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07-08-2008, 04:22 AM
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Photo help
HI everyone
I have a good digital SLR (Nikon D80) that I am learning to use, but I still cannot take very good pics of my tank. Can anyone give me some tips. Any and all are welcome. Ian
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Biocube 29 est 05/05/08, Koralia 1, 30lbs live rock, ,yellow tail blue damsel, pair cinnamon clowns, baby snowflake eel,Toadstool , metallic green mushroom, assorted zoos , kenya treen 180gall display, 190 pds live rock, virgate rabbitfish,bluejaw trigger, bubblletip anemone,yellow tang, sailfin tang,melanarus wrasse, cloud wrasse,  
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07-08-2008, 04:23 AM
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How about a sample photo?
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07-08-2008, 06:45 AM
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-Turn off the room lights if you are trying for shots of the inhabitants of the tank.
-Clean glass thouroughly inside and outside of the tank. -Tripod is best, but not always useful for fast moving fish. -For fast moving fish, an external flash may be needed to have enough light for faster shutter speeds. -For best results, shoot perpendicular to tank, as the tank's glass will distort the picture and possible mess with the auto focus. I agree with Cathering though, best to show us a sample so we can see what needs fixing.
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07-08-2008, 07:37 AM
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Some light reading....
 http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-11/gr/index.php http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...hreadid=812371 http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...hreadid=812374 http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-03/gr/index.php http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...hreadid=325684
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07-11-2008, 06:32 AM
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some pics
Thanks for the help. Here are a few pics from tonight./ Feel free to critique.
Also what do you think of the biocube after 2 months http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x...5/DSC_0214.jpg http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x...5/DSC_0215.jpg http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x...5/DSC_0216.jpg http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x...5/DSC_0217.jpg http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x...5/DSC_0218.jpg
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Biocube 29 est 05/05/08, Koralia 1, 30lbs live rock, ,yellow tail blue damsel, pair cinnamon clowns, baby snowflake eel,Toadstool , metallic green mushroom, assorted zoos , kenya treen 180gall display, 190 pds live rock, virgate rabbitfish,bluejaw trigger, bubblletip anemone,yellow tang, sailfin tang,melanarus wrasse, cloud wrasse,
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07-11-2008, 08:52 AM
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Well i have a D70s and also have done allot of experimenting. First You will not achieve the color you are looking for with the flash, so get rid of it. Next i recommend shooting in aperture priority. Also Make sure you are in spot model for its reference of what part of the photo it uses to determine it White balance. If you are having trouble capturing a sharp crisp shot (in focus) try raising you ISO up 800 to practice till you get better with the camera. Ideally you want to shoot with the lowest ISO you can get but thats not always possible. think of it as using 400 film inside where theres not much natural light compared to using 200 outside with lots. IMO tanks that are not MH based for lighting, the higher ISO will help to compensate for the lack of light. And practice some more.
Let me know i'm not sure where your located, but you could come out to the reef dinner on web. Jason is an amazing camera guys extremely knowledgeable and we could probably help you out with a setting or two. Kyle
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