taking fish pictures
 

ok, HOW do you take pictures of the fish in the pond without getting the sun
glare on the water??? also, even with a tripod the fish are very fuzzy,,
from moving around. (too much trouble to staple their 'feet' to the floor)

Try cloudy days and fast film, I think there is
an 800 speed out there.
You can even buy disposable cameras with
fast film now.

kathy :-)
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"*muffin*" wrote:

ok, HOW do you take pictures of the fish in the pond without getting the sun
glare on the water???

Polarizing filter works wonders.

Manual focus if you can do it; automatic may well focus on the surface of
the water, especially if you haven't filtered out the glare.




Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G

any way of doing this with a digital camera?


"Gary Woods" wrote in message
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"*muffin*" wrote:

ok, HOW do you take pictures of the fish in the pond without getting the
sun
glare on the water???

Polarizing filter works wonders.

Manual focus if you can do it; automatic may well focus on the surface of
the water, especially if you haven't filtered out the glare.




Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at
home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G

*muffin* wrote:

any way of doing this with a digital camera?


"Gary Woods" wrote:
"*muffin*" wrote:

ok, HOW do you take pictures of the fish in the pond without getting the
sun
glare on the water???

Polarizing filter works wonders.

Manual focus if you can do it; automatic may well focus on the surface of
the water, especially if you haven't filtered out the glare.

Please don't top-post...

You do it with a digital camera exactly the same way as with a film camera.
Cheap cameras of any kind have no way to attach a filter or manually focus.
--
derek

"Derek Broughton" wrote in message
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Please don't top-post...


lol.. you know I really 'hate' top posting.

but it seems like you run into lots of people who HATE bottom posting & will
even refuse to read bottom posted messages.


I realllllllllllllllllllllly hate the ones where it is a long message, they
quote the WHOLE dang thing & just add "me too"
aarghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh


muffin don't think you can win either way!

"*muffin*" wrote in message
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any way of doing this with a digital camera?
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I have a HP digital camera and there is no way to do it without the added
expense of add-on filters. Our camera was over $200 and isn't made for
add-ons or manually focusing. Be careful what you choose when you buy these
cameras. Prepare to spend a bundle for one that manually focuses and can
take add-ons.
--
McKoi.... the frugal ponder...
EVERYONE: "Please check people's headers for forgeries
before flushing." NAMES ARE BEING FORGED.
My Pond Page http://tinyurl.com/cuq5b
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"*muffin*" wrote:


"Derek Broughton" wrote in message
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Please don't top-post...


lol.. you know I really 'hate' top posting.

but it seems like you run into lots of people who HATE bottom posting & will
even refuse to read bottom posted messages.


I realllllllllllllllllllllly hate the ones where it is a long message, they
quote the WHOLE dang thing & just add "me too"
aarghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh


muffin don't think you can win either way!



All right! So the top/bottom post debate is now happening twice yearly. I
look forward to it. ;)


San Diego Joe
4,000 - 5,000 Gallons.
Koi, Goldfish, and RES named Colombo.

"San Diego Joe" wrote in message
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"*muffin*" wrote:
"Derek Broughton" wrote in message
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Please don't top-post...

lol.. you know I really 'hate' top posting.

but it seems like you run into lots of people who HATE bottom posting &
will
even refuse to read bottom posted messages.


muffin don't think you can win either way!



All right! So the top/bottom post debate is now happening twice yearly. I
look forward to it. ;)


San Diego Joe


lol.. in EVERY newsgroup, message board, email group ( such as
yahoogroups).that I go to . they ALL have fights over top & bottom
posting......

Reel McKoi wrote:

I have a HP digital camera and there is no way to do it without the added
expense of add-on filters.

My photographer friend was just dissing companies like HP that think they
can make cameras. It's true that most of the internals of a digital camera
are not much different from a computer, but the most important part of any
camera is the lens. Stick to cameras from _camera_ companies - like Canon,
Minolta, etc, and you'll have a better chance of (a) good pictures; and (b)
being able to put a filter on it. Back when I was into 35mm photography we
almost never shot without a UV filter - it rarely hurts a picture, and it
protects the camera lens.
--
derek

San Diego Joe wrote:

"Derek Broughton" wrote in message
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Please don't top-post...

All right! So the top/bottom post debate is now happening twice yearly. I
look forward to it. ;)

I had no plan to _debate_ it :-) (and I did say please!)

And always, top or bottom, _trim_!
--
derek

"Derek Broughton" wrote in message
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Reel McKoi wrote:

I have a HP digital camera and there is no way to do it without the
added
expense of add-on filters.

My photographer friend was just dissing companies like HP that think they
can make cameras. It's true that most of the internals of a digital
camera
are not much different from a computer, but the most important part of any
camera is the lens. Stick to cameras from _camera_ companies - like
Canon,
Minolta, etc, and you'll have a better chance of (a) good pictures; and
(b)
being able to put a filter on it. Back when I was into 35mm photography we
almost never shot without a UV filter - it rarely hurts a picture, and it
protects the camera lens.
=====================
Thanks Derek. We didn't realize that when we bought this camera a few years
ago. With the kids grown and gone we don't take as many pictures, so don't
want to invest a lot of money in a new camera.
--
McKoi.... the frugal ponder...
EVERYONE: "Please check people's headers for forgeries
before flushing." NAMES ARE BEING FORGED.
My Pond Page http://tinyurl.com/cuq5b
~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o