Three Tree North – 6/11/14 – First Dive with new wet Diopter
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Three Tree North – 6/11/14 – First Dive with new wet Diopter
Hit up Three Tree North yesterday with my new Subsee +5 and +10 diopters. My goal was to get some super macro shots of the baby lumpies. Here are the results…
First, shooting these tiny critters with a +10 diopter is insanely difficult. I had the aperture dialed way down to help with the depth of field. Unfortunately, I only managed (1) photo that was relatively in-focus. Here are a couple examples of the diopters in action (these 3 images are uncropped):
100mm Macro Lens with no diopter. Notice the amount of particles around the PSL.
f-Stop 32 – Shutter 1/80 – ISO 400
100mm Macro Lens with +5 Diopter. Out of focus on this shot, but it shows the level of magnification the +5 offers.
Same settings as above.
And Finally! 100mm Macro Lens with +10 diopter. Notice the tiny grains next to the lumpie. They even cast a shadow. The front of the lumpie is a little blown out, but my focus is better on this.
Same settings as above.
As you can see, pretty significant magnification with the Subsee diopters. If I can get the right subject the results could be amazing.
Toward the end of my dive, I found a cluster of eggs (I believe they are Greenling eggs). I always wondered what was up with the different colors of eggs in the same cluster. With the help of my +10 diopter I may have found my answer ☺
Pinks eggs. Looks like they are just developing.
Not sure what stage these are at, but they look empty ☺
A Little further along…
And a little more developed, almost ready to break free???
Enjoy and have a good Fathers Day weekend!
First, shooting these tiny critters with a +10 diopter is insanely difficult. I had the aperture dialed way down to help with the depth of field. Unfortunately, I only managed (1) photo that was relatively in-focus. Here are a couple examples of the diopters in action (these 3 images are uncropped):
100mm Macro Lens with no diopter. Notice the amount of particles around the PSL.
f-Stop 32 – Shutter 1/80 – ISO 400
100mm Macro Lens with +5 Diopter. Out of focus on this shot, but it shows the level of magnification the +5 offers.
Same settings as above.
And Finally! 100mm Macro Lens with +10 diopter. Notice the tiny grains next to the lumpie. They even cast a shadow. The front of the lumpie is a little blown out, but my focus is better on this.
Same settings as above.
As you can see, pretty significant magnification with the Subsee diopters. If I can get the right subject the results could be amazing.
Toward the end of my dive, I found a cluster of eggs (I believe they are Greenling eggs). I always wondered what was up with the different colors of eggs in the same cluster. With the help of my +10 diopter I may have found my answer ☺
Pinks eggs. Looks like they are just developing.
Not sure what stage these are at, but they look empty ☺
A Little further along…
And a little more developed, almost ready to break free???
Enjoy and have a good Fathers Day weekend!
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Re: Three Tree North – 6/11/14 – First Dive with new wet Dio
Amazing.
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Re: Three Tree North – 6/11/14 – First Dive with new wet Dio
If you're challenged with a +10, the rest of us might as well just pack it in! ;-) Very cool shots!
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Re: Three Tree North – 6/11/14 – First Dive with new wet Dio
Wow great shots! Love the progression of the eggs. I've gotta get out to see the lumpies.
Re: Three Tree North – 6/11/14 – First Dive with new wet Dio
Damn, Jesse - those are pretty cool. From my perspective, I think your second eggs picture shows real early stages of development rather than empty eggs. It looks like there's some eyes and other bio-goo in some of the eggs.
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Re: Three Tree North – 6/11/14 – First Dive with new wet Dio
I agree, those are just much less-developed eggs. In some of the pics you can clearly see the spiral/Slinky -looking diatoms that are currently giving us such crappy viz.
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Thanks Mike!mpenders wrote:Damn, Jesse - those are pretty cool. From my perspective, I think your second eggs picture shows real early stages of development rather than empty eggs. It looks like there's some eyes and other bio-goo in some of the eggs.
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Re: Three Tree North – 6/11/14 – First Dive with new wet Dio
I noticed the diatoms too Greg.Greg Jensen wrote:I agree, those are just much less-developed eggs. In some of the pics you can clearly see the spiral/Slinky -looking diatoms that are currently giving us such crappy viz.
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Thanks!Nwbrewer wrote:Amazing.
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Haha, thanksRVbldr wrote:If you're challenged with a +10, the rest of us might as well just pack it in! ;-) Very cool shots!
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Thanks and yes, they are out. I saw at least 10-15 of them yesterday.Goodt_godiving wrote:Wow great shots! Love the progression of the eggs. I've gotta get out to see the lumpies.
Re: Three Tree North – 6/11/14 – First Dive with new wet Dio
I always thought your pictures before were amazing but you seem to always improve. I wish I had the money and talent.
Me just point and shoot small camera, me know nothing about F stop unless it has to do with road rage and I am yelling at another driver. Me envy Jesse skills
Me just point and shoot small camera, me know nothing about F stop unless it has to do with road rage and I am yelling at another driver. Me envy Jesse skills
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Re: Three Tree North – 6/11/14 – First Dive with new wet Dio
Whatever the artistic gene is, I dont have it. I f'up drawing stick people...
Wont even try a camera underwater...
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Re: Three Tree North – 6/11/14 – First Dive with new wet Dio
Jesse - awesome shots!
Going small and smaller is so cool and there are some amazing things to see. Thanks for showing them to us.
Even with the right equipment it takes a ton of patience practice and time to get good images. Well done!
Going small and smaller is so cool and there are some amazing things to see. Thanks for showing them to us.
Even with the right equipment it takes a ton of patience practice and time to get good images. Well done!
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Re: Three Tree North – 6/11/14 – First Dive with new wet Dio
pogiguy05 wrote:Me just point and shoot small camera, me know nothing about F stop unless it has to do with road rage and I am yelling at another driver.
Hahaha....Love it.
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Thanks Mr. Nic!Tom Nic wrote:Jesse - awesome shots!
Going small and smaller is so cool and there are some amazing things to see. Thanks for showing them to us.
Even with the right equipment it takes a ton of patience practice and time to get good images. Well done!
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Re: Three Tree North – 6/11/14 – First Dive with new wet Dio
Great shots, thanks for the motivation to get back out there and practice, have to dust off the gear and start getting it wet again.
Re: Three Tree North – 6/11/14 – First Dive with new wet Dio
Love the little eyeballs peering out of the eggs! Hope you get many more great shots out of those diopters. I've been shooting mine a lot more since I switched to Fx and lost some magnification with my 105mm.
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pogiguy said it for me . . .
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