Advise on taking pics

LUVaLOACH · Post by **LUVaLOACH** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 9:48 pm

I love seeing the pics of your lovely loaches and rivertanks and everything and I would love to introduce you to my 2 new tiny angelicus babies...but I can't get a pic like the great one you guys have. What's the trick? Are you using a digital? Obviously with flash off? I am dying to get a good pic of these guys for ya they are so cute.

Any pointers on getting a good photo would be great, and thanks to all of you who share your pics, I love em!

Thanks,
Kris

brett_fishman · Post by **brett_fishman** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 10:48 pm

i have a 6.1 mp digital camera...its just a simple kodak 'point-n-shoot' easyshare camera..

all i do is put it on the macro setting, and put my flash on full...for fish shots..

but when i take tank shots, i do that when my room is dark (ie: at night) i turn off all lights in the room except the tank light..i put my shutter speed at 4.0" and, depending on distance from the tank, i put it on macro..but no flash...

hope this helps,
brett.

LUVaLOACH · Post by **LUVaLOACH** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 10:55 pm

brett_fishman wrote:i have a 6.1 mp digital camera...its just a simple kodak 'point-n-shoot' easyshare camera..

all i do is put it on the macro setting, and put my flash on full...for fish shots..

but when i take tank shots, i do that when my room is dark (ie: at night) i turn off all lights in the room except the tank light..i put my shutter speed at 4.0" and, depending on distance from the tank, i put it on macro..but no flash...

hope this helps,
brett.

hopefully brett, we just got one of these fancy cameras and I can't figure out how to work it. I will give it a shot, these little guys are too cute.

Thanks,
Kris

brett_fishman · Post by **brett_fishman** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 11:05 pm

well our kodak 6.1 mp was $650 cdn..
my sister has the same exact camera, but i think 4.6 mp..and it was $450...

i want to get a digital SLR with manual focus to take pics of my fish and biking (motocross and mountain biking) but they get upwards of $800 cdn..i'd like one that has 14 or more megapixels...

-brett.

Martin Thoene · Post by **Martin Thoene** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 11:07 pm

What model camera have you got Kris? If it's a Canon I can probably get you in the ball-park.

Martin.

LUVaLOACH · Post by **LUVaLOACH** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 11:37 pm

Martin Thoene wrote:What model camera have you got Kris? If it's a Canon I can probably get you in the ball-park.

Martin.

It's some kinda fancy sony camera that my Dad got us for Christmas. I still have old faithful...with is cannon, but no betteries right now. I will have to get with you later this week and hopefully you can help me. These two are just so cute...playing all over the place....but one got stuck up under this dang sunken ship decor Addie just had to have in there and I thought I would never get him out.

You know me, I almost panicked and broke it but when I brought it up out of the water he started wiggling harder, I just porured more water out of this tank over him a few times and he got loose, needless to say the ship is gone and halp of the pink gravel too, lol.

I will get some batteries for sure tomorrow cuz I want you to see them now. they are barely, and I am streaching it here 1/2 inch, my little botia babies. I have had my eye on them since I started with the fish and I have never seen any this small.

I am glad my 55 with the gouramis, spotted perch (or whatever you wanna call em, lol) and silver dollars is working out so well. The perch is a trip to watch, and he is a showboat. I want to get some pics of him too.

I will give you a shout and let you know when I have the batteries and am ready.

Take care for now and thank you,
Krista

Emma Turner · Post by **Emma Turner** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 9:21 am

Hi 'sis',

You'll want to use the Macro setting for fish photography (many cameras have a little 'flower' icon for this mode). I use the in-built flash for my pics and hold the camera at an angle to the front glass of the aquarium (45 degrees-ish) to minimise any flash back or 'glare' that you would otherwise get if you faced the tank straight-on. Ideally you want to position yourself in front of the tank and wait a while for the fish to get a bit more used to your presence. Even the best fish photographers will tell you that a lot of pics will end up being deleted, but you should get a few keepers. Many people find that (for fast-swimming species) if you focus on an object in the tank that the fish swim past quite often, such as a chunk of bogwood, hold the focus and move back a teeny bit, when the fish swims in front of the object, you should get a half decent shot.
Best of luck - looking forward to seeing your loaches!

Emma

LUVaLOACH · Post by **LUVaLOACH** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 9:36 am

Emma Turner wrote:Hi 'sis',

You'll want to use the Macro setting for fish photography (many cameras have a little 'flower' icon for this mode). I use the in-built flash for my pics and hold the camera at an angle to the front glass of the aquarium (45 degrees-ish) to minimise any flash back or 'glare' that you would otherwise get if you faced the tank straight-on. Ideally you want to position yourself in front of the tank and wait a while for the fish to get a bit more used to your presence. Even the best fish photographers will tell you that a lot of pics will end up being deleted, but you should get a few keepers. Many people find that (for fast-swimming species) if you focus on an object in the tank that the fish swim past quite often, such as a chunk of bogwood, hold the focus and move back a teeny bit, when the fish swims in front of the object, you should get a half decent shot.
Best of luck - looking forward to seeing your loaches!

Emma

Well hello there,

Thanks so much for the reply, bc I do have a flower!!! I was wondering what that was, this is a new camera so it's a little over my head as of yet. So now I think I can figure out how to get a few good ones. I will go ahead and warn you in advance that...Martin don't fuss....I have hot pink gravel as substrate in this tank...it was my 6 year old daughters choice, but we are in the process of replacing it in sections with a neutral sand substrate. Martin really got me with the pink gravel, lol...good thing he didn't know about all the other spongebob decor that is long gone, lol!

Sis Emma, you have saved the day...off to get some PICS...or attempt to anyway.

Thanks,
Krista

YellowFinned · Post by **YellowFinned** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 9:44 am

Take lots and lots of pictures. Skill helps but it is also a numbers game.

LUVaLOACH · Post by **LUVaLOACH** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 9:47 am

YellowFinned wrote:Take lots and lots of pictures. Skill helps but it is also a numbers game.

Will do, maybe out of 50 I might get one good one but hey, lol, they are so cute.

Kris

brett_fishman · Post by **brett_fishman** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:36 pm

yes, i forgot about that...

i dont focus on the fish, i focus on a rock or plant, then wait for the fish to go there..then snap a pic...comes out fairly clear half the time..

-brett.

LoachOrgy · Post by **LoachOrgy** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 9:01 am

good information!

Setsuna · Post by **Setsuna** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 6:53 pm

What is the "macro" setting? With my camera everything has to be set by hand >_<

Martin Thoene · Post by **Martin Thoene** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 10:50 pm

Setsuna wrote:What is the "macro" setting? With my camera everything has to be set by hand >_<

What camera have you got Jacquie?

Martin.

Setsuna · Post by **Setsuna** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 11:16 pm

Tis an el-povo Sony Cyber-shot 6mps. I'd say its around the AU$250 mark only because if its any more expensive I would bash Brad's head in for spending so much

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