Fish photography

[perrin]

I'm trying to take some photos of my Africans - are there any tips or any
useful websites? Is there any way to take clear pictures without waiting for
ages for them to stay still?

TIA.



--
cheers
Perrin
I was so much older then
I'm younger than that now

[Jeff Pratt]

perrin wrote:

> I'm trying to take some photos of my Africans - are there any tips or any
> useful websites? Is there any way to take clear pictures without waiting
> for ages for them to stay still?
>
> TIA.
>
>
>

I'm somewhat ambivalent about this practise, it depends on the individual
fishes temperament.

You can use a narrow tank, not wide enough for the fish to turn around in,
placed inside your main tank and hooked onto the edge. IE:



|=============H=================H=============|
| |=================| |
| | | |
|PHOTO TANK ->| | |
| | | |
| |=================| |
| |
| |
|=============================================|
^
|
MAIN TANK

This will ensure that the fish will be nicely displayed, BUT!!!

1) Calm, even tempered fish ONLY. for anything else you'll just have to
wait for your shot.

2) Only a couple of minutes in the photo tank AT THE MOST!

3) Only ONE session in the photo tank per day.

4) If the fish seems stressed in the least by being in the photo tank, let
it out, you'll just have to wait for your shot.

Basically, you don't want to hurt your fish just to take a photo. The
fishes welfare should be first in your mind.

Jeff

[Paul S. Walsh]

I hear you about waiting for the fish to stay still :-)

I'm brand new to all of this but I wanted to put up a quick web site for
friends and family with some shots of my new tank and cycling fish.

I used a digital camera (an older Leica 2.1 meg) and NONE of my non-flash
shots worked out well except as novelties. I think my flash shots are kind
of beautiful in a Japanese painting kind of way but they look like someone
elses fish and the flash completely obliterates the delicate luminescent
blue along the backs of my Colombians Tetras.

I think I need a secondary and even a third light source so I can do without
the harshness of the flash and yet inspire a fast enough exposure to "stop"
the little guys.

Like the shutterbugs say, "Its all in the lighting."

Here's my site: http://www.valariekeaton.com/aquarium/


-Paul S. Walsh




"perrin" > wrote in message
...
> I'm trying to take some photos of my Africans - are there any tips or any
> useful websites? Is there any way to take clear pictures without waiting
for
> ages for them to stay still?
>
> TIA.
>
>
>
> --
> cheers
> Perrin
> I was so much older then
> I'm younger than that now
>
>

[Leong Goh]

Have a look here, I've had much better results since getting an external,
remote flash (ie from above" as suggested here

http://hem.bredband.net/maxstr/photo.htm

Leong

"perrin" > wrote in message
...
> I'm trying to take some photos of my Africans - are there any tips or any
> useful websites? Is there any way to take clear pictures without waiting
for
> ages for them to stay still?
>
> TIA.
>
>
>
> --
> cheers
> Perrin
> I was so much older then
> I'm younger than that now
>
>

[Bob Alston]

Don't know if your Leica has thru the lense metering. If it does, maybe you
could try a flash diffuser or even cheezecloth stretched across the flash
opening.

Worked for me years ago using an old Leica IIIg with bellows.

--
Bob Alston

bobalston9 AT aol DOT com


"Paul S. Walsh" > wrote in message
...
> I hear you about waiting for the fish to stay still :-)
>
> I'm brand new to all of this but I wanted to put up a quick web site for
> friends and family with some shots of my new tank and cycling fish.
>
> I used a digital camera (an older Leica 2.1 meg) and NONE of my non-flash
> shots worked out well except as novelties. I think my flash shots are kind
> of beautiful in a Japanese painting kind of way but they look like someone
> elses fish and the flash completely obliterates the delicate luminescent
> blue along the backs of my Colombians Tetras.
>
> I think I need a secondary and even a third light source so I can do
without
> the harshness of the flash and yet inspire a fast enough exposure to
"stop"
> the little guys.
>
> Like the shutterbugs say, "Its all in the lighting."
>
> Here's my site: http://www.valariekeaton.com/aquarium/
>
>
> -Paul S. Walsh
>
>
>
>
> "perrin" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I'm trying to take some photos of my Africans - are there any tips or
any
> > useful websites? Is there any way to take clear pictures without waiting
> for
> > ages for them to stay still?
> >
> > TIA.
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > cheers
> > Perrin
> > I was so much older then
> > I'm younger than that now
> >
> >
>
>

[Paul S. Walsh]

Whoa, that was a terrific and simple to implement tip, thanks. I simply
taped a double layer of paper towel over the flash.

