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June 6th, 2008
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Fish Bum
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How Do You Guys Get Such Good Qaulity Photos
Ive just bought a new digital camera was wondering what setting everyone is using to take these great pics? If you could advise would appreciate, ive taken some but not close up as the result isnt too good, should i have it on a specific setting , with or without the flash?? Pls help as i need to take close ups of my sick betta for advice on his prob but cant get a dcent shot. Its a new camera olympus £200 with 10X optical zoom and 7mp. Any help appreciated!
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June 6th, 2008
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My pictures usally come out bad, but I did get a couple good shots using the macro setting.
There are others here who take wonderful pics and can give you better advice.
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June 6th, 2008
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macro is the way..so ive heard..I just have yet to find the darn macro button LOL and ive been looking for weeks!
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June 6th, 2008
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You just have to take lots and lots of pics then eventually you get a good one 
Turning all the lights out in a room except the tank helps me take better tank pics and sometimes even fish pics. seems the fish aren't spooked as easily if they can't see you
If I use a flash I make sure to angle the camera to keep the flash from reflecting off the glass as bad.
I use an old sony Mavica that uses a floppy disk. I know it's a dinsaur but I love being able to take the floppy out of the camera and put it in any computer and see my pictures.
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June 7th, 2008
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Fish Keeper
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Butterfly
You just have to take lots and lots of pics then eventually you get a good one
Turning all the lights out in a room except the tank helps me take better tank pics and sometimes even fish pics. seems the fish aren't spooked as easily if they can't see you
If I use a flash I make sure to angle the camera to keep the flash from reflecting off the glass as bad.
I use an old sony Mavica that uses a floppy disk. I know it's a dinsaur but I love being able to take the floppy out of the camera and put it in any computer and see my pictures.
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It uses the big floppy disks? Or the 3 1/2 inch hard case disks? LoL and I thought my camera was old! It's about as big as my monster cell phone! 
I've found that if you hold the button that takes pictures down ever so slightly, it will re-focus the picture... I've taken better quality pictures since I've started doing this. (though no where near as good as some other peoples pictures!!) |
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June 7th, 2008
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The biggest thing for getting good pictures of a fish is to switch the camera to the Macro setting, if it has one. The closer an object is, the more touchy taking a picture gets, because the camera is constantly trying to readjust to all of the little moving things (like fins). If you don't switch, it thinks it's trying to focus on something at least a couple of feet away, and so does a really bad job of adjusting.
And whoever said that finding the macro button is the problem is right. I still can't figure out how to turn the macro setting on (if there even is one).
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June 7th, 2008
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Originally Posted by Shawnie
macro is the way..so ive heard..I just have yet to find the darn macro button LOL and ive been looking for weeks!
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Hi Shawnie
If Im not mistaken, you may find the macro setting by using your zoom button. If you keep zooming in, most cameras automatically go to macro at a point in zooming in...
Hope this helps!  |
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June 7th, 2008
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Fish Master
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Quote:
Originally Posted by capekate
Hi Shawnie
If Im not mistaken, you may find the macro setting by using your zoom button. If you keep zooming in, most cameras automatically go to macro at a point in zooming in...
Hope this helps! |
awesome!!!!!! ill have to check that today when I get home from work..ty kate! |
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June 7th, 2008
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Your welcome Shawnie...
Your at work already? Or have you worked over night?  |
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June 7th, 2008
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Fish Master
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no just waking up and going in an hour...will have 68 hours this week..i dont like the public LOL
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June 7th, 2008
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Shawnie
no just waking up and going in an hour...will have 68 hours this week..i dont like the public LOL
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uggggh.... hate working 68 hours in a week! 
opps... sorry for the hijack TKO... 
Last edited by capekate; June 7th, 2008 at 06:22 AM.
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June 7th, 2008
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Fish Master
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I just take lots and lots of shots on the macro setting.
Try not to have and reflection of a window, tv or monitor behind you. Lights over the tank and fish help too. I just move around my canopy to get more light in the top.
Natural light helps if you have the sun directly shinning on an area where tank is. My pix usually turn out good. Of course don't leave the sunlight in your tank shut he window or whatever (no need for algae).
Other people put tissue paper in front of their flash to dull it. I haven't tried it yet.
The key to taking good pix is patience and a big memory card, lol.
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June 10th, 2008
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My wife is a photographer and every once in a while she lets me use her camera to take some pics of out tanks. We have a Cannon Digital Rebel XT, which is a DSLR Camera. That means that you can change out the lenses one it. Most of my better pictures were taken with a 50mm lens set with a high apeture and short shutter speed. This lets more light into onto the media in the shortest amount of time, in turn giving the fish less time to move out of focus. The only way to get great full tank pictures is by using a tripod. If your camera has a timer even better. Set your camera on the tripod, focus it, set the timer and walk away. Just your finger pushing the button will cause the camera to shake a little causing a blurry picture.
