On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 00:38:04 -0500
"Steve and Kathy" <fishfan@xxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks for the welcome. I'm absolutely in dire need of macro
> stuff. I love macro. Believe it or not, I've been satisfied with
> the screw-on close ups. That needs to change. I'm a fiend for
> natural lighting, so I want fast lenses,too. *sigh* expensive
> addiction.
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> Fish photography is tricky. I don't know if I'm up for that, yet.
Nahh, it's not :) There are two really good ways to do it:
1) Strap on scuba-gear and get a Nikonos V with some flashes. Of
course, this assumes that the fishes are in an aquarium
big enough to dive into such as, say, the Pacific Ocean :)
2) Darken the room (to avoid reflections), illuminate the aquarium
with light of the appropriate temperature. Load your OM
with Provia 400, and push it to 3200 ISO; mount the 50.3,5. Put
something to rest the arms on in front of the tank (forget about
tripods for aquarium photos -- those beasts move fast). Then,
just patience :) Most ciclids and tetras and stuff are
sufficiently curious and calm to be photographable that way. I've
tried -- and failed -- convincing my siamensis or labeos to stay
still for sufficiently long time, though.....still working on it.
--thomas
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