Ziggy953's 150 Build errrr....120 Build

[110gTj]

Thank you

 

[Ziggy953]

Thank you

Anytime! Welcome to AA btw!!

 

[GhostKnife]

HAHA I just read your post on your stand you recently posted. Wow you arent taking any chances are you. Granite! NICE!!!

 

[GhostKnife]

Any new pics recently. You get your camera yet?

 

[Ziggy953]

I have not gotten the camera yet. I'm planning on do that later this week. You can be sure that when I get it this thread will know!!!

 

[JasonC]

If you have one in your area, 300 Ritz camera locations are going into liquidation before they close... they may be worth a look-see for good prices.

 

[Ziggy953]

Thanks for the tip! I'm going to get it tomorrow or Friday.

 

[rob_mango]

wow i just spent the last 2 weeks reading this thred and i got to say u gave some great advice thank you for all the pics. your tank is so pretty

 

[Ziggy953]

wow i just spent the last 2 weeks reading this thred and i got to say u gave some great advice thank you for all the pics. your tank is so pretty

I'm glad you found it useful!! It certainly has been an interesting ride.

 

[GhostKnife]

I know I keep asking you this but.....
Did you get your camera? haha(cringe)

 

[Ziggy953]

Yes I did!!! I got it last Friday. I went with the Nikon D60, it came with the 18-55mm lens and I'm currently shopping for a nice macro. As matter of fact I was looking at the pics I have taken and figuring out which I want to post. I'll have some of them up in a little bit...

 

[Ziggy953]

Ok...Here are some pics with the new D60. I have a lot to learn about DSLRs so...

 

[Ziggy953]

 

[Ziggy953]

New Frag for my wife's nano (Pink Star Polyps)

Hawkins (ORA)

And the FTS

 

[GhostKnife]

Awesome!

 

[Tank2379]

I love when the RBTA bubbles up like that especially it being that big looks freakin Nice.... Oh and Nice Pick up on the Camera.... I believe you can get way better shot with that one. But your just learning so they'll get better....

 

[Ziggy953]

All of the above pics were taken in auto (macro) mode. I haven't taken very many pics in the other many settings. I'll get it down to a science. The awesome thing is I don't have to wait for my film to be developed to see how the pictures came out. I still have a couple dozen rolls of 35mm that needs to be developed. It just costs too much.

 

[cwt]

pics look good... probably the next setting to play with is White Balance; I don't think the D60 will compensate enough in Auto for saltwater-type lights. Daylight balance might work best. That's the best part about digital though; trial and error is a heck of a lot cheaper than film!

 

[spilzer]

Wow, Ziggy, those look great! You're a shoo-in for the next SW monthly picture contest.

 

[Ziggy953]

pics look good... probably the next setting to play with is White Balance; I don't think the D60 will compensate enough in Auto for saltwater-type lights. Daylight balance might work best. That's the best part about digital though; trial and error is a heck of a lot cheaper than film!

I've been monkeying with the white ballance. There are so many preset options and then you can adjust those as well as taking a pic of something white in the lighting that it will take me some time to get it exactly right. I believe all the above pics were taken in the "daylight" setting.