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I've been doing closeup & macrophotography of marine invertebrates since 1970. I started with a Nikon F & micro Nikkor 55mmm f/3.5 lens, (and PB4 bellows for small animals); moved on to N2002 and then Nikon F4. I now use a Nikon D200, with micro Nikkor 60mm f/2.8 lens, or micro Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 lens for marine invertebrates. For very small inverts I use a Nikon macro Nikkor 19mm f/2.8 lens or Minolta bellows micro 12.5mm f/2 lens on my bellows. Since I retired I also photograph insects using micro Nikkor 200mm f/4 on a monopod, & SB800 flash or Nikon R1 flash. I add a Nikon TC-201 teleconverter and Nikon 6T diopter to the 200mm lens when I'm photographing very small insects. Over the years I amassed a large collection of 35mm slides of local marine inverts, now I've started to try to create a similar collection in digital format.
Most of my marine invertebrate photography is done in the intertidal or (for smaller specimens) in a small temporary aquarium, after which specimens are returned to the intertidal.

(Jan 2008) Just bought a Canon 40D, MP-E 65mm macro lens, & MT-24EX flash to photograph the tiny guys. Not exactly easy to get the subject in focus, but anything hand-held at 4x or 5x won't be easy because of the incredibly shallow depth of field. I'm just happy to be able to photograph some of the tiny guys in the field.

I've studied nudibranch systematics, taxonomy, & nomenclature, as well as their feeding preferences for about 40 years. See: Nudibranch Systematic Index & Nudibranch Food List & Nudibranch Bibliography.









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