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Here a a few new pics of one of my bettas....
http://aquatic-photography.com/gallery/files/5/7/3/BlueBetta3.JPG
http://aquatic-photography.com/gallery/files/5/7/3/BlueBetta2.JPG
Before you saw it I know...clean the glass. But what I was trying was to see how good I could get with a 3x close up filter on my S3100.
And I don't have PS to do much post work on it. I use MS Digital Image Suite 10.
Brian
alanhill
08-04-2005, 8:08 PM
OK - I agree about the glass. The results are OK otherwise. More lighting would help (greater dof) and I would recommend you try a background behind the tank. Black or fairly dark grey paper should be OK, or navy blue might look cool.
Alan
RazorBlade
08-05-2005, 1:03 AM
Haha, do clean the glass. :P
Ok, I'm not familiar with the S3100, but based on the photos alone:
1. Noise. Quite a fair bit of noise.
2. Background is distracting.
3. I think you can still up the saturation a bit. Just maybe.
Happy shooting! :D
on the first shot the really bright area of the image is bothersome to me. and the colors are washed out due to the harsh exposure. the eyes in both are very soft, looks like the focus is more towards the rear of the fish. check to see if your camera has a way to select af points so you can try to get the focus more on the eye. i agree with Alan, the background is distracting and an easy fix would be to put something behind the tank. try not to include things like the corners of the tank too. it looks like i can see the side and the back corner in both shots, what type of enclosure is this?
The Fuji S3100 is a scaled down version of the S5100. It does have the ability to add filters , telephoto, and wideangle adapters to set up. I also have two Quantaray MS-1 slave flashes to try to adjust lighting issues. As for the inclosure it is a 2 gal 6 sided tank sitting on my computer desk. I will try using something behind the tank to block the background. I was just playing around with the new close up filter before I try using it on the other 10 tanks I have around the house, I am mostly in to African Cichlids with a few South American in their own tanks.
Thanks for the help.
Brian
phishphorphun
08-05-2005, 11:26 AM
I agree with Alan and Hir0 suggestions. I would just add that if you are going to see what your camera can do, first take a little more time and prepare the subject's environment. The dirty glass and background has interefered greatly with your efforts. Because of the glass, your camera's sensors and lens are picking up stuff that are creating a lesser than optimized result. I think you would be getting a better test result with a little more preparation.
I am setting up a new are to take pics...still working on it.
http://aquatic-photography.com/gallery/files/5/7/3/DSCF0001.JPG
I put a female OB Peacock in there to get accustomed to the setting before trying any pics...and low and behold she is holding. Time to get her intp her own tank till the fry are released.
Brian
phishphorphun
08-05-2005, 10:25 PM
Congrats on the OB holding. That looks like a pretty good photo tank setup your working on. I know Ed and maybe some other folks have added a plexiglass divider running the length of the tank to keep the subject in the front of the glass. Are you planing on doing the same?
Hope to see more pix with your setup.
alanhill
08-06-2005, 7:10 PM
I think the lighting on your photo-tank could be improved. The main light needs to be above the tank, but slanted from front to back to illuminate the flanks of the fishes on the side that the camera will show. Your light appears to be slanting from back to front, which could prouce a silhouette.
Alan