Congo tetra posing

[GaryE20 18]

I was just taking quick shots in my tanks when a young male Congo tetra (Phenecogrammus interruptus) swam into my focus, framed himself perfectly and then stopped moving. They are such pretty fish, but they don't usually cooperate for photos!

 

[gwand59 175]

I was just taking quick shots in my tanks when a young male Congo tetra (Phenecogrammus interruptus) swam into my focus, framed himself perfectly and then stopped moving. They are such pretty fish, but they don't usually cooperate for photos!

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How did you get such a completely black background? That is really the perfect shot.

 

[bgarthe60 77]

I agree about the background. What is your secret in taking such great shots of a tetra I so love?

 

[Rusty_Shackleford59 174]

It's too good, must be AI

 

[Back in the fold14]

Just a lucky shot . Never happens to me .

 

[gimme301]

That is a great shot of a beautiful fish. You and bgarthe are really making me want to keep those again.

I don't make my living as a photographer anymore but here's a quick tip for shooting fish-film them instead and extract the perfect still.

 

[bgarthe60 77]

That is a great shot of a beautiful fish. You and bgarthe are really making me want to keep those again.

I don't make my living as a photographer anymore but here's a quick tip for shooting fish-film them instead and extract the perfect still.

Yep…..that tip (film them, then pick out and extract the best still) is spot on. I probably get 90-95% of my fish pics that way.

 

[GaryE20 18]

How did you get such a completely black background? That is really the perfect shot.

I painted the tank back black 15 years ago, and there he was. I was trying to get a shot of Chromidotilapia kingsleyae. That's how I work as a photographer, via pure luck and clearly, through longterm advance planning.