Here's a link to the results: - look at 2 the photos just under the first
one of the tank:

http://www.valariekeaton.com/aquarium/


Thanks again!

-Paul


"Bob Alston" > wrote in message
news:wyMgb.57136$Ms2.42478@fed1read03...
> Don't know if your Leica has thru the lense metering. If it does, maybe
you
> could try a flash diffuser or even cheezecloth stretched across the flash
> opening.
>
> Worked for me years ago using an old Leica IIIg with bellows.
>
> --
> Bob Alston
>
> bobalston9 AT aol DOT com
>
>
> "Paul S. Walsh" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I hear you about waiting for the fish to stay still :-)
> >
> > I'm brand new to all of this but I wanted to put up a quick web site for
> > friends and family with some shots of my new tank and cycling fish.
> >
> > I used a digital camera (an older Leica 2.1 meg) and NONE of my
non-flash
> > shots worked out well except as novelties. I think my flash shots are
kind
> > of beautiful in a Japanese painting kind of way but they look like
someone
> > elses fish and the flash completely obliterates the delicate luminescent
> > blue along the backs of my Colombians Tetras.
> >
> > I think I need a secondary and even a third light source so I can do
> without
> > the harshness of the flash and yet inspire a fast enough exposure to
> "stop"
> > the little guys.
> >
> > Like the shutterbugs say, "Its all in the lighting."
> >
> > Here's my site: http://www.valariekeaton.com/aquarium/
> >
> >
> > -Paul S. Walsh
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "perrin" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > I'm trying to take some photos of my Africans - are there any tips or
> any
> > > useful websites? Is there any way to take clear pictures without
waiting
> > for
> > > ages for them to stay still?
> > >
> > > TIA.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > cheers
> > > Perrin
> > > I was so much older then
> > > I'm younger than that now
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[coelacanth]

Nice pictures--I've got to try that with my flash.

The blue color on your tetras may photograph
better with strong light from the side (maybe
even turn off the hood and just illuminate
from the side?)

-coelacanth

"Paul S. Walsh" > wrote in message
...
> Whoa, that was a terrific and simple to implement tip, thanks. I simply
> taped a double layer of paper towel over the flash.
>
> Here's a link to the results: - look at 2 the photos just under the first
> one of the tank:
>
> http://www.valariekeaton.com/aquarium/
>
>
> Thanks again!
>
> -Paul
>
>
> "Bob Alston" > wrote in message
> news:wyMgb.57136$Ms2.42478@fed1read03...
> > Don't know if your Leica has thru the lense metering. If it does, maybe
> you
> > could try a flash diffuser or even cheezecloth stretched across the
flash
> > opening.
> >
> > Worked for me years ago using an old Leica IIIg with bellows.
> >
> > --
> > Bob Alston
> >
> > bobalston9 AT aol DOT com
> >
> >
> > "Paul S. Walsh" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > I hear you about waiting for the fish to stay still :-)
> > >
> > > I'm brand new to all of this but I wanted to put up a quick web site
for
> > > friends and family with some shots of my new tank and cycling fish.
> > >
> > > I used a digital camera (an older Leica 2.1 meg) and NONE of my
> non-flash
> > > shots worked out well except as novelties. I think my flash shots are
> kind
> > > of beautiful in a Japanese painting kind of way but they look like
> someone
> > > elses fish and the flash completely obliterates the delicate
luminescent
> > > blue along the backs of my Colombians Tetras.
> > >
> > > I think I need a secondary and even a third light source so I can do
> > without
> > > the harshness of the flash and yet inspire a fast enough exposure to
> > "stop"
> > > the little guys.
> > >
> > > Like the shutterbugs say, "Its all in the lighting."
> > >
> > > Here's my site: http://www.valariekeaton.com/aquarium/
> > >
> > >
> > > -Paul S. Walsh
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "perrin" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > I'm trying to take some photos of my Africans - are there any tips
or
> > any
> > > > useful websites? Is there any way to take clear pictures without
> waiting
> > > for
> > > > ages for them to stay still?
> > > >
> > > > TIA.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > cheers
> > > > Perrin
> > > > I was so much older then
> > > > I'm younger than that now
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>