August 2015 trip report and many pictures.

[ASA400]

If you are talking about working distance then the 60 mm lens is great for macro, even better than the 12-50. I hated being limited in what I could shoot and stuck with the 12-50 for nearly everything.

I know what you mean. With the 12-50, you can shoot macro, then get some nice medium fish photos, and then on the surface, you can get some great boat photos, all with the same lens.

 

[Howard S.]

Had to log in just to say thanks for sharing such great pics, I can't believe the clarity and assortment of tiny stuff, just great!

 

[darook]

Great pics as always Jim!

 

[gr8jab]

Margaret! Shame! Gloves in Cozumel? Isn't that forbade?

Jokes aside. You make my photographic efforts seem fruitless. I cannot believe how amazing your pictures look!

 

[cicopo]

Beautiful photos as always. Glad I knew I'd need some time to go through your entire message / photo album but HOW LONG did that take to put together? I thought I put a lot of time into the event albums I do but I think you may be working harder than me. Larry

 

[Cozdreamer]

oh what joy I've felt enjoying this post! Thank you for sharing your picture treasures for those of us missing Coz! Well Done!

 

[jlyle]

Beautiful photos as always. Glad I knew I'd need some time to go through your entire message / photo album but HOW LONG did that take to put together? I thought I put a lot of time into the event albums I do but I think you may be working harder than me. Larry

A little bit at a time. Each night of vacation I went over that day's pictures, deleting most and saving a few that I thought were keepers. A little post image processing, resizing for the web, and narrative completed my tasks. I would guess an hour or two each day was spent in editing images and prose. I have a fish list, so copy/paste eliminates a lot of typing. The boring part is putting in the html commands. So, over three weeks and a few days at home, I would guess about fifty hours were involved.

There's a wonderful book called "Bird by Bird." In this case, fish by fish.

 

[cicopo]

I knew you had to put in several hours but that's even more than I expected. Good method though & one that keeps things fresh in your head as you cover each day. Fortunately my events are shot outdoors in decent light so I don't have things like white balance corrections to slow me down but when I'm in Coz my wife actually expects me to spend evenings with her now that she's retired & can stay up late. Great job on how you do it & on your great macro work.

 

[djanni]

Great pictures!!!

 

[Skittl1321]

What kind of strobe set up do you use?
My husband noticed a lot of asymmetrical lighting in the photos that really makes them stand out so much more than the typical photo. It's really fabulous.