poor mans macro

So i picked up a diopter kit and used the +4 and the +10 lens. Not bad semi macro shots for under 30.00
Any tips to maybe get in even closer would be great. Someday ill have the money saved up for a macro lens. The pics are taken with a Canon Rebel XS with 55mm lens

 

Those are certainly impressive shots, would have thought they were with a professional camera. One of the best things to do while taking macros, is to turn off all the flow, and use a tripod or keep very still. Makes the polyps much clearer and more defined. The flow can blur or agitate the image quality a bit.

 

cool thank you for the advice, i had to hold the camera by hand, because it would only focus in on corals that where less then 5" away. Because of that i couldnt use my tripod, because i couldnt get close enough. I guess i need to setup a 1g nano for photo taking hehe

 

For a 'poor mans macro' those are very good shots! Wonder how much of an improvement the lens will make.

 

Very nice shots.

 

Wow! Great macro shots!

 

What camera do you use?

 

Canon Rebel XS with 55mm lens. Thank you for the compliments!