New Spin on a Common Subject

New Spin on a Common Subject

Sep 24

Sometimes finding a subject that inspires you to lift the camera up to your eye is challenging.  I recently took my 105mm macro lens and SubSee +10 close-up lens with me to Anacapa Island, and I found my inspiration in a tiny, but common subject: a Christmas Tree worm.  The colorful feeding plume was a perfect subject to use with my SubSee +10 diopter.

I used auto-focus to focus on my finger until I was close to 1:1, then I swung my +10 lens in front of the port.  Then I simply rocked back and forth until I achieved the right focal plane, and fired.  I used the SOLA 800 in red light mode as to not scare the worm into its hole, and adjusted my strobes accordingly for the desired lighting.

Equipment: Nikon D7000 in Sea & Sea housing, Nikon 105mm macro lens, SubSee +10 close-up lens, and dual Ikelite strobes set to manual power.

Settings: 1/200, F13, ISO 160, uncropped.