darkness30 Posted June 25, 2008 Share #1 Posted June 25, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hello, I have a nice aquarium with lots of Rainbowfish in it. I would like to photograph fish but I know it is tricky. If someone has any experience please help. I have R equipment. Thanks, Mehmet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted June 25, 2008 Posted June 25, 2008 Hi darkness30, Take a look here Aquarium Photography. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
stuny Posted June 25, 2008 Share #2 Posted June 25, 2008 I've done some of this, but other than remaining very conscious of the backgrounds and angles, I see little difference compared to "dry" semi-close-up photography. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted June 25, 2008 Share #3 Posted June 25, 2008 Maybe use a rubber lens hood which you can press right up to the glass to avoid reflections, or of course a polariser filter. You'll need to compensate for the colour balance at the shooting or printing stage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgk Posted June 25, 2008 Share #4 Posted June 25, 2008 Assuming two things: You are shooting with an SLR, and that you are trying to take details rather than the whole aquarium. Firstly, you must always have the lens axis perpendicular to the aquarium glass, any deviation and you'll get some unpleasant and increasing softness depending on the angle. Secondly, you will almost certainly need to use flash and ensure that this is well off camera and that it does not illuminate light coloured elements outside the tank. You might want to use a large piece of black card, with a hole cut for the lens,in front of the camera. This will minimise reflections - although it is best to have the lens as close to the glass as possible. I usually have the hood against the glass to help square up and minimise reflections, and have undertaken a great deal of aquarium photography over the last 25 years. Polarisers are of little use though! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkness30 Posted June 26, 2008 Author Share #5 Posted June 26, 2008 Stuart, James, Pgk thank you for your kind and informative replies. I am not going to shoot the whole aquarium, just the fish. I have R9 and 100mm Apo macro lens. I also have 50mm summicron with closeup lens and a circular plarizer and a 60mm macro elmarit. Which lens will be appropriate to use?I have mostly 100 ISO slide and negatives but i will receive some 400 and 800 ISO slides from States. I have a vivitar thyristor flash and i think i can use it at least from its cord length distance. Any other thing that i should pay attention to? Thanks, Mehmet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkness30 Posted June 26, 2008 Author Share #6 Posted June 26, 2008 James, where can i find more info on color balance correction for polarizers? thanks, Mehmet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted June 26, 2008 Share #7 Posted June 26, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) James, where can i find more info on color balance correction for polarizers? thanks, Mehmet Mehmet - you shouldn't have any issues with the filter, I was thinking more in terms of the lighting (assuming that you would be shooting with the aquarium lighting, if you use your flash then its not such a problem). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.