This one is fun. Very enjoyable. And you don't need to be behind the
scenes. I remember getting a 'round the back' tour at the Melbourne
Aquarium and the best thing I saw was unphotographable - the tuna on
the surface playing in the water jets and having great fun.
The light is dim so the 14-45mm may be a bit slow.
Flash is definitely out.
I prefer to work as follows.
1. Rubber lens hoods so I can push up hard against the glass.
2. Monopod for a second point of stability.
3. Manual focus - the fish are slow and and tend to swim 'tracks' -
prefocus on a spot where they will come into view and wait.
4. Fairly wide aperture - you want to blur the background right off.
You may still need 800ISO.
5. Take your time and go alone - you don't want others hurrying you.
Here's a few and they're even done with an OM!
http://www.pbase.com/afildes/fish
I had to get rid of some flare spots with PS.
I must do this again. It's a peaceful thing to do when the aquarium
is quiet and you're prepared to spend the time.
And thanks for the medieval tech support sketch.
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 01/03/2007, at 7:18 AM, Scott Peden wrote:
>
> Any tips on how to shoot fish etc in an aquarium? I have the
> opportunity to
> get a behind the scenes tour of Monterey Bay Aquarium this Saturday
> and I've
> never been there before. I assume the 14-45 will be OK, I do have a
> manual
> 50mm 1.9f lens, but am still not doing well being able to tell when
> I have a
> manual lens in focus.
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