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Postby SteveGriffin on Wed Jan 11, 2006 5:40 am

4 different underwater macro shots from the Solomon Islands. All taken with a D70 and Nikkor 60/2.8 Micro.

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Goby in his concrete burrow

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Mantis Schrimp in Sand Burrow

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Pygmy Sea Horse on Georgonian Coral (Very Rare and unbelievably hard to find Critter)

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Scallop Feeding
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Postby the foto fanatic on Wed Jan 11, 2006 6:59 am

Wow!
I'll say it again - Wow!
Excellent images, Steve. :D
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Postby xerubus on Wed Jan 11, 2006 7:05 am

great set of underwater shots.... that mantis shrimp is very ghostly...

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Postby Killakoala on Wed Jan 11, 2006 7:34 am

Fantastic images. All four are amazing creatures. Brilliant photos. There is no winder the Pigmy Seahorse is so hard to find, i could hardly see it in the image. Amazing use of camouflage.
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Postby Geoff on Wed Jan 11, 2006 7:54 am

Incredible photos and not something we see on a regular basis here on the forums. I really enjoyed looking at them. Thank you.


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Postby sirhc55 on Wed Jan 11, 2006 8:52 am

Bloody hell 8) First pic scared the beejeebers out of me and then the others came into view and all I can say is - magnificent :)
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Postby Slider on Wed Jan 11, 2006 9:24 am

Great shots Steve. The scallop feeding is brilliant :D
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Postby Sandy Feet on Wed Jan 11, 2006 10:35 am

Steve

What housing & strobe setup are you using?

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Postby avkomp on Wed Jan 11, 2006 10:42 am

well done.
some interesting stuff here.

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Postby shutterbug on Wed Jan 11, 2006 11:40 am

Very nice steve...yummy too :wink:
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Postby Marvin on Wed Jan 11, 2006 11:44 am

Love the face on the first one!
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Postby PiroStitch on Wed Jan 11, 2006 11:51 am

Hope you had a great trip and fantastic pics! Certainly different from what we usually see around here :D
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Postby marcotrov on Wed Jan 11, 2006 12:24 pm

Great images Steve. Last one is sharp and colours vibrant.
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Postby sikx5 on Wed Jan 11, 2006 1:27 pm

Wow...Amazing pictures, I like the shot of the Mantis shrimp, those things can inflict a bit of pain :oops:
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Postby Potatis on Wed Jan 11, 2006 2:26 pm

Incedible, amazing and very interesting! WOW! Great series :)
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Postby SteveGriffin on Wed Jan 11, 2006 3:41 pm

Rod,
I have an Ikelite housing and 2 x DS-125 strobes - lots of light power for macro work. I can usually use 1/125 @ f36 if there is physically enough space to get the lens up to the subject.

The Pygmy's sure are hard to find. We were using a magnifying glass and fanning the coral gently to try and find a bit that moved. Near impossible to spot otherwise. The one that I have posted the picture of was 6-7mm long.

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Postby blacknstormy on Wed Jan 11, 2006 3:45 pm

Steve - what stunning shots - and beautifully taken. I must say I'm taken by the mantis shrimp shot - almost something out of a movie..... and the pygmy seahorse and scallop .... well, just WOW :shock: :up:
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Postby Matt. K on Wed Jan 11, 2006 3:52 pm

Excellent photographs! Not hard to see why some folk spend a fortune so that they can spend time underwater. Hope you are sending those images out to underwater and photography magazines for publication?
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Postby Ant on Wed Jan 11, 2006 4:01 pm

Steve,

Are you using the Ikelite TTL with those strobes? If so, how do you find it?

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Postby SteveGriffin on Wed Jan 11, 2006 4:27 pm

Narelle,
I am with you, the Mantis is my fav closely followed by the scallop.

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I don't have the ITTL back for my housing but after the last couple of weeks I think that I am going to get it because I am really struggling to get consistancy in balancing the light in my Close Focus Wide Angle shots. 'Some' claim that the ITTL helps a bit.
For macro I haven't seen a 'TTL' system that works consistantly. It seems to just come down to bracketed exposures

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Postby Willy wombat on Wed Jan 11, 2006 5:48 pm

Oooh another underwater photographer. Im saving up for a housing. Where did you get yours? I might PM you for some details. Cool shots steve - I enjoyed them heaps. Cheers

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Postby thaddeus on Wed Jan 11, 2006 5:54 pm

Exceptional shots. I've done a bit of underwater film stills and it's hard work getting it all worked out underwater!
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Postby Big Red on Wed Jan 11, 2006 9:39 pm

incredible shots ... wow 8)
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Postby robboh on Wed Jan 11, 2006 11:26 pm

Some very kewl shots Steve!! Makes me want to get back in the water again, as I havent done much of late.
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Postby Alpha_7 on Sat Jan 14, 2006 12:57 am

Awe inspiring stuff, and as Geoff said something that is sorely lacking on this forum (we have most bases covered).... :)

I can't get over the first one, the expression and general character in this shot seems straight out of a cartoon (I can think of a few off the top of my head), just brilliant images and show a very different sort of Macro world then we usually see! Please post more if you have some!

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Postby Ant on Thu Jan 19, 2006 12:33 am

WW

The local importers of ike housings are cape byron imports, I can chase up their website if you like!

I priced the housing recently for my D50 (same housing as D70 with buttons in different locations) at: US$1400 + GST for the housing and US$175 for the appropriate port for my 18-55 (not the most suitable lens).

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Do you go by the name Hoppy in some other forums? I recognised the avatar.

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