twinkles Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 I have a half decent camera, fujifilm finepix s5600, but can never get good pics of my fish. With the flash on auto they come out too bright/white and you can't see the colours on the fish (overexposed?) and with it turned off the camera wont focus on anything moving and i just get rainbow blurs of light where the fish are. Can anyone suggest a better setting for the camera, or way of taking photos, or do i need a better camera? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsmith Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 Have the room dark, and the tank the only thing with the light on. It works much better with two flashes to get the lighting work out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 make sure "macro" mode is on, and if you like you can use the ISO mode. you can always turn the flash intensity down if your camera has that setting too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted May 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 I use the macro setting, and it focus's lovely when the flash is on, just wish it would do the same with it off. If i have the room dark and tank lights on the flash still goes, and can't turn it down. What's the iso setting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 I find that if I press the lense up against the glass (Careful not to scratch the tank!) I can usually get some really good pics with Macro and Flash forced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted May 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 ok, i'll get some batteries :evil: and try out a few different ways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wok Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 How about covering your flash with some tissue paper to reduce the strength of the flash? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 You want the flash as strong as possible, as long as it's not visible reflecting off the glass. This is why you press the lense against the glass. Then manually set the shutter and aperature. Longer shutter lower aperature=darker, more streaks from movement but wider depth of focus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted May 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 i think the main problem was i was letting the camera move too much, tried sitting it on the front of the tank stand and suddenly it focus's quicker Took a heap of photos of my daughters tank, since i can make the room dark easily, but it only has a tiny light at the moment, photos still heaps better though. Here's mister killie, ignore the reflection of the camera lol and some guppies and all i could get of the snakeskin boy was a dissapearing tail, so who can tell me how to teach him to sit still? I'm very happy, the photos are far from perfect but 100 times better than what i was getting before, will keep practising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oeminx Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 is that one of the boys you got from me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsmith Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 Awesome! To reduce the glare, angle the camera a little bit. I'm building a thin, short tank so the fish can't swim anywhere to put them in to take photos of them. My dad's an avid photographer and has the patience to take good photos - me, not so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted May 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 sure is oeminx, isn't he pretty i think they've grown a couple of cm already will be setting up a tank just for them in the next couple of weeks, have the boys and girls seperate for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted May 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 lmsmith, i've got a couple of decent photos before using a glass, keeps them relativly still. Would be interested to see how your little photo tank turns out The one time i put a killie in the glass to take a photo of him, he did nothing but try to jump out, i put him back into the tank very quickly lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 Oh, and another good technique is having the flash Above water, and the focus just below the water. No horrible flash reflection on the back of the tank, or reflection of the camera in the glass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oeminx Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 sure is oeminx, isn't he pretty He's looking good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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