Port A rock nems

[Sherita]

[Sherita]

Better?

[Regric25]

I love the pics you have taken!

About lenses... I use the lens it came with. It's just a wide angle kit lens. I don't have a whole lot of money to spend either so I learned to work with I have. You just need a steady hand or tripod, patience and no fear to play with the settings.

You can use ISO 400 or less. The higher the ISO usually the higher the noise (grain) in the picture. The shutter and aperture settings depend on the lighting.

The shutter measures from fractions of a second to 30 minutes or even higher. The longer the shutter is open the higher the time. So 1/4000 sec is super fast and usually used for high light situations like outside clear day time shots. 1 sec means the shutter is open for 1 second. If you are holding the camera you might experience some blur because when the shutter is open its recording light and taking in light while you or the subject is moving. This is ideal for low light shots.

Aperture is used for depth of field and for letting in more light kind of like your pupil.

ISO is a setting that allows your camera to be more sensitive to light. If you are in a low light setting (like a play) and there is action on stage and you cant use a flash and you need to slow down the shutter to get enough light to capture the pic you will end up with a blurry shot because the subject is moving. Raising the ISO will allow you to keep the shutter speed up and get a clear shot. To me ISO is a digital setting. Meaning if you raise it too much it can actually hurt the picture. I compare it to digital zoom vs. optical zoom. I know you have that setting so you can actually try it. Optical zoom pictures are never pix-elated. Digital zoom pics tend to pix-elate the picture and too much actually hurt the picture. It's been a while since I used digital zoom so things might have changed... IDK.

If you keep practicing and play with the settings you will get the hang of it. I would recommend using the auto setting to see what the camera recommends. Write those settings down. Shutter (S) Aperture (A) and ISO mainly. They put it on manual and start with those settings and then tweak them to your liking. You seem to have gotten a great start to shooting as these pics are amazing. Keep practicing and sharing!

[edshas2]

Did you get the nems yourself at port a? if yes where they difficult to get??

[Sherita]

I did. They are all over the jetty, but are easiest to see at night. You just have to look for ones that are attached to rocks small enough that you can pick them up and carry them off. You will not be able to get them off of their rocks without hurting them, so you just have to pick around until you find one on a small rock. They actually come in many colors. I found a red one, but it was attached to a boulder so I couldn't bring it home. A slow drip acclimation is necessary, but once they are settled in, feed them regularly and they will thrive in your tank. Mine happen to love krill and shrimp.

[edshas2]

That's cool, i have seen them there at night, but when i saw them they where a bit deeper than i was willing to go. maybe a hammer and chisel would be helpful, i like the colors there pretty cool looking, might try again this coming summer. few more question, do they come out when lights are on or are they nocturnal, and do they move around alot, i'm guessing they like shaded areas better?

[Sherita]

Mine have never tried to get off their rock, and they don't seem to move about much. As far as behavior, mine have "learned" that I feed during the day, so they are out most all the time. They don't seem to care about the lights one way or another, their rock is right out in the middle of my tank where the lights are brightest, and they take no heed of it at all.

I wouldn't try to chisel one off, just find one on a rock you can pick up. The jetties are made of granite boulders, and you would just damage the nem trying to chisel him off. If you get out towards the end of the jetty, you can get down between the boulders and find the nems stuck to smaller rocks that are easy to carry. If you are there when I am, I can show you another place to collect them that is very shallow and fairly easy to get to.

You should join us for the collection trip next year. Lots of fun activities, and we do a night collection on the jetties for peppermint shrimp, molly miller blennies, nems and lots of other good stuff. I will be there, I go every year

[edshas2]

hmm sounds like a good idea i will try to make it this coming year thanks for the info, im going to keep you in mind in case i go before to ask you some questions, thanks for the info.

[paul]

i missed the collection trip this year but for sure you can count me in along with my family. still months away.

[clownfishgems]

ive seen the red ones and they are very nice, i wanted to bring one home but thought it wouldn't make it so i left it there!!! nice pics btw