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daniel364
09-24-2006, 9:32 AM
hey. Ive been looking round at the photos you guys have posted and they are absaloutly amazing and really put mine to shame. i was reccomened to this site by a member on Aquaria Central as i posted some of these photos there. These photos are not very good at all compared to yours.

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m289/daniel364/100_1721.jpg

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m289/daniel364/100_1715.jpg

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m289/daniel364/100_1711.jpg

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m289/daniel364/100_1712.jpg
rallysman
09-24-2006, 5:43 PM
I like the poses of the fish, but you might look into some flash diffusion. I would also turn the date stamp off:)


Thanks for sharing, keep up the good work, and help me keep the P&S gallery active lol!
Andreas Werth
09-24-2006, 5:54 PM
and if i may add, try to keep technical stuff like the heater and the thermometer away from your subjects :-)
alanhill
09-25-2006, 4:34 PM
These photos are not very good at all compared to yours.

We all took shots MUCH worse than this when we started - and, to our shame, we were quite proud of them :rolleyes:
Keep on trying and look hard at your pictures: if you can't get the effect you want or you don't know what went wrong, please ask us.

Alan
daniel364
09-25-2006, 4:37 PM
Thanks. I was wondering how you put the black background on the photo. I know some are natruel but how do you put it on on a program? i have adove 7.0 and photo impact 10 if that helps.
rallysman
09-25-2006, 6:45 PM
Thanks. I was wondering how you put the black background on the photo. I know some are natruel but how do you put it on on a program? i have adove 7.0 and photo impact 10 if that helps.

I cant speak for all members, but I get the black background with ligting and camera adjustments.

I load the top of the tank with light (TONS of it), use a fast shutter and wide apeture, and it will usually come out like that. It helps if the tank is 18" front to back or more. IMO the pictures that have the background edited out look a little "off".
A slave flash is something to also consider, I'm still trying to find one for my tank.
alanhill
09-26-2006, 4:50 PM
A sheet of black paper taped to the back glass is quick, cheap and effective. But don't put it there just before you start to shoot, give the fishes a few days to get used to it.

Alan
paradise
09-26-2006, 6:23 PM
rallysman, amount of light on the tank is irrelevant if using overhead flash. it's so much less potent than the burst of a strobe that it barely even registers for exposure. The main goal is to create a big difference in lighting and to make sure there is OPEN space behind the subject. The more space the more likely it will "black out" the background. Oh, yeah, high shutter speeds too.
rallysman
09-26-2006, 7:45 PM
rallysman, amount of light on the tank is irrelevant if using overhead flash. it's so much less potent than the burst of a strobe that it barely even registers for exposure. The main goal is to create a big difference in lighting and to make sure there is OPEN space behind the subject. The more space the more likely it will "black out" the background. Oh, yeah, high shutter speeds too.

I'm aware of that. I was saying that if you dont have tons of light to look into a flash, and if you dont have a flash to use tons of light. Sorry for the confusion:)