S&S MM EX II first time pics

[vlada]

Thanks to Dee, Martintpa and others who answered all my questions.

All shots are from Carib Explorer trip to Saba, Statia and St, Kitts this April


webshots album

Vlada

 

[Dee]

Great photos! I'd never guess it was your first time. Excellent job!

 

[Rick Murchison]

Very fine job...
Thanks for sharing.
Rick

 

[Liang]

Hi,

Excellent first attempt!!! "funky03" is extremely well composed. I started off with MMEX-II and my first attempt was dreadful.

This shows that you don't need expensive equipment like housing, the type of camera to have great photos.

Liang

 

[dkerr]

Those are some real beauties! I hope I can get some as brilliant as those. Thanks for shareing!

 

[vlada]

Funky picture is actually part of the roll that i shot twice (not intentionally of course) - i was very upset until i discovered that pic - sometimes mistakes actually result in good outcomes The first time it was wide angle and the second was marco - so the combination is kind of unusual.

 

[buff]

Incredibly good work!

I would have guessed that you were a veteran photographer.

I am jealous.

 

[sunshinefishy]

Beautiful photos!

What film did you use and what was your camera set-up?

 

[vlada]

In the first webshots album, all wide angle shots are on Kodak E100VS and most of macro on Fuji Velvia (50). The second album (link on a left side there) is on Kodak Gold 100.

Camera set up for 20mm lens was 1/60 and f-stop between f/8 and 1/16 (when shooting up). Strobe YS-60 on TTL 50% of the time and the rest on manual "full" with diffuser - for the life of me can't remember which shot was on which.

For macro it was f/22 and 1/125 - strobe on TTL (for the next time, i will hold the strobe instead of fixing it on the strobe arm).

I scanned my slides on Minolta DimageScan.

Vlada