Question on taking aquarium photos without the flash glare
- Thread starter SNRMADE
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dont use flash or take pictures at an angle so the flash doesnt deflect directly back to the camera
3 things you can try....
Push the lens right up to the glass. The flash will be through the glass above the lens and not show. Not good with Monster fish close to the glass though, they wont fit in the picture.
Shoot at an angle to the glass so the reflection is out of shot, or at least off to the side where you can crop it out later. Not ideal, but it can give you a decent shot of Monster fish
Turn off all the room lights and your flash. Shoot just using the tank lights. Works OK if you have really bright lights and/or slow moving fish.
Play around with those ideas and see what you can get
Cheers
Ian
Push the lens right up to the glass. The flash will be through the glass above the lens and not show. Not good with Monster fish close to the glass though, they wont fit in the picture.
Shoot at an angle to the glass so the reflection is out of shot, or at least off to the side where you can crop it out later. Not ideal, but it can give you a decent shot of Monster fish
Turn off all the room lights and your flash. Shoot just using the tank lights. Works OK if you have really bright lights and/or slow moving fish.
Play around with those ideas and see what you can get
Cheers
Ian
I take all my pics at night. Colours show much better. NO flash. Couldnt be happier. Flash tends to drain the colours out of everything.
Mount an off camera flash beside the camera at 45 degrees to camera lens. This involves a cheap L bracket and a generic flashgun. If your camera doesnt have a hotshoe you can remotely trigger with a slave and your inbuilt flash (taped over). If you are relying on overhead tank lighting only, make sure the light is between you and the fish so the fish is not dark in shadow.
Although flash can freeze the moment with great sharpness, I personally dont like flash since it can wash colour and blow out highlights. This can usually be corrected with custom white balences but I prefer natural or tank light using a high ISO setting and choose a moment when fish is momentarily still or turning. Aim to have the eyes in focus especially. Some cameras are better than others at high ISO (low light) situations.
Although flash can freeze the moment with great sharpness, I personally dont like flash since it can wash colour and blow out highlights. This can usually be corrected with custom white balences but I prefer natural or tank light using a high ISO setting and choose a moment when fish is momentarily still or turning. Aim to have the eyes in focus especially. Some cameras are better than others at high ISO (low light) situations.
If its daytime and you are trying to get through simple glass reflection, use a circular polarising filter. It is great for seeing through sunny water surfaces and glass windows as well as through your fishtank. (the filter has 2 layers and rotates to remove a lot of the reflection)
And hoping not to overstate the obvious...
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