OH, if you do need to use the flash, try to do it so that the flash is pointed at an angle instead of square with the glass. IME this tends to reduce the glare and the chance of your reflection showing up in the pic
Taking pictures of moving fish?????
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You don't really need a tripod. Fast shutter speed is a must, Don't use flash it will reflect off the tank. If it comes out dark you can always photoshop it. and I always take like 30 pictures to have a variety I switch up shutter speed and aperture to try to get the best combo... Photography is just trial and error.. Just play with your camera
Shutter speed... #1 priority in action shots with aperture being the next..
If you can manually set the shutter speed.. fast as possible. Some will let you set the shutter and it will take care of the rest. Lighting works best IN the tank.. it does not penetrate a solid object such as glass.
If no shutter setting.. here is a lil trick.. My canon 530 does not, I set it to macro (close up photo) and use the auto focus on a well lit area that will give me a better speed than focusing on the glass of the tank. I generally can do no better than ~1/10 second.. Pretty weak, but it gets the job done. Test it out..
Here is an example of my handi-work with point and shoot Canon 530.. The bottom right corner came out perfect, framed it and GOT it.. Like a porthole into the deep sea!!
If you can manually set the shutter speed.. fast as possible. Some will let you set the shutter and it will take care of the rest. Lighting works best IN the tank.. it does not penetrate a solid object such as glass.
If no shutter setting.. here is a lil trick.. My canon 530 does not, I set it to macro (close up photo) and use the auto focus on a well lit area that will give me a better speed than focusing on the glass of the tank. I generally can do no better than ~1/10 second.. Pretty weak, but it gets the job done. Test it out..
Here is an example of my handi-work with point and shoot Canon 530.. The bottom right corner came out perfect, framed it and GOT it.. Like a porthole into the deep sea!!
I don't use a flash but if you do you wan't it to bounce off the roof into the top of the aquarium
one of the most important factors in aquatic photography is lighting. without good lighting, you will not get good pics. unfortunately, when using a flash on the camera it will often reflect off the tank of give the fish an unusual look to their scales. one technique is an overhead flash, which IMO is probably your best option
RDTigger;3285074; said:Shutter speed... #1 priority in action shots with aperture being the next..
If you can manually set the shutter speed.. fast as possible. Some will let you set the shutter and it will take care of the rest. Lighting works best IN the tank.. it does not penetrate a solid object such as glass.
If no shutter setting.. here is a lil trick.. My canon 530 does not, I set it to macro (close up photo) and use the auto focus on a well lit area that will give me a better speed than focusing on the glass of the tank. I generally can do no better than ~1/10 second.. Pretty weak, but it gets the job done. Test it out..
Here is an example of my handi-work with point and shoot Canon 530.. The bottom right corner came out perfect, framed it and GOT it.. Like a porthole into the deep sea!!
thanks guys i am taking in all and learned allot thanks!!! is your tank!!!???
I am far from an expert but here is what I do. I use three remote flashes on top of the tank. My primary flash is a Canon 430EX II and I have a Gary Fong diffuser on it so that the light is not to intense. That flash goes above the center of my tank. I use a Cactus remote trigger for that flash. I also use two Quantaray ms-1 slave flashes, one on the top of each end of the tank. I point those down and towards the center of the tank.
I typically use an ISO of around 100 - 200, exposure time 1/250, and aperature f/5.6. I am shooting with a Canon 50D with a Canon 100mm 2.8 macro lens.
Here are a few samples.
I typically use an ISO of around 100 - 200, exposure time 1/250, and aperature f/5.6. I am shooting with a Canon 50D with a Canon 100mm 2.8 macro lens.
Here are a few samples.
