View Full Version : Sciaenchromis Fryeri Series
phishphorphun
02-06-2005, 12:51 PM
Okay, you guys are going to earn your big bucks with me. The following series was taken with my new nikon 50mm 1.8d lens that you all convinced me to get. I think I'm going to enjoy it now that I'v taken over a thousand aquarium shots with it. These are my most recent shots using the same subject (because I love these guys, they are the most entertaining fish I have ever had).
My main problem is getting the correct brightness without losing a better focus and sharpness. Because the shots I enjoy the most are when they display their aggression, I'm dealing with fish in motion. Please advise.
M mode, 800 ISO, 1/80 sec, f/3.2, +4 exp. comp....
Andreas Werth
02-10-2005, 6:08 PM
Hi Bobby,
sorry for the late response.
I really like available light photos and the appropriate Canon lens (1.8/50) is on my wish list, too.
This lens was for sure a good advice. But you will soon come to limits regarding sharpness using these settings and that lens with action photos.
I´m using those high ISO shots with shutter speeds lower than 1/100 only with slow fishes or if i take a total view of an aquarium. Fast fishes like these Sciaenochromis need faster shutter speeds respective using a flash who freezes all movements.
By the way, i also have some fryeris in my tanks - very pretty species.
paradise
02-10-2005, 6:36 PM
I like the second shot a lot, shows off the aggression of the fish. The last two the fish is pointed back, makes the shot a bit off.
Andreas is right, this is a general purpose lens, not a macro lens. You wont get that "amazing" sharpness w/it, just regular sharp and clean pictures. ISO 800?? Is the lighting really subdued in the tank?
RazorBlade
02-13-2005, 10:25 PM
I remember Verse914 taking some great non-flash photos - but he did mention that he had some neat tank lighting setups. A pair of normal tubes and a pair of VHO tubes, if I remember correctly.
Haha, tried as I might, I still can't get good non-flash photos of my Haps too! (Of course, I'm using the standard F3.5 lens @ ISO400, 1/30 sec).
Once again, those Electric Blue fish are awesome!