Nick Hope 148 Posted March 7, 2015 A very short macro video of saddleback clownfish, Amphiprion polymnus, tending to their eggs at Bethlehem near Anilao. Shot with the with my Panasonic GH4 in a Nauticam NA-GH4 housing. I used an Olympus M.Zuiko ED 12-50mm f3.5-6.3 EZ lens. I can't wait to get my Olympus 60mm macro lens on some clownfish eggs. I'm really enjoying the panning/cropping/zooming capability that the 4K gives me when publishing in 1080p. The most close-up shot here (at 0:43) is just a straight crop down to 1080p. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fxvideo 7 Posted March 13, 2015 Nice camera/editing work. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kc_moses 141 Posted March 26, 2015 Well, just got back from Anilao and actually dove at Bethlehem. Through out my dive, the dive master did find 2 patches of clownfish eggs, but they're behind the coral or deep inside, where I couldn't get a steady shoot of the eggs. My footage turned out shaky since I don't have any place to get down and anchor myself. You're lucky! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nick Hope 148 Posted March 27, 2015 Well, just got back from Anilao and actually dove at Bethlehem. Through out my dive, the dive master did find 2 patches of clownfish eggs, but they're behind the coral or deep inside, where I couldn't get a steady shoot of the eggs. My footage turned out shaky since I don't have any place to get down and anchor myself. You're lucky! I was there on 21st March again and found the same anemone. There was a new patch of eggs in exactly the same place, in front of the anemone, and it's extremely accessible. However the eyes had not yet started to develop. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wagsy 0 Posted March 27, 2015 Hey Nick, nice one mate. So no more zooming. Looks so nice and sharp. So I should sell my Mini DV set up now :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oceanshutter 121 Posted March 27, 2015 Looks great Nick! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kc_moses 141 Posted March 28, 2015 I was there on 21st March again and found the same anemone. There was a new patch of eggs in exactly the same place, in front of the anemone, and it's extremely accessible. However the eyes had not yet started to develop. Oh Nick, we must have crossed path. I was diving with Crystal Blue Resort and didn't end my trip until March 25th. I keep telling my dive master I want to see more clown fish eggs, but all people on my boat want to do wide angle, which turned out to be rather disappointing because the visibility was not good and the water was murky. I did get to see Sheep Nudibranch, so that made up a bit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
escape 84 Posted April 14, 2015 Hi Nick, Looks great. One question, Is it sharpened in post? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nick Hope 148 Posted April 15, 2015 Hi Nick, Looks great. One question, Is it sharpened in post? Thanks! Yes EunJae. Default 0.5 in Sony Sharpen in Vegas Pro 12/13, apart from the most cropped closeup where I used 0.7. I did my sharpening before doing colour correction with Color Curves. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
escape 84 Posted April 15, 2015 Thanks! Yes EunJae. Default 0.5 in Sony Sharpen in Vegas Pro 12/13, apart from the most cropped closeup where I used 0.7. I did my sharpening before doing colour correction with Color Curves. Thanks Nick! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
