Minh 320 Reboot
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Two animals in my tank this AM. My Gigantea I got from Petco and my Eightline Flasher. Takne pictures of the Eightline is not easy. I have to take 100's picture for a few that are good enough to post here. That just perfect picture eluded me so far.
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I got another Eightline Flasher, a very small Juvenile. She is only 1.5 inches, smaller than my last one. She is not much to look at at this time but hope she will reach her potential after sometime in my tank.
Here she is now 5/30/2019
Here is her potential
Here she is now 5/30/2019
Here is her potential
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I just got a Naoko Fairy from a LFS here in Corpus. He was fairly thin with a huge head but eating well and gain weight by the day at the expense of the good water condition in my QT system. Very handsome fish but difficult to take good picture of. Here is the beat picture I got after several days of trying. I am sure he will be outgoing more and bolder once he become more use to the tank condition and captive food. Eating everything, Mysis, flakes and pellets.
I know that he have a reputation of being aggressive, but I have good luck with aggressive wrasse in my large, 320 DT with a lot of wrasses.
I know that he have a reputation of being aggressive, but I have good luck with aggressive wrasse in my large, 320 DT with a lot of wrasses.
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Darth_Tater
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Very pretty! Is that the eightline? Also, I don't know how you have the patience to get a good picture of a wrasse...
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nightOwl
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LOL too funny...it does take a lot of patience to capture a good picture of a wrasse! I am still trying to get a good pictured of my flame. I swear he is really camera shy...lol. Swims out in the open and will track me through the glass but as soon as camera comes out he hides.It is. I have the patience because I want to show off
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You really need a good telephoto. Place a mirror at an appropriate place can really held the ones that does not flashes often to flashes.
For some really fast wrasse, I disable the auto focus and set it at a specific distance and snap when the wrasse get into the zone. These cases mirror really help because they will flash at the same place, right in front of the mirror. Hope this help.
Also point and shoot camera just won’t do it. There is too much delay between your command and the shutter actually release.
For some really fast wrasse, I disable the auto focus and set it at a specific distance and snap when the wrasse get into the zone. These cases mirror really help because they will flash at the same place, right in front of the mirror. Hope this help.
Also point and shoot camera just won’t do it. There is too much delay between your command and the shutter actually release.
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OrionN - Next time you take some pictures can you take a picture of the set up you are doing? I am curious about this mirror trick you are using. I have never tried the mirror trick. What lense and camera are you using? I normally use my 100mm macro for most shots. But I have others
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We are getting ready for a reunion out of town so I cannot do it this weekend. I will try to do this next weekend for you. My tank have a painted back so I cannot put the mirror in the back, but this is easiest I would think. You will get picture of the reflection also.
You can put the mirror on the side, but the orientation of the fish is different and the fish will be moving fast toward or away from the camera.
I get the best picture if I put the mirror in front of the camera . Disable auto focus and focus it at a specific place just outside the edge of the mirror. As the fish flashes, and move forward, he will move past the mirror, still flashing. You only have a fraction of a second to snap the picture before he stop flashing.
If you object is one of the bolder wrasse, he will flashes all the time, and it is easy. Just make sure you have bright light, open the aperture and shorten the shutter speed for clear picture.
The last few pictures, the best pictures, of my Eightline Flasher were just pictures of him strutting around the tank in late evening, no mirror or gimmick. I just have the camera on correct setting and snapped a few picture. That was just pure luck. I keep my camera on a stand next to the tank.
Best of luck with your shooting. Hope you get trophies of your wrasses.
I have an Olympus E-M5II. The lens I like to use the most is the Olympus 12-40mm 1:2.8 PRO. Due to sensor element size, this lens is equal to 12-80mm Zoom in a 35 mm sensor SLR
You can put the mirror on the side, but the orientation of the fish is different and the fish will be moving fast toward or away from the camera.
I get the best picture if I put the mirror in front of the camera . Disable auto focus and focus it at a specific place just outside the edge of the mirror. As the fish flashes, and move forward, he will move past the mirror, still flashing. You only have a fraction of a second to snap the picture before he stop flashing.
If you object is one of the bolder wrasse, he will flashes all the time, and it is easy. Just make sure you have bright light, open the aperture and shorten the shutter speed for clear picture.
The last few pictures, the best pictures, of my Eightline Flasher were just pictures of him strutting around the tank in late evening, no mirror or gimmick. I just have the camera on correct setting and snapped a few picture. That was just pure luck. I keep my camera on a stand next to the tank.
Best of luck with your shooting. Hope you get trophies of your wrasses.
I have an Olympus E-M5II. The lens I like to use the most is the Olympus 12-40mm 1:2.8 PRO. Due to sensor element size, this lens is equal to 12-80mm Zoom in a 35 mm sensor SLR
nightOwl
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OrionN - Thanks for the info! Looking forward to it seeing how you have this set up. I think I have and old mirror laying around if not I will run across the street to the Dollar store. My tank is sorta a peninsula no painted sides...one long side is viewable through wall and the end and back are viewable in my fishroom. Just to be clear you are not putting the mirror in the tank correct? Are you using any off camera flashes? I am struggling with fish photos and LEDS. I have a few good fish shots from long ago of a couple of my old wrasses. I shot with a Canon 70D so I may have to pull out the 24-70mm or 70-200mm and my tri-pod.
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A few things were added. I got a T. gigas from LA. This clam is long time coming. I have been looking for one for ever. Still in the refugium. Low current and slime algae with the Squamosa. I had this blue Squamosa for about 8 months.
