Alexraptor Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Or do i simply suck? Ive managed to get some great still photo's of my corals and inverts, as well as my oscar. But for the life of me I just cannot manage to get a decent clear shot of my clownfish. These are the best ive managed so far. But I'm still not very happy with them. Is there something I'm just doing wrong, or does the color and erratic movement clownfish have just make them difficult to take good quality still photographs of them? Link to comment
hey Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 what are the settings used to take them Link to comment
ETucc Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Try increasing your shutter speed, if possible? And manual focus. Gotta be quick! Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 pumps off, fast shutter speed, continuous focus, lots of light, and take alot of them: Link to comment
KurtS Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 It can be a tricky subject to photograph that does require some practice and trial and error regarding what settings will work under the circumstances you are photographing in. I see you were at ISO800 and 1/125th shutter with a compact camera so what I would try is, if your camera allows it, to set ISO to 1600 and shutter to 1/250th. The faster the shutter the more your camera is able to freeze movement but that alone won't help when the subject has already moved out of focus. So be patient, track the fish and wait for them to slow down if they are moving fast. Then when you think they won't get slower try and take a picture as soon as your camera indicates it has focus. You want to make sure the fish moved as little as possible between your camera saying 'I have focus' and taking the actual photo. Hope this helps. Link to comment
Mr. Microscope Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Watch the clown. Most have a swimming pattern and areas where they like to hang out or pause for a moment. Set up your camera there and wait for the right moment. Take a bazillion shots and save the best one. Quick exposure can also help. Using a flash can really help, but might make the rest of your tank look yellow if you don't mind. BTW, your pics aren't bad. Link to comment
Kijho Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Fast shutter speeds - I sometimes shoot in shutter priority and go for /125 or even /160 depending... Usually bump the ISO up to account for the faster speed. Aquarium lighting it's very "bright" no matter what haha... https://flic.kr/p/nuvPq1'>https://flic.kr/p/nuvPq1'>IMG_0413 by https://www.flickr.com/people/28981829@N05/'>Shpixx, on Flickr https://flic.kr/p/nsN3GJ'>https://flic.kr/p/nsN3GJ'>IMG_0468 by https://www.flickr.com/people/28981829@N05/'>Shpixx, on Flickr I miss my little guy RIP. Link to comment
Alexraptor Posted September 16, 2014 Author Share Posted September 16, 2014 All right, followed some of the suggestions and took some photos at 1/160 shutter speed and 1600 ISO. I think it may actually be an improvement. Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 very nice! love the frogspawn / hammer in the back too Link to comment
Alexraptor Posted September 16, 2014 Author Share Posted September 16, 2014 Shhhhh... not so loud! The clowns still think the hammer and frogspawn are anemones! Link to comment
Liamgray90 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Haha mine are also trying to host a hammer Did you get any stinging marks under side ? Link to comment
Liamgray90 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Black spots shot My attempts at photoing lol Link to comment
MikeTR Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 https://flic.kr/p/oHGs5A'>https://flic.kr/p/oHGs5A'>IMG_0621 by https://www.flickr.com/people/109332561@N02/'>Mik3TR, on Flickr Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Shhhhh... not so loud! The clowns still think the hammer and frogspawn are anemones! In my PicO 12 gallon, the clown hosts a torch. In my Spec, the clown hosts a hammer. It's so cute when they host stuff. https://flic.kr/p/offVvp'> Link to comment
Liamgray90 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Man your torch is nice Lovely pic looks really good Link to comment
kimberbee Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 In my PicO 12 gallon, the clown hosts a torch. In my Spec, the clown hosts a hammer. It's so cute when they host stuff. I want my clowns to host something! Link to comment
Kijho Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 My clowns don't host anything... maybe I should buy a new clown hahaha Link to comment
kimberbee Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 My clowns don't host anything... maybe I should buy a new clown hahaha Yes! And/or fill your tank completely with hammer/frogspawn/torches/anemones!! Link to comment
Alexraptor Posted September 16, 2014 Author Share Posted September 16, 2014 Haha yeah my clowns get black sting marks all the time lol. They sleep in the skeleton folds of the hammer during the night, and go hide under the frogspawn if they get spooked during the day. Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 I want my clowns to host something! My clowns don't host anything... maybe I should buy a new clown hahaha I had this clown for 6 months now. And I had tons of frogspawns / hammers / torches in the tank and for months it did not host them. Then I introduced another clown to hopefully pair them up, and the bigger clown beat the crap out of the smaller one and then started hosting the torch. I think the introduction of the smaller clown caused it to be more territorial. So maybe you need to buy another clown =P. Link to comment
hey Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 I have found 1/320 the sweet spot for shutter speed when tryin to get a stop motion of my fish. That can be a bit difficult without a 2.8 or lower lens or a body that performs well at iso 1600 or more. If you can't get the shutter speed as high as you would like I suggest shooting in burst while holding as still as possible. I have found usually 1/4 or 5 shots will be sharper than the others mostly a luck thing. Link to comment
kimberbee Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 I see you were at ISO800 and 1/125th shutter with a compact camera so what I would try is, if your camera allows it, to set ISO to 1600 and shutter to 1/250th. Hope this helps. I tried these settings, but they come out very dark. However, my fish all hang out in a back corner so I guess it's just dark there. Link to comment
ReviloM Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 No one has said it yet...... Clean your tank glass. You can't take great pictures through a dirty glass. Having your aquarium glass dirty is no different than taking a picture with gunk and dust on your camera lens. Link to comment
MikeTR Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Mine was shot at 1/250 iso3200 2.8 using a sigma 17-50mm lens. I'll try and up the shutter speed a tad more to see what happens. clownfish are easy subjects, they move around, but not nearly as much as a wrasse.. Link to comment
hey Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 I tried these settings, but they come out very dark. However, my fish all hang out in a back corner so I guess it's just dark there. In a lot of cases those settings won't work unless you try some exposure compensation as we all use different amounts of lighting in our systems. Link to comment
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