Anyone with a good camera willing to take pics of my tank?

[Aquabucket]

My second digital camera is no longer loading pics and I really want to get some more of my tank after I moved it and reaquascaped. Anyone want to stop by sometime and snap a few shots? Evenings might be better as you could see a couple of my light sculptures in action.

We can kick back a few beers if you want. I'll supply the beer. All I have is a small pink paly frag to offer right now or you could reserve a frag of your choice for stopping by.

Let me know if any of you are interested.

Thanks,
~Spike

 

[mako56]

I work next on Tuesday and Wednesday get off at 6:30. The camera is pretty cool but the photographer doesn't know what he is doing. :lol: If any of those two days work for ya I could stop by.

 

[Aquabucket]

Thanks for offering Mike!

Tuesday evening will be fine! What kind of camera is it? My computer can take all kinds of flash cards for transfers. I know what shutter speeds work best but don't have a tripod. Do you still have the manual for it?

 

[jmkarcz]

Mike, sounds like your in trouble... he's using the photography kung-fu!


I was thinking of picking up a class at TC, are you interested in joining me?


J

 

[Aquabucket]

Jason. You are welcome to stop in as well. Bring your camera along and I can teach you some of the basics. The thing with many digital cameras though is I need the manuals for them because they are all different in how you adjust the settings.

Anyone else who wants to join in your are also welcome to stop by on Tue.

 

[mako56]

Spike, Its the same as Jason's a Canon 20D and I do have the manual that they gave me its in the bag looks like gibberish to me. :lol: I will bring it along but I need to know where to bring it.

Jason, That's a really good idea and I would really like to do that but I can't see driving all the way to Green Bay for a camera class. It would be nice though to have some idea of what I am doing. :rolleye1:

 

[Aquabucket]

Great! I'll PM you my location. If anything I can help show you how to take really nice aquarium pics.

 

[jmkarcz]

I'm out for a few days Spike... Let me know how it goes... Mike is good, Better than me. I shoot many pics, them pick out the ones I want.

J

 

[Aquabucket]

Thank you Mike!

Got some really nice pics that I'll be posting later. Hope you like the blasto frag!

 

[mako56]

No problem Spike, blasto is glued on a piece of rubble and in the tank we will see how happy it is tomorrow. Hey you deleted all the pics off my disk.

 

[Aquabucket]

Sorry Mike. I don't know how that happened.

Here are a few of the pics we took. I am quite pleased at how most of them turned out!

Full tank shot: (It will look a lot better once the new coral frags along the top grow in.)

Room shot: (Going to be changing the lighting of the coral shelf above the tank to blue)

Mid tank shot:

Hot pink and red Echinophyllia: (My latest addition)

Viet Nam tri-color zoos:

Red Lobophyllia:

Derasa clam:

Candy cane:

Branching hammer:

Thats it for now, I'll be posting some more macro shots tomorrow. Hope you all like the pics! Thanks again Mike for taking the time to help out a fellow reefer!

 

[FlipFlops24/7]

amazing.

Spike, you have a PM

 

[DebsSisterFlo]

Spike, with all of your free time :lol: I mean, if you ever had any spare time, perhaps you could make a basic tutorial for better photos? I also have a Canon, mine is a 350D, and I'd love to improve my photography skills, but like Mike it's kind of hard to make it to classes... I work 2nd shift and most of those classes are afternoon ones.
I don't really care to take photo 101 because I already know what the camera is, I know what the lense is, the shutter, etc, that's mostly what they cover in that class, I took it at GB years ago.
This goes for anyone for that matter! I'm always up for new tips and tricks.

 

[FlipFlops24/7]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8184331#post8184331 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by DebsSisterFlo
Spike, with all of your free time :lol: I mean, if you ever had any spare time, perhaps you could make a basic tutorial for better photos? I also have a Canon, mine is a 350D, and I'd love to improve my photography skills, but like Mike it's kind of hard to make it to classes... I work 2nd shift and most of those classes are afternoon ones.
I don't really care to take photo 101 because I already know what the camera is, I know what the lense is, the shutter, etc, that's mostly what they cover in that class, I took it at GB years ago.
This goes for anyone for that matter! I'm always up for new tips and tricks.

Basic photography with a DSLR like the 350D is one thing. Shooting tank pictures is another. There are many tips on photographing an aquarium. I believe you can find them in the Photography section of this very website.

I too have the Canon 350D. I'm taking an advanced class at FVTC next month. They offer two different classes, a beginner and an advanced. Classes are 6PM-9PM I believe every Wednesday.

One thing that has taught me the most about photography was the website http://www.dpreview.com/forums/ There is a section devoted to the Canon 350D(Rebel XT) and you pretty much get answers immediately because its one of, if not, the most popular amateur photography website in the world.

 

[DebsSisterFlo]

thanks for that link Debaser! I put it in my favorites for now so that I can check it out later. yeah, 6-9pm, that sounds like a great class but those hours just don't work for me. They seem to work everything (classes, leagues, etc) around people that work straight days. Sometimes it really stinks...

 

[Aquabucket]

We took most of the shots in auto mode. I did not have enough time to really get familiar with the camera and all its settings. To do that would take several hours or more studying the manual.

The camera does a great job on auto mode when taking close-ups. The farther we got away from the tank though the less sharper the images became. The 2 basic keys in manual mode are setting your shutter speed and exposure. Another would be getting the preferred white balance.

Most cameras will shoot tanks well with a shutter speed in the 1/60th to 1/15th of a second range. Exposure varies on how much light the tank has and your distance from it. A tripod is also needed, especially in manual mode.

 

[DebsSisterFlo]

Ok, I usually use AV mode which is where you set the apature... I usually just keep it around 11, mid range. I usually use a tripod, but always if I take actinic shots. I also have a remote shutter which is well worth the money. I don't manually adjust the white balance, but I do go in and set it for fluorescent lighting, and I have a fluorescent filter as well. Still can't seem to get those awesome shots like you see every so often! It sure is fun playing tho...

 

[yaitisme]

Very nice guys! Love the 'Room Shot', differant pix than you typically see.

Wow, if those were taken in auto mode.... def. justifies the cost of the Canon 20d, that is unreal!

 

[Aquabucket]

Glad you like the pics! The room shot was taken in manual mode. Here are some macro shots that Mike took.

Echinophyllia:

Merulina:

Lobophyllia:

Tricolor zoos:

Yellow-lined cardinal:

Orange-tail blue damsel:

 

[yaitisme]

Great macro shots! The Lobophyllia look like some PC generated 3D landscape.

What are you using of T5 tank lighting (maker and wattage)? Are you using a fogged piece of plexy to trim out the front top (nice finish BTW)? Are those two Azoo powerheads in the top back corners?

Just courious, probably getting ahead of myself as I haven't gotten the LR in my first 10 gal yet (should be at my door by 11:00am today!).