sab Posted August 6, 2004 Share Posted August 6, 2004 took these this evening: whole tank (which appears to have a bit of gravel in it, but its mostly been pushed up by the digging male hongi and cobalt blues! male cobalt blue what you looking at? Cobalt blue and female hongi cobalt blue juvenile (about 35mm long) female hongi and e yellow and again i hope you all like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted August 7, 2004 Share Posted August 7, 2004 Hi Steve great pics you have as usual they are of superb quality, just too bad im on dialup and they took 10min to load , cheers Sarah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sab Posted August 7, 2004 Author Share Posted August 7, 2004 thanks for the comments Sarah! It was worth the wait I am sure - if not, I apologise hehe! You must get broadband in the new place when you move! oh I forgot to give the tank specs... the tank is a standard 4 footer (180litre) and has been set up since october 2003. cheers Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citypainter Posted August 8, 2004 Share Posted August 8, 2004 Great looking tank. What is the decoration in the back. Looks like a string coral or some thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaZ Posted August 8, 2004 Share Posted August 8, 2004 Are you sure you're not looking at his air bubbles? Under a long exposure, air bubbles will make lines like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sab Posted August 8, 2004 Author Share Posted August 8, 2004 Yep... Baz is correct!! They are two long airstones at the back of the tank. I shot it with slightly longer exposure as I didn't use the flash for the tank shot! thanks for the comments too! I'm really chuffed with how the tank has turned out too! cheers Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilli Powder Posted August 9, 2004 Share Posted August 9, 2004 But.. Steve is upgrading his tank... arent you Steve? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sab Posted August 9, 2004 Author Share Posted August 9, 2004 arj> I seriously wish I had the room! A larger tank is definately in the cards tho down the track (if I ever move to a larger place)... a 5 footer or a 6 footer should suffice nicely! steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquartos Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 love the tank! Excellent shots of your fish too! cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreekStylez Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 Some stunning quality photos you have there sab well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lepperfish Posted August 12, 2004 Share Posted August 12, 2004 Agreed, nice pics or the cobalt blue!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattLeasegang Posted August 12, 2004 Share Posted August 12, 2004 what camera do you use? I have a Fuji Finepix S7000 Digital SLR 6MP. 19x total zoom with 10X Optical (I think its 10..) any tips on taking shots? -Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sab Posted August 13, 2004 Author Share Posted August 13, 2004 hey thanks for the kind words folks! Matt> I use a Canon G2 4mp, but use an additional lenses that I bought - A wide angle that works pretty well for close up shots too. I believe there is a macro lense I can buy too, so am looking into that. I believe the G2 is 4x optical zoom and 5x digital or something like that! LOL! I use the manual setting mostly, and play around with the aperture and shutter speed - but find a low setting of f2.8 works well and gives a sense of depth. For those that are a little confused by F stops and apertures... The lower the 'F' number the wider the aperture, keeping the main subject in focus, whilst blurring background. The higher the 'F' number the smaller the aperture, gaining an increase of focus from front to back - so probably better for larger faster moving fish to have a slightly higher aperture number to ensure the whole fish is in focus (but you will need a slower shutter speed as less light is getting in the camera)! F2.8 gives a bigger hole, giving you more light and therefore you can use a faster shutter speeds - it gives less in focus tho. I usually use a fast shutter speed of aroun 1/500. I also rely on a manual setting for focus, I pick a point in the tank and manually focus on that and wait for teh fish to come into view! I find food helps to entice them out! LOL! I use a hand held flash too, that is connected to the hotshoe on the camera via a cable and over rides the cameras own flash (so that doesnt fire). I can then play around with positioning the flash for most dramatic effects... usually over the top through the cover glass. The trick is to have some time up your sleeve, be patient and take heaps of photos! I usually take 80 odd for maybe 10 good ones! For further reading start here for some good tips!>> Aquarium photo tips That should be a start! cheers Steve (aka sab) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serial-Cichlid Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 Sab Great shots as always. Thanks for sharing those photography tips. I might have a go again with the camera this weekend. It seems that everytime I try to take decent photos, I get frustrated after a while and just stick to hanging out with the fish. Cheers Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fins Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 Great shots sab, I love pics 4 and 5 the best. Mat, I hear the Fuji S7000 has great macro abilities. That's the only setting I use for my photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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