Aquarium Photography

[nuchumYussel]

Hello, I was wondering how I could take good aquarium pictures? The
ones I can take now, you see the flash, where water has dropped on the
glass, and the over all quality usually isn't too good. When I try
taking pictures without the flash, it, the picture, has even lower
quality. I use a Fuji-Film FinePix 2650. It's digital. I would be
thankful for any advice.

Thanks for looking.
Evan Davis

[Charles]

On 16 Jul 2004 16:12:01 -0700, (nuchumYussel) wrote:

>Hello, I was wondering how I could take good aquarium pictures? The
>ones I can take now, you see the flash, where water has dropped on the
>glass, and the over all quality usually isn't too good. When I try
>taking pictures without the flash, it, the picture, has even lower
>quality. I use a Fuji-Film FinePix 2650. It's digital. I would be
>thankful for any advice.
>
>Thanks for looking.
>Evan Davis


To start, the glass must be very clean, inside and out.

then, to start, shoot at an angle to the glass so the reflection of
the flash does not come right back to the camera. Further along you
will want to get an off-camera flash. there is a lot to learn here, I
very occasionally get lucky and get a useable shot.


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[Siegfried Bäsler]

Hi Evan,

nuchumYussel wrote:

>Hello, I was wondering how I could take good aquarium pictures? The
>ones I can take now, you see the flash, where water has dropped on the
>glass, and the over all quality usually isn't too good. When I try
>taking pictures without the flash, it, the picture, has even lower
>quality. I use a Fuji-Film FinePix 2650. It's digital. I would be
>thankful for any advice.
>
>
>
Clean glasses are very important, if you have cleaned the glass at the
innerside, wait some hours, that the small particulars can move done or
in the filter. If your camera allows makro function, go with your camera
directly at the front window, that is the best way to avoid reflections
of the flash. If it is not possible use an angle of 10-30 degree.Tilt
the camera that the flash shows to the glass. I hope you could
understand that, my english is awful 8-).

I do not know your camera and there functions, but these little hints
can improve the quality of your pictures.

Please feel free to visit my homepage and my fish archiv, there are some
fish pictures and a course "How to photograph?", unfortunatelly in german.

Regards
Siggi

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[Bill]

Need German to English? Put the URL in at this site and
it does a fairly good job at translation.
http://babelfish.altavista.com/


"Siegfried Bäsler" > wrote in message
...
> Hi Evan,
>
> nuchumYussel wrote:
>
> >Hello, I was wondering how I could take good aquarium pictures? The
> >ones I can take now, you see the flash, where water has dropped on the
> >glass, and the over all quality usually isn't too good. When I try
> >taking pictures without the flash, it, the picture, has even lower
> >quality. I use a Fuji-Film FinePix 2650. It's digital. I would be
> >thankful for any advice.
> >
> >
> >
> Clean glasses are very important, if you have cleaned the glass at the
> innerside, wait some hours, that the small particulars can move done or
> in the filter. If your camera allows makro function, go with your camera
> directly at the front window, that is the best way to avoid reflections
> of the flash. If it is not possible use an angle of 10-30 degree.Tilt
> the camera that the flash shows to the glass. I hope you could
> understand that, my english is awful 8-).
>
> I do not know your camera and there functions, but these little hints
> can improve the quality of your pictures.
>
> Please feel free to visit my homepage and my fish archiv, there are some
> fish pictures and a course "How to photograph?", unfortunatelly in german.
>
> Regards
> Siggi
>
> --
> Email
> Homepage www.naturundfoto.net
> Fische www.aquanet.de/Privat/naturaquarium/
> phone +49 30 755 18 770
>

[Eric]

nuchumYussel wrote:
> Hello, I was wondering how I could take good aquarium pictures? The
> ones I can take now, you see the flash, where water has dropped on the
> glass, and the over all quality usually isn't too good. When I try
> taking pictures without the flash, it, the picture, has even lower
> quality. I use a Fuji-Film FinePix 2650. It's digital. I would be
> thankful for any advice.

Make sure the glass is clean, then do the following:
Set the camera up on a tripod (so that it doesn't shake while the
shutter is open). Turn off all room lights, turn on all tank lights.
The more brightly lit the tank, the easier this is.

