask your printer what sorta printer and color profile they use. Try to get it from them or google the corresponding .icm file and install it. As for monitor calibration, I have a Dell IPS panel and googled the net for settings from people who have...
  37. flygja

    compact cameras - Panasonic and canon

    Thats a good way to get out of a conundrum. The best camera in the world is a free one :lol: That shrimp macro is really good, both in sharpness and contrast. Compacts have come a long way!
  38. flygja

    Moss close-ups

    Hey guys. Had to take out all my mosses due to a large infestation of thread algae which I couldn't get rid off. Took some 1:1 close-ups while I was at it. Peacock/Taiwan moss with aforementioned thread algae :x Xmas moss: Xmas moss actually grows brown roots. I always thought the brown...
  39. flygja

    Is there an idiots guide to photgraphing Tanks?

    I find it hard to believe that people submit un-retouched photos for the IAPLC. Though I did hear before that ADA will retouch it themselves before posting on the website or printing them in the contest book. Can't confirm that though.
  40. flygja

    The closest cherry shrimp shot yet.

    Wow, I never knew shrimps had compound eyes until I saw this shot. Superbly remarkably (insert more here) excellent! You'll need a microscope to top that. I guess Canon was too lazy to weather-seal with MP-65E and make it all-internal focusing, so it doesn't carry the L designation?
  41. flygja

    Shrimp scenes

    If you're still helping out at MA, you should definitely shoot more of these and put it up on a big screen in the store. A real attention grabber.
  42. flygja

    Is there an idiots guide to photgraphing Tanks?

    There aren't any solid rules to the ADA contest with regards to photography. As far as I know, some basic stuff like cropping, sharpness, contrast/brightness adjustments are permitted. The whole bordering up the tank thing just shows you the complete way of doing it, you can skip some steps if...
  43. flygja

    Best Snow pic

    Is that a tank rolling through the Ardennes? :lol:
  44. flygja

    Macro pics

    Very nice captures, I particularly like #2, which I'd call "Air Time".
  45. flygja

    Is there an idiots guide to photgraphing Tanks?

    Here's a link that I recommend. You don't hafta go the whole way with the black cloth and all, if your room is dark enough, the effect is about the same. http://www.my-mac.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=4744
  46. flygja

    Best Snow pic

    Errmm... this is the best I can manage :lol: Snow is a bit of a rare commodity over here. Thats the wife's car getting a snow wash. Thats what they call it, honestly! :lol:
  47. flygja

    Shrimp scenes

    Holy moly! Now I see the potential of video with a macro lens. Good one mate!
  48. flygja

    Canon 5200mm f/14 lens

    No, it ain't a typo. And its probably unobtainable either :lol: The Death Star laser of lenses!
  49. flygja

    Technical Photography question

    The camera's metering (if set to all-frame or matrix mode) will look at the entire scene and decide what is the combination of shutter speed, aperture and ISO to get the best exposure. The "best" exposure will look like a volcano on the histogram. In this case, the camera sees the dark parts of...
  50. flygja

    Shrimp images.

    No Jessops where I live :lol:
  51. flygja

    New lens pics

    Nice one! Do little kids run away at the sight of your lenzooka? :thumbup:
  52. flygja

    Shrimp images.

    ISO 50! I usually gotta up to 800 in order to get sufficient DOF and keep the shutter speed at 1/125. Only aquarium lights. I don't have an offshoe cable and I depend on my onboard flash to trigger the wireless flashguns, which creates another problem - reflections. Haven't figured out to do...
  53. flygja

    Shrimp images.

    The cherry shrimps look good (and big) enough to eat! Did you use any external flashes over the tank? Or just purely with the tank lighting? I've got a 100mm macro but my tank has a hood, so its quite difficult to get flashes over the top of the tank since I don't have any lightstands.
  54. flygja

    Why I no longer keep fish

    With 10 shots to fire off, how do you get the clouds looking so nice? They would drift from one shot to another, throwing off the stitching software. Please share your secret :)
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