My channas

[bottles]

Hey Auranti,
Are you using an external flash? I'm thinking about purchasing one. I'm not getting enough light to go with a fast shutter speed for the action shots. What shutter speed and f-stop are these taken at?

Great photos as always.

 

[Auranti]

Hey Auranti,
Are you using an external flash? I'm thinking about purchasing one. I'm not getting enough light to go with a fast shutter speed for the action shots. What shutter speed and f-stop are these taken at?

Great photos as always.

Hi, thanks bottles . Yes i am using an external flash. I usually try to keep an aperture of f/8 - f/11 for a nice DOF. The action shots are usually shot at a shutter speed of 1/250 and above i think. This speed should be fast enough to shoot the fast channas and yet be sharp. But u can play around with the ISO as well to see what suits you best. Hope it helps .

 

[Miguel]

i did not say you shot Pulchras...

You shot some awesome Ornatipinnis. And, comparing your Ornat shots to my real Pulchras, i now wonder when, up to now, i had no hesitation as to which i liked most.

You showed me with your shots the real beauty in ornatipinnis. Is what i meant, anyway

 

[bottles]

Hi, thanks bottles . Yes i am using an external flash. I usually try to keep an aperture of f/8 - f/11 for a nice DOF. The action shots are usually shot at a shutter speed of 1/250 and above i think. This speed should be fast enough to shoot the fast channas and yet be sharp. But u can play around with the ISO as well to see what suits you best. Hope it helps .

That's very good info. I'm still fairly new to photography.
Thank you.

 

[Auranti]

i did not say you shot Pulchras...

You shot some awesome Ornatipinnis. And, comparing your Ornat shots to my real Pulchras, i now wonder when, up to now, i had no hesitation as to which i liked most.

You showed me with your shots the real beauty in ornatipinnis. Is what i meant, anyway

Oh sorry! Misread that haha. Thank again though, really means alot to me when i can show their true beauty .

That's very good info. I'm still fairly new to photography.
Thank you.

No problem, keep experimenting, its fun . Good luck!

 

[Auranti]

One new addition. Channa marulioides .

Just a lousy shot, he is far too shy to get a proper one...

 

[KarthikC]

Nice shots and amazing tank layout.

Cheers,

Karthik

 

[Auranti]

Nice shots and amazing tank layout.

Cheers,

Karthik

Thank you . Here's a shot of my diplo being chill.

Channa diplogramma by Aristoheliam, on Flickr

 

[Auranti]

My C ornatipinnis. I had 2 pieces, the first one sadly passed away. This is my second one, very very shy. For months with me, this is the only series i ever got of him.

Enjoy .


Channa ornatipinnis by Aristoheliam, on Flickr



Channa ornatipinnis by Aristoheliam, on Flickr



Channa ornatipinnis by Aristoheliam, on Flickr

 

[Auranti]

Channa pulchra


Channa pulchra by Aristoheliam, on Flickr



Channa pulchra by Aristoheliam, on Flickr



Channa pulchra by Aristoheliam, on Flickr



Channa pulchra by Aristoheliam, on Flickr

Against ornates, i think pulchras are now slightly more beautiful. I have a special appreciation to them as one of my very first few snakeheads were C pulchras .