Some Underwater Macro shots.

[Cnidarious]

I tried using my camera in the reef tanks the other day on super macro mode,
it seems to have done reasonably well all things considered.
some images would have turned out better if i could hold the camera more steady in there.

Aiptasia Sp. Common Pest anemone. Almost impossible to irradicate,
you can to almost anything to these and they will regrow from the tiniest
amount of left over cells. i have given up trying to kill them entirely and settled for
one specimen but still trying to kill any clones that it makes.

Here you can see this Coralimorph " Discosoma nummiforme" exposing its mesenterial filaments
as a response to the cameras presence.

 

[Cnidarious]

This is my favorite Discosoma morph.

 

[Dustnite]

Looks like you took it with an SX10 or SX20. What kind of camera are you using?

 

[creamcheese]

Reef tanks? Do you own/work at some kind of marine biology institute or aquarium or something? Forgive my ignorance.

Very cool shots by the way.

EDIT: never mind, I found my answer in another of your topics.

 

[Cnidarious]

Looks like you took it with an SX10 or SX20. What kind of camera are you using?

12 megapixel Olympus saltwater camera.

 

[AndromedasWake]

These are great shots. If my local water was interesting, I'd invest in an underwater camera. Had a little disposable film one at the barrier reef and even that took some good pictures. Underwater is just cool.

Focus is tricky though. Nice job.

 

[Doc.]

very cool indeed. I love water

 

[Cnidarious]

These are great shots. If my local water was interesting, I'd invest in an underwater camera. Had a little disposable film one at the barrier reef and even that took some good pictures. Underwater is just cool.

Focus is tricky though. Nice job.

thanks,

Actually Your water IS interesting.

All you have to do is pay close attention to surfaces. The UK has several resident anemone species.
there is also a wide range of pelagic invertebrates i`d love to get close looks at.
Often times though, much of the really cool stuff won`t be immediately apparent.
A good example of this would be the hydroids, they are normally quite small but come in a huge variety of
crazy shapes.