Tropical fish photos

[Ron Morse]

I wonder if anyone here takes shots of tropical fish? Its really quite different.
Here are a few that I took a while ago.

Pike cichlid.
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/6460/dpp0013gp6.jpg

Jaguar cichlid.
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/9122/mga915401op6.jpg

A diamond tetra.
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/2660/dppb0020px9.jpg

A young and curious severum cichlid.
http://aquatic-photography.com/gallery/files/7/7/8/_MG_8517.jpg

Ron

[Don Lashier]

Very nice Ron, in particular I like the last one.

I know from hard experience that photographing fish is even more difficult than cats. In particular I find focus to be a problem, not only because of the moving subject and low shutter speed, but the diffraction of water and/or glass seems to play tricks.

- DL

[Nill Toulme]

I know from hard experience that photographing fish is even more difficult than cats.

Oh yeah? Well just try photographing fish *and* cats...


http://www.toulme.net/misc/CRW_2337_E.jpg

Nill
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www.toulme.net

[Mary Bull]

Nils, I absolutely love this thread.

@Ron: The tropical fish are wonderful. Were you scuba diving? At an aquarium?
Photographing your own pets in your own aquarium?
I feel as if I'm in the water with them!

Mary

Mary

[Ron Morse]

Thanks Don and Mary for the kind words.
Don the things that you mention can be a problem. The secret to good aquarium photography is light and more light. I use a ST-E2 and a remote flash above the aquarium. The onboard flash will cause reflections and glare although their are ways to get around that also.
Mary these were taken in our own fish room. We have 11 aquariums up and running at this time.

[Will Thompson]

Oh yeah? Well just try photographing fish *and* cats...

Nill
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www.toulme.net

Hi Nill, is that kinda like dogs and Tbone?