If you are using a regular digital camera you should use the macro setting. This pretty much is the same thing. It shortens the depth of field and focuses more on the object in the foreground and blurs out the background. On most cameras the macro setting is represented by a flower on the dial or menu.
Everyone that said that taking lots of pictures with the hope of getting a couple of good ones is right. Everytime I go to take some pics I end up taking at least 100 and only 5-10 of the come out the way I like them. That is the beauty of digital.
Here are some examples of my pictures:
The first two were taken on a tripod with the same 50mm lens using the timer. The third was handheld with a fast shutterspeed and I got lucky and Oscar was sitting still for me.
Most of this is stuff I learned just playing with my wife's camera. The more you use yours the better you will get. |
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June 11th, 2008
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Fish Keeper
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bert2001
My wife is a photographer and every once in a while she lets me use her camera to take some pics of out tanks. We have a Cannon Digital Rebel XT, which is a DSLR Camera. That means that you can change out the lenses one it. Most of my better pictures were taken with a 50mm lens set with a high apeture and short shutter speed. This lets more light into onto the media in the shortest amount of time, in turn giving the fish less time to move out of focus. The only way to get great full tank pictures is by using a tripod. If your camera has a timer even better. Set your camera on the tripod, focus it, set the timer and walk away. Just your finger pushing the button will cause the camera to shake a little causing a blurry picture.
If you are using a regular digital camera you should use the macro setting. This pretty much is the same thing. It shortens the depth of field and focuses more on the object in the foreground and blurs out the background. On most cameras the macro setting is represented by a flower on the dial or menu.
Everyone that said that taking lots of pictures with the hope of getting a couple of good ones is right. Everytime I go to take some pics I end up taking at least 100 and only 5-10 of the come out the way I like them. That is the beauty of digital.
Here are some examples of my pictures:
The first two were taken on a tripod with the same 50mm lens using the timer. The third was handheld with a fast shutterspeed and I got lucky and Oscar was sitting still for me.
Most of this is stuff I learned just playing with my wife's camera. The more you use yours the better you will get. |
Great pics, and I love that driftwood in the first pic, is that real?? The oscar is just so neat!!
I also find I have to take a gazillion pics to get several worth keeping. Since I have had fish, I look at the pics on my computer, and they are almost all fish; fish tanks and cats; flowers and a few family shots at Christmas!! 
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June 11th, 2008
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Fish Keeper
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I love the macro mode setting, however I have learned that the options w/ my camera allow me to adjust the pics to the light around where I am taking the pics, which is great w/ the bright light over the tank. to tell you the buttons I used? its funny my camera has pics of a flower, mountains... etc... I use the "shutter priority settings" and adjust them
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June 11th, 2008
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Fish Addict
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The macro button is the onbe that looks like a lil tulip
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June 11th, 2008
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Fish Bum
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I do a lot of photography, but I still have trouble getting good pics of my fish. My fish are very camera shy, err... if you will. But make sure to set your camera on macro. Also if your camera has an auto focus beam (a reddish-orange beam used to help focus by bouncing light) go to the settings and turn that off. Usually that allows you to focus better. Read the manual, too. Most cameras have an aquarium setting. If you need to use the flash, be careful to prevent reflection. Different angles cause different reflections. I find that holding the camera straight in front of the glass works best. Adjusting the ISO also may help you without using a flash. The higher the ISO the faster the shot is taken. My camera ranges from 80 ISO to 1600 ISO. Though, I stick with 80 ISO because the higher it is also the more noise the image has. But 200-400 ISO is even great for clear shots.
Last edited by krazykid933; June 11th, 2008 at 01:51 PM.
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June 11th, 2008
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Fish Keeper
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My macro button looks like a little flower. Like every one else said , shoot lots and pick them over. I take 25 or so and get 1 I like. If you try to get to close( even with macro) and the cam wont focus just back the zoom off a little and try to focus again. Lastly you can shoot a wider pic and crop it so the fish is the only thing in the pic. With todays high megapixil cams they don't loose a lot of clarity unless you really try to blow the pic up.Don't just click the button either..hold it half way and let the cam focus ...then when the pic is right push the rest of the way. Don't try to chase the fish..try to lure it to where you want the pic. ( I use a mirror for the bettas) and then focus in that area and wait till the fish is where you want it and doing what you want...there is a lot of patience involved to...lol.a finger pressed to the glass might bring a curious fish over or a little bit of a treat ...just have to try till you find what works for you...good luck.
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