Gannet Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 to take pics of my fish in there tank do i need a water proof cam or just through the tank? and what about the flash? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modern Angl Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Use normal camera, , and make sure the glass is as clean as you can get it. Getting the fish to sit still is the hard part..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 VERY clean glass. Do it at night and turn all room lights off but have as much light shining in the tank as possible. Sit the camera on a tripod or box to keep it as still as possible. If using a flash, aim slightly at an angle to avoid flashback. Train fish to line up at the front of the tank and smile. :lol: (or superglue them to the front glass - JUST KIDDING!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiuh Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 be patient....take 100s of pictures and hope that you will get one good shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwan Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 I have found when photographing my fish that if I use the flash it washes out the colour, and makes it look very dull (both plants and fish). Everyone else has covered the rest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Depends on your camera antwan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malawi_man Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 i get the same with both of our digi cameras, i find even without a flash looking straight on you still get a reflection, if the tank is quite far back (or if your fish are small) then you can stick the lens right up to the glass. Tripod would be a good idea too as caryl said, haven't tried our one for fish photos yet. :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suphew Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Adjusting the white balance can make a huge difference. Also try using the macro function if you have it, your normally only a foot or two away from the subject so the camera has trouble focusing if you don't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wok Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 As Suphew said, use the Macro I find that my fishie photos are only clear if you use the Macro function for those nice close ups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suphew Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 One other trick is a piece of toilet paper over the flash, this cuts down the reflection a bit, just watch you dont cover the sensors around it as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Depends on your camera antwan no, it depends moreso on how much lighting is over your tank. for most tanks there is sufficient lighting (freshwater tanks usually just right, marine tanks usually just too much). when doing closeup shots leave the flash OFF and change the exposure time instead (adjust depending on how much lighting you have, longer exposure for lesser lighting) always use a tripod or at the least, something to lean the camera on (or you will find that one shot you wanted will be blurry because of a not so steady hand ) definately use macro if you have it. for full tank shots, take the photo on an angle and DO use the flash. and above all and as mentioned above, set white balance to manual and adjust til the camera shows (if digital with lcd display) to approximately how you see the tank. the best photo will be the one with the right amount of light directly over the subject you're photographing, the flash usually gives too much light over the entire area (hence why using flash for full tank shots looks good and closeups looks washed out) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim&Dan Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Another idea could be to film the tank and then take snapshots of the movie? That way you wouldn't have the problem of lining the fish up... I haven't tried this as I don't have a good video camera but it might work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richms Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Not really unless you have an HDV camera, since the pics will be horrid low resolution, even worse if its not a progressive camera since you can only use one of the fields Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim&Dan Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 Not really unless you have an HDV camera, since the pics will be horrid low resolution, even worse if its not a progressive camera since you can only use one of the fields Fair enough... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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