Your Daily Lembeh Photo

Thanks John, glad you are enjoying, thanks for keeping up with it.

For today we have one of the less exotic species around here but with a patient specimen it can be photographed it an interesting way.

Lizard Fish Portrait, look at those teeth

D90 and 105mm lens with 2x TC

1/250 at f20

YS 120 strobes

Usually that photo is taken with a horizontal orientation. It looks different vertical and I like the extra negative space.

Thanks for posting!

Mike I'm loving this thread keep it going pleeeeeeeeaaaaaaase.

Last time I was in Manado / Lembeh my wife (who's scared witless of snakes) asked my diveguide if there were any snakes around

"Yeh but you won't see any around here because they make good eating" was his reply

Nige Wade

Nige, ya, most things can be on the menu around here

This cute little blenny has made a home from an old bottle, one of the many interesting ways that the critters of Lembeh utilize rubbish as an asset to them

Nikon D90 Aquatica housing

60mm

1/25 at f11

Thanks John, glad you are enjoying, thanks for keeping up with it.

 

For today we have one of the less exotic species around here but with a patient specimen it can be photographed it an interesting way.

 

Lizard Fish Portrait, look at those teeth

 

D90 and 105mm lens with 2x TC

1/250 at f20

YS 120 strobes

Mike

How did you get a 1/250 sybc speed? My D90 only syncs at 1/200 max.

Did you use the FP mode?

Cheers

Sean

really? i don't know! haha.. i use 250 all the time. if i go to 320 i get a black line at the bottom but on 250 its fine. When you say you can't synch higher, it won't actually go past 200 or you get the black line? What is FP mode?

really? i don't know! haha.. i use 250 all the time. if i go to 320 i get a black line at the bottom but on 250 its fine. When you say you can't synch higher, it won't actually go past 200 or you get the black line? What is FP mode?

If I have either;

The onboard flash up

OR

A strobe connected

The maximum shutter speed I can set is 1/200.

FP mode is all to do with the flash firing and quenching at a speed that is faster than the rated sync speed, or something like that.

Might have to investigate using it (I never have)

I don't use FP as far as i know.. first i have heard of it.

I have an Aquatica housing and old YS120 strobes, no TTL system. Whereas your Ike system with new strobes might be the difference as its TTL? Ike strobe seem to work differently, i had to tape my hotshoe when i used DS125 strobes. if you try putting some tape on the hotshoe or a small piece of plastic so that only the middle pin is connected that might fix it. Worth testing out on land to see. When i look at the properties for my photos it says "strobe not fired" does yours say the same or does yours say strobe fired?

I don't use FP as far as i know.. first i have heard of it.

 

I have an Aquatica housing and old YS120 strobes, no TTL system. Whereas your Ike system with new strobes might be the difference as its TTL? Ike strobe seem to work differently, i had to tape my hotshoe when i used DS125 strobes. if you try putting some tape on the hotshoe or a small piece of plastic so that only the middle pin is connected that might fix it. Worth testing out on land to see. When i look at the properties for my photos it says "strobe not fired" does yours say the same or does yours say strobe fired?

I'll have to get back to you on that "Strobe not fired". Worth investigating though, thanks

Continuing with the "arty" theme from the nudibranch we have a regular ol clam.. but with just a kiss of light from a wider beamed snoot

Nikon D90 and Aquatica

105mm

1/250 at f22

YS 120 with snoot

Backlit Rhinopias

Nikon D90 Aquatica Housing

60mm Lens

1/250 at f22

Hello!

FP mode is a nikon way to light the whole frame when using high speed. It does it firing the strobe several times while the curtains are running so there is always an strobe fire per part of the frame and, as a result, there are no dark bands. AFAIK it can only be done with nikon strobes SB800 etc...

If you cover all the pins except ground and trigger, the camera "does not know" there is a strobe and lets you shoot above the max sync speed and you start getting the dark band (check the clam shot and you will see on the right border part there is a dark band top to bottom)...

HI David, interesting on the clam shot, i don't see it on any others. Usually the banding you would see would be larger from my experience, very noticeable at 320.

I also had to cover the pins when i used Ikelite strobes as i mentioned above, have not had to do that with my Sea and Seas.

Snake Eel blending in with the sponges

Nikon D90 and Aquatica Housing

10.5mm with 2xTC

1/13 at f13

single YS110 alpha strobe

honestly, i actually took this one today! haha

What's pathetic is looking at my Lightroom catalogue and discovering that it was my first time underwater with a camera since May 27

Hairy Frogfish

Nikon D90 and Aquatica Housing

10-17mm

1/15 at f13

single YS110 alpha strobe

What's pathetic is looking at my Lightroom catalogue and discovering that it was my first time underwater with a camera since May 27

I am reading this sitting in my cube, over 800 miles from the nearest ocean. If you are looking for sympathy for not diving enough, keep searching...

The cube job pays for the diving vacations well enough but living next to good diving would sure be nice.

Thanks for all the pics you have been sharing with this thread.

Hi Dave

Nah, not looking for sympathy, rather calling myself pathetic instead

Glad you are enjoying the thread

Love the snake eel shot. Great perspective!

Nudibranch portrait

Nikon D70 Aquatica Housing

105mm lens

1/200 at f14

One YS 120 strobe, hand held and half covered

Hey Mike, I love the lighting on the nudi! Keep the great photo's coming!

Mike

Mike - Thanks for sharing the "daily" photos. And I especially love that they are from the D90 setup.

Keep them coming.

Also...can you share how you do the hand on the strobe for the lighting effects? Any particular way you are creating this effect?

Happy diving - DiverPam