On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 12:52:39 -0500, RedForeman ©® wrote:
Here are some tips to help you take better pictures of your tank and it's
creatures
(please add your own)
Take pics at night, with no other room lights on
Use extra light if possible from top only
Turning on flash, but covering it can speed up shutter and get crisper pics
Hold camera at an angle so there's no glare, even with no flash, JIC

I'd agree with those. I'd also say
- by day, draw the curtains so there are no reflections
- if you turn off the flash, shorten shutter speed the most possible
(fool the camera by telling it it's a bright day or something) -
usually still comes out blurry though or far too bright...
- if you use flash be prepared for the actual detail to be quite
dark and to have to do some processing on your PC
- put the camera onto the biggest file size and best resolution
you never know you might find some interesting detail like a fish
hiding that you weren't expecting and want to zoom up
- buy a large memory card so you can take several pictures at a
time - I take 50 to 100 - and then be prepared to spend ages
trawling through to find one or two really good ones. Try from
all angles and settings etc until you have success.

At least if it's a digicam it costs you nothing to delete the
photos you dont want to use!


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