Going to be exploring something different and trying aquarium photography, these pictures are of some of the fish in my 125. Let me know what y’all think 
Trying out this aquarium photography thing
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Look good so far. Gotta ask the pro,
headbanger_jib
and see what he thinks.
headbanger_jib
and see what he thinks.
Nice looking fish. What are the details, like your type of camera, aperture settings, etc.? Looks like you are using a flash?
Thanks! and camera is a canon 30D these pics were taken on portrait mode with flash, Im not super experienced with photography so Im not sure of the other details, aperture, etc I'll post up more info on the camera and setting as I figure them out.
Great pics
The first two are my favorites among the lot, the pics make it look as though the fish is looking at you, and that is what you want.
The first two are my favorites among the lot, the pics make it look as though the fish is looking at you, and that is what you want.
Thanks! and yah the first two are definitely my favorites as well, and i'll keep that in mind for future photos
Not bad at all for just starting out! I'm not really a camera wiz, I own a dslr and usually shoot automatic. But One tip I have is: Always windex that front glass before shooting!
Cool. You can have fun trying to adjust the settings and letting more or less light in by adjusting the aperture or by speeding up the shutter speed. Depending on the fish and how fast the move you will get different results. Try without a flash or diffusing the flash (not directly on the fish or through a filter) and see what happens, can sometimes seem more natural as the flash often flares up the eyes or shows a different color. Some lenses allow you to be play around more and give you more range on the aperture.
The megapixel rate of your dslr camera is kinda low for today’s standard at 8.0 (from what I read), most new smartphones have 12.0 or 16.0 megapixel these days for example and most dslrs selling the last five years or so range from 20 mp and up. That said you should still be able to take good shots with what you have and there of lots of things you can do to make the conditions ideal for shooting.
Cleaning glass as someone else said, inside and out, is super important. Also having good overhead tank lighting on the fish apart from the flash will help. Also making sure all your lights around the tank are off, anything that might create unwanted reflection or glare.
Good luck! Hope this helps a bit. Post more results!
Just another thought, you might try a tripod, if you haven’t already. And get an external shutter release device (mine was 10 bucks on Amazon). That will help with lower light settings and potentially free you from a flash.
