Remove Pots And Manky Sponge ?

[Fineas]

- if your camera supports it, increase the ISO (i.e., lower the quality of the image - I used ISO400 for some of my aquarium photos), and decrease the shutter speed (you dont want anything slower than 1/100th second, or you'll get blurry photos - the fish move too quickly!)!

Actually, increasing the ISO does not necessarily decrease the quality of the image. With digital cameras think of the ISO as a "gain" control for the sensor. The higher the ISO the more sensitive the sensor is. The downside of high ISO is it can amplify the sensor's thermal noise and images could look more "grainy". You can use the ISO setting to help control the "depth of field". For the non-photographers among you that is the distance from foreground to background that is in sharp focus. So, if you have the ISO set to say 600, the aperture will close down to compensate by reducing the light, which has the effect of increasing the depth of field. It will also alllow you to keep the aperture and increase the shutter speed to catch that mad cap Cory. Pop onto a good photography forum if you want to learn more.

Cameras built into phones and cheap point and shoots just don't cut the mustard when it comes to taking pictures of your tank, if you want to have swimming fish in sharp focus. Either a DSLR (even an entry level model) with a wide aperture lens or one of the new high-end point and shoots (still not ideal) is what you should be using - borrow a friend's if necessary.

Ken

PS: I am a professional sports photographer.

 

[iankent]

thanks for the info ken - i'm currently using the Canon EOS 400D, which seems to do a pretty damn good job.

perhaps my description of what increasing the ISO does wasnt great was sorta what I meant though lol!

 

[Alverez]

a few new plants have been put in now , the others were doing well, so i figured hey , buy some more..............

slow and gradual changes are the order of the day for me, i will be adding taller plants at some point and also changing the layout slightly over time to suit my taste

 

[rabbut]

Looking good

 

[Alverez]

its been a while now and my plants, the ones you see on this thread are doing very well, and one of them has got new leaves growing from the tips of the plant , with roots as well dropping into the water , why is this happening plz ? heres a piccy...............

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[Bblou]

I knew at some point spending 7 years studying photography would end up helping!!



I understood something on the fish forum!

woohoo!

 

[Spishkey]

i do believe that is a java fern. it sprouts new 'plants' on its leaves, which then break off and float off to some other place, attatching itself to something on the way, its how the plant grows