photo tips

[lenny]

here are some tips on how i take my photo's and would welcome any others.

(1) first i clean the glass inside and out the morning i'm going to take some photo's.

(2) turn off all pumps just while you take your photo's. this will stop all the corals and fish darting around.

(3) do not try to get too close or zoom in too far as this will make a lot of camera's go out of focus .

(4) if you can use a small aperture(large f no) as this will keep more of your photo in focus but will slow down shutter speed. so to take photo's of moving fish pan along with them.

(5) use a tripod where you can or rest camera down on a non moving serface.

with digital cameras you can take hundreds of shots and some will be ok but lots will be junk but do not get discoraged. practice makes perfect.and what do you loose if all no good. you have to delete them recharge yor batteries rethink you ideas and do it again untill you get it right. even the best photograpers in the world take hundereds of shots just to get that one unforgetable shot. hope this is some help and i welcome an input. lenny

[Kev]

Right, I will try some of your tips, cos my photo's are generally pretty poor!:) Thanks for this.

[newkidfish]

Thanks for the tips, can I add one for those digital camera owners:
with moving fish, I take a mini video then use photo software to freeze frame a good part of the video and cut and paste to a picture format.

[Gillybaby]

Great tips. Another, that I use, is the sport feature on my camera. It helps when taking pictures of fast moving fish as it changes the focus very quickly on the subject as it moves and also lets you take multiple pictures in quick succession. One always seems to be in focus when I use this method.

That's if your camera has this function that is :o

[Kev]

Ah. So thats what its for.;) And you think I am joking?:D

[Tangman]

Ah. So thats what its for.;) And you think I am joking?:D

Hi Kev i am like you m8 and i am not joking either, i used to take thousands of pics with my 35 mm camera but digital is a new ball game for me and i cant get the hang of it. :) Eric

[Pinkfish]

Some great tips there, I shall try a few of them when I next take some photos.

Mike

[callum_parsons]

i will be using these tips today as iam goin to take some pics of my new fish to show you guys

[Tangman]

Wheres these pics Callum, Kev is waiting. :) Eric

[callum_parsons]

look under my new additions stopic there you can see my handy work if you can call it handy lol.