Red Cherry Shrimp

[maddog10]

I went back and looked at the shrimp today and it does have a fair amount of orange in it, especially the spot at the center of the body.

[jcali10]

Extention tubes! Is that like a tripod?

[maddog10]

Extension tubes are accessories that mount between the camera body and the lens. They are used to magnify the image. They accomplish this by extending the focal length of the attached lens. As an example: if you were to shoot with a 50mm that would give you roughly a "life-size" image or 1X magnification. Shoot the same image (from the same position) with a 100mm lens and it will double the size of the recorded image or give you 2X magnification. Rather than have two expensive lenses, you can have the 50mm lens and a 50mm extension tube that will give you the same effect. Extension tubes are a lot cheaper than lenses (usually). There is a loss in exposure quality when using extension tubes and you may lose the use of the automatic functions of your camera (including auto-focus).

[maddog10]

Here is a shot of one of the males.

[maddog10]

Female with eggs.

[Jeff120]

Looking good now!

[krisw]

Nice shots! Are these all with shot with flash, or just available light? Also, 100mm or 60mm macro lens? The reason I ask is that while the shot is a really nice, something about it doesn't seem as crisp/sharp as it could be. (Admittedly, I recognize how hard it is to take these shots, and probably can't do much better myself!)

[maddog10]

Overhead flash with my 105mm Micro lens. This lens isn't as sharp as my 60mm. Biggest reason it isn't as crisp, is that it is handheld and I am a bit shaky.

I also post to the web with a much lower resolution.