Ghost shrimp closeups

[drumminfish]

Decided to snag a few closeup pics of my new ghost shrimp(s) eating. Enjoy!

 

[FishLuvr]

wow nice closeups, what camera are you usuing?

 

[drumminfish]

Thanks!

It's actually a pretty cheap one, a Canon PowerShot A410. I think I paid about $130 for it, and that was a couple years ago.

 

[dbleoh7]

do you use macro mode for those shots? i have a new powershot and can't get a good shot for the life of me.

 

[MemnochsKat]

Fantastic photo's! What setting are you using for the shots? I have the Canon PowerShot A620 and it's a decent camera! My only complaint is that it doesn't have a preprogramed setting for a moving target. I'm not elite enough with a cam to set it myself LOL.

It's amazing how much even a ghost shrimp with color up when taken care of.

 

[drumminfish]

Yeah, I used macro mode for those. I dropped some shrimp pellets in at the front of the aquarium, and got up close to the glass with the camera. It might help if you use a tripod or something to steady your camera with, when you get in macro or zoom in close the image tends to blur if the camera shakes even a little. I don't have a tripod yet, so I had to take about 40 pictures to get those useable shots.

Oh, also if you're trying to capture moving targets, it helps to change the exposure or ISO speed...faster ISO speed means the shutter closes quicker.

 

[MemnochsKat]

Thanks Drum! I love the Macro setting on my cam. I usually brace the camera right on the tank glass to steady it.

 

[drumminfish]

Haha I tried that, but the gravel in the front was just a little bit higher than where the shrimp were, so I had to have the camera slightly higher and angled down some...made steady shots a little harder

 

[TLH]

I want to get a tripod sometime but I'm not doing bad as it is. These are my shrimp... not quite as good as Jeffs pics though.

 

[Big Vine]

Nice pics, drummin. Now you've just gotta get photos of one moulting.

BV

 

[drumminfish]

These are my shrimp... not quite as good as Jeffs pics though.

That's a good picture! Are they eating that leaf (looks like java fern) that they're sitting on?

Nice pics, drummin. Now you've just gotta get photos of one moulting.

BV

I accept your challenge.

 

[TLH]

Not eating the leaf itself no. They go over everything just cleaning stuff off. They're great to watch actually with their feeder arms all picking away and passing stuff to the mouth, it's fascinating.

 

[tom91970]

Great photos...it's hard to get really good close-up shots of ghost shrimp with just a "point and shoot" camera. I posted a video of my ghost shrimp here a while back, btw.