Turn off your camera flash. Set the camera to aperture priority mode,
and set the aperture to the largest opening (smallest f setting). Set
the camera for ISO 400 or greater (careful though... as you increase the
ISO setting on digital cameras the quality of the photo degrades).

Then take the pic. It can still take quite a few tries, partly because
the fish won't hold still, and partly because you'll have to fiddle some
to get the best settings.

I hope this helps,
Eric
http://www.atreis.com/

[Siegfried Bäsler]

Hi Bill,

My photography course is a PDF-File, I think it wouldn't work.
Perhaps I translate it, but my english isn't well enough to do this job.

I don't like to do mistakes, that is the biggest barrier.

Thanks for your answer.
Siggi


Bill wrote:

>Need German to English? Put the URL in at this site and
>it does a fairly good job at translation.
>http://babelfish.altavista.com/
>
>
>"Siegfried Bäsler" > wrote in message
...
>
>
>>Hi Evan,
>>
>>nuchumYussel wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>Hello, I was wondering how I could take good aquarium pictures? The
>>>ones I can take now, you see the flash, where water has dropped on the
>>>glass, and the over all quality usually isn't too good. When I try
>>>taking pictures without the flash, it, the picture, has even lower
>>>quality. I use a Fuji-Film FinePix 2650. It's digital. I would be
>>>thankful for any advice.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>Clean glasses are very important, if you have cleaned the glass at the
>>innerside, wait some hours, that the small particulars can move done or
>>in the filter. If your camera allows makro function, go with your camera
>>directly at the front window, that is the best way to avoid reflections
>>of the flash. If it is not possible use an angle of 10-30 degree.Tilt
>>the camera that the flash shows to the glass. I hope you could
>>understand that, my english is awful 8-).
>>
>>I do not know your camera and there functions, but these little hints
>>can improve the quality of your pictures.
>>
>>Please feel free to visit my homepage and my fish archiv, there are some
>>fish pictures and a course "How to photograph?", unfortunatelly in german.
>>
>>Regards
>>Siggi
>>
>>--
>>Email
>>Homepage www.naturundfoto.net
>>Fische www.aquanet.de/Privat/naturaquarium/
>>phone +49 30 755 18 770
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>

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[Rich]

"Siegfried Bäsler" > wrote in message
...
> Hi Evan,
>
> nuchumYussel wrote:
>
> >Hello, I was wondering how I could take good aquarium pictures? The
> >ones I can take now, you see the flash, where water has dropped on the
> >glass, and the over all quality usually isn't too good. When I try
> >taking pictures without the flash, it, the picture, has even lower
> >quality. I use a Fuji-Film FinePix 2650. It's digital. I would be
> >thankful for any advice.
> >
> >
> >
> Clean glasses are very important, if you have cleaned the glass at the
> innerside, wait some hours, that the small particulars can move done or
> in the filter. If your camera allows makro function, go with your camera
> directly at the front window, that is the best way to avoid reflections
> of the flash. If it is not possible use an angle of 10-30 degree.Tilt
> the camera that the flash shows to the glass. I hope you could
> understand that, my english is awful 8-).
>
> I do not know your camera and there functions, but these little hints
> can improve the quality of your pictures.
>
> Please feel free to visit my homepage and my fish archiv, there are some
> fish pictures and a course "How to photograph?", unfortunatelly in german.
>
> Regards
> Siggi
>
> --
> Email
> Homepage www.naturundfoto.net
> Fische www.aquanet.de/Privat/naturaquarium/
> phone +49 30 755 18 770


Hi Evan,

I was about to ask the same question, I have made several attempts with my
Olympus digital, and I'm so pleased its a digi, I'd be annoyed if I was
paying for such terrible pictures to be developed.

I've just read down this thread and spent ages on Siggi's site. If i take a
pic half as good as some of those I'll be happy.

Can anyone here recommend a website to assist in getting to the more obscure
functions of digital cameras ? As well as as snapping fish, I was trying to
figure a way to alter the exposure time, to take good night time lightning
photos....

