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  1. bmshehan

    bmshehan Fu Manchu Lion Fish

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    Any advice about taking pics of your tank without the annoying flash blur? I want to take some overall aquarium pics and detailed pics... any advice would be great!!
     
    bmshehan, Jan 25, 2008
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  2. amcarrig

    amcarrig Super Moderator

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    Easy, don't use the flash :) What kind of camera are you shooting with?
     
    amcarrig, Jan 25, 2008
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  3. geekdafied

    geekdafied 3reef Sponsor

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    a good quality camera is the first step to taking good pics.
     
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  4. Camilsky

    Camilsky Montipora Capricornis

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    Hey! There are few things you should remember:

    1. Try to get "in front" of your subject. This will make your AF system work faster and allow to get rid of fancy chromatic/geometric abberations caused by bowed glass.

    2. Adjust the "sensitivity" to be at least ISO200 with max ISO800! Experiment a bit with that! Higher ISO = better sensitivity + color saturation!

    3. Avoid taking photos with external/back light on! Reflecting light on the surface of your bowed glass will make AF go crazy and cause auto-exposure metering of your camera choose the wrong program, yielding under- or over- exposed photos! Use native (tank) light only!

    4. If you got image stabilizer turn it on, however pictures taken from the tripod should be shoot with IS-off!

    5. IMPORTANT if you shoot a picture of fish or coral use SPOT-metering method! It will give a priority to the center of your focusing system, making the AF-adjustments faster and more accurate!

    I can imagine your frustration. I spen few days scratching my head and figuring out how to make best use of my camera and lenses.

    Here are some of my shots:
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    Camilsky, Jan 26, 2008
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  5. Reefdiver72

    Reefdiver72 Feather Duster

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    Also adjust your white balance in your tank take something white put it in your tank and take a picture of it and set your white balance to it and your pictures will come out alot better.
     
    Reefdiver72, Jan 26, 2008
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  6. amcarrig

    amcarrig Super Moderator

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    And here I was assuming that the OP's got just a regular point and shoot camera :)
     
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  7. reef_guru

    reef_guru Humpback Whale

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    my advice listen to camilsky
     
    reef_guru, Jan 27, 2008
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  8. Otty

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    Might try and shut the actinics off if they are causing problems with the picture, and the white balance if you have it on your camera.
     
    Otty, Jan 28, 2008
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  9. Camilsky

    Camilsky Montipora Capricornis

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    Yup! It's a good idea! However, white balance can easily be adjusted in photoshop!
     
    Camilsky, Jan 28, 2008
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  10. Tangster

    Tangster 3reef Sponsor

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    Do what I do LOL I just look and don't do pictures LOL My favorite camera was a old Box brownie LOL Then I got me a Kodac Insta-matic in about 1972 LOL
     
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