Smax Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 is there anyway to get rid of your reflection when looking at the tank. every time i take a photo of it i get a slight mirror effect and can see the fish plus me taking the photo. at the moment the tank has black polethene (i think thats how ya spell it) around 3 sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 take the pic on an angle, slightly above or below which will change the reflection on the glass & i never use the flash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Take your photos at night, with all the room lights off and only the tank lights on. Oh, and no flash, either... HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 and if you still have a problem do what I do, line the picture up and ... duck! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I-LOVE-FISH Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 i agree with turning the lights and flash off.it should have nowhere to reflect but make shure you can still see the fish!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplecatfish Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Anyone remember: "the angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection"? Basically if you are standing at an angle rather than straight on, your reflection won't be in the picture. And then you can use a flash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 I met Steve Moore the other night, he is an amazing photographer of fish and invertebrates, so I had to ask what he did. Nothing much... just angle the camera down to avoid reflections from the flash.... He just uses a simple camera too! Another trick is to use a bit of black card with a hole cut for the lens. He uses that sometimes but finds angling works fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 I just photograph at night. Shut all curtains, turn off house lights. Have as much actual tank lighting as possible and use the flash on an angle. If you can use a tripod or something to keep the camera still it helps too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
je_suis_ketan Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 I think a polarizing filter is something you can add onto the lens to remove glare from the glass. But that would be more expensive than just closing the curtains etc :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 LOL yea i have the same prob as smax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianab Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Take your photos at night, with all the room lights off and only the tank lights on. Oh, and no flash, either... HTH Yup that works well. Some pics from last night. Cheers Ian Plecos are easier because they sit still Faster moving fish I keep the camera lens against the tank glass and use the flash. Because the lens is on the glass you dont get a reflection off the glass. Cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 love the plecos il put some pics of mine on 2 night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 I do what Ian does too, have the lens touching the glass of the tank - good for stabilisation as well. Nice pics Ian - I like the second one. I have also taken to putting guppies that I want to photograph in a small plastic box that business cards come in - stops them swimming out of camera range! Heres a sample pic.. Might try it with a piece of black card behind the box next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Never thought of a business card box - good thinking zev! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett1970 Posted April 17, 2010 Report Share Posted April 17, 2010 Need help please with taking photos been trying to take photos of my bettas but the pics keep coming out blurry. Would anyone know the correct setting for exposure and white balance ? Have a very small tank for photos which i have painted black for the lighting and have a lamp over tank also have male in tank to get the males to flare works well just pics are coming out terrible . Maybe its my camera its new has 10 megapix and 8 digital zoom but its one of those point and shoot ones regret buying it now should have got a nikon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted April 17, 2010 Report Share Posted April 17, 2010 Need help please with taking photos been trying to take photos of my bettas but the pics keep coming out blurry. Would anyone know the correct setting for exposure and white balance ? Have a very small tank for photos which i have painted black for the lighting and have a lamp over tank also have male in tank to get the males to flare works well just pics are coming out terrible . Maybe its my camera its new has 10 megapix and 8 digital zoom but its one of those point and shoot ones regret buying it now should have got a nikon Focus helps. And lots of light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted April 17, 2010 Report Share Posted April 17, 2010 I use a point and shoot for all my photos. Darken the whole room except directly over the tank, make sure it's on macro (the flower icon) and try to set the ISO as high as possible if they're coming out blurred. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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