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Nerfday96

Nerfday96

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Aug 10, 2006
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is there a trick i can use to take good shots of my rbp's using a digital camera...i seem to be getting a lot of reflection when i use the flash, when i turn it off it seems a bit dark...i've tried a few combinations with tank lights on/off flash on/off but can't seem to figuer it out, i'd like to post some pics of my setup but i'm having some difficulty, any advice would be greatly appreciated :)
 
I have been wondering this for years also.
 
If using a flash, take the pic at an angle (looking slightly downwards or upwards or to the side) so it doesn't reflect off the glass.

To take pics w/o flash, I usually wait until night and turn off all lights except the tank light.
 
do you have the ability to take over the apeture/shutter/ISO settings on your camera?
 
Nerfday96 said:
I'm gonna have to look into it, what exactly does that mean?
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you can adjust the speed of the shutter (the amount of light that is let in)
The faster the shutter the less light will be let in, but the less blurry the pix will be.
The ISO is the sensitivity to light. The lower the light, the higher the ISO should be. However, on digital cameras, when you increase the ISO the pictures become more grainy.
The apeture is the size of the hole that lets the light in. The lower the number, the bigger the hole. when you increase the apeture, you lose depth of feild. The best thing to do is throw as much lighting on the tank as possible, and play with the settings.


Flashes arent good unless they are used from above IMO, generally they will wash out the color of the fish.
Check out www.aquatic-photography.com for more tips.....those guys are pros lol.
 
i conect the zoom extender, (sunblocker) to the glass, ant that way the flash doesn't interfier:character0004:
 
i have defused the flash before by placeing a single layer of kleenx over the flash, which softens the light and helps reduce the flash back.
 
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