Rich
http://www.sh0pz.com

[Siegfried Bäsler]

Hi rich,

Rich wrote:

>"Siegfried Bäsler" > wrote in message
...
>
>
>>Hi Evan,
>>
>>nuchumYussel wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>Hello, I was wondering how I could take good aquarium pictures? The
>>>ones I can take now, you see the flash, where water has dropped on the
>>>glass, and the over all quality usually isn't too good. When I try
>>>taking pictures without the flash, it, the picture, has even lower
>>>quality. I use a Fuji-Film FinePix 2650. It's digital. I would be
>>>thankful for any advice.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>Clean glasses are very important, if you have cleaned the glass at the
>>innerside, wait some hours, that the small particulars can move done or
>>in the filter. If your camera allows makro function, go with your camera
>>directly at the front window, that is the best way to avoid reflections
>>of the flash. If it is not possible use an angle of 10-30 degree.Tilt
>>the camera that the flash shows to the glass. I hope you could
>>understand that, my english is awful 8-).
>>
>>I do not know your camera and there functions, but these little hints
>>can improve the quality of your pictures.
>>
>>Please feel free to visit my homepage and my fish archiv, there are some
>>fish pictures and a course "How to photograph?", unfortunatelly in german.
>>
>>
>>
>Hi Evan,
>
>I was about to ask the same question, I have made several attempts with my
>Olympus digital, and I'm so pleased its a digi, I'd be annoyed if I was
>paying for such terrible pictures to be developed.
>
>I've just read down this thread and spent ages on Siggi's site. If i take a
>pic half as good as some of those I'll be happy.
>

Thank you for this compliment.

>
>Can anyone here recommend a website to assist in getting to the more obscure
>functions of digital cameras ? As well as as snapping fish, I was trying to
>figure a way to alter the exposure time, to take good night time lightning
>photos....
>
>
>
It is not a question of digital camera, at first you need to understand
the analog photograhpy.
You have to unterstand exposure time, aperture and so on. Then you can
create a photo as you like it.
But it is easier then you think. One important think is: note all you
adjustments, like light, aperture,exposure time, angle of view, light,
flash an so on.
Than you can reconstruct if the photo is not as you like it.

Trial and error !!!!! that's it., no miracle!

Regards
Siggi

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phone +49 30 755 18 770

[sophie]

In message >, Bill
> writes
>Need German to English? Put the URL in at this site and
>it does a fairly good job at translation.
>http://babelfish.altavista.com/

with respect, machine translation for anything other than entirely
straightforward texts with no words in with alternate meanings and no
unusual words is unfailingly bad. (I have worked as a translator &
translation manager). If you only have a couple of sentences and you
already have a rough idea of what they're about and are prepared to make
the mental leap to get over some of the more obvious artefacts it's
do-able, otherwise it is at best confusing.
>
for example, this:

**********
with respect, the automatic translation for qualche.cosa the witnesses
entire directed without the words within with does not mean to you
alternated and no unusual words are unfailingly Badly. (I have worked
like a translator & responsible of translation). If you already have
only a brace of the phrases and you have general un'idea of that they're
approximately and are prepares in order to make the jump to you mental
in order to obtain to surplus some of the more obvious manufatti ones
it's I give-able, otherwise in the best one of the cases is confusing.
**********

is what happens when you put my paragraph into Italian and back into
English. (and for what it's worth, the Italian was nearly as confusing
as the English.)

apologies for the hobbyhorse.

--
sophie

[Dan Drake]

On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 19:37:36 UTC, Siegfried B„sler
> wrote:

> It is not a question of digital camera, at first you need to understand
> the analog photograhpy.
> You have to unterstand exposure time, aperture and so on.

Fine advice. There is no royal road to photography, as Aristotle said to
Alexander.

Then you can
> create a photo as you like it.
> But it is easier then you think. One important think is: note all you
> adjustments, like light, aperture,exposure time, angle of view, light,
> flash an so on.
> Than you can reconstruct if the photo is not as you like it.

The *other * nice feature of digital, though, is that a good camera
sending its pictures to good software (*) will preserve most of that
information automatically! I mention it because many people may not know
what they're missing.

(The obvious good features are that you can take lots of pictures and look
at them without waiting or paying, and throw most of them away; and that
you get a tiny preview of the results that the aperture and exposure will
really give you--when you're not using flash.)

(*) Macintosh software does this *if* you don't download the pix in the
wrong way.



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Dan Drake

http://www.dandrake.com