Taking Fish Pics - Why Am I So Bad?

[fergalthefish]

ok, so i don't have a David Bailey camera but its digital 7MP should be good enough i thought but i can't seem to get good or even decent pics. i've read the thread on here, tried the tips but still my pics are pants!!! any ideas anyone?i got a new betta i wanna show off but cant!!!!!

 

[emmsy]

ok, so i don't have a David Bailey camera but its digital 7MP should be good enough i thought but i can't seem to get good or even decent pics. i've read the thread on here, tried the tips but still my pics are pants!!! any ideas anyone?i got a new betta i wanna show off but cant!!!!!

Interested in this thread cos I have the same problem. Some peoples camera phones are better than mine

Emma

 

[eric_the_red]

hi,

what i do is turn off all the lights in the room fisrt except the aquairums and turn my flash off. the next step is to have the camera on something so it is not moving at all. if it moves even slightly the pic can come out blury. after that all u need to do is wait for a good shot.
tell me if this helps

eric

 

[Colin_T]

what's a david bailey camera?
which thread did you read?

 

[Phoenixbaby]

ive found that gettin the camera fone in focus 1st, then getting the betta's attention, so it stops to have a looksie

always works for me

good luck

 

[Piltdownpaul]

Never mind that-why does hartley hare look so bad

 

[shelaghfishface]

i have a 10mp, and mine are still carp lol,by the time the pic is taken the fish is on the other side of the tank peeing his-self laughing cos i missed!

 

[Colin_T]

have a read thru this

http/www.fishforums.net/content/forum/22...otography-1-01/

it should help a bit.

 

[DiscusAngel]

doesnt matter what Mp it is because at the end of the day the higher mp the slower capture speed and larger images.

you basically need to turn all lights of in the room and on your camera with just the tank lights on, then put you camera into macro mode (the little flower mode), and then take pictures i take so many and pick out the best one!

Good luck

DA

 

[fergalthefish]

what's a david bailey camera?
which thread did you read?

David Bailey is a famous photographer!!! and i read the thread on this forum but i presume its me cos my pics are still bad.

Never mind that-why does hartley hare look so bad

at last!!!!!!!!!! someone who knows who Hartley Hare is!!!!!! he looked bad at the time but in a good way! ahhhhhh the memories lol

 

[moll]

doesnt matter what Mp it is because at the end of the day the higher mp the slower capture speed and larger images.

you basically need to turn all lights of in the room and on your camera with just the tank lights on, then put you camera into macro mode (the little flower mode), and then take pictures i take so many and pick out the best one!

Good luck

DA

is is what I do but I also try to half focus the camera as well I can take about 50 shots to get 30 usable ones here are some of mine
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It takes a lot of standing infront of the tank and waiting till the fish are in position some are better than others. these were done with a cheap cannon powershot on macro with no flash

 

[pinkdolphin_113]

most of the stuff on that thread usually doesn't make a difference anyway. i mean, i've read through it thousands of times and used every single technique it describes.
truth is, everyones cameras are different... unless they have the same camera show us some of your pictures and i'm sure i could give you some advice

 

[Million]

Yeah, get some pics up and i'll give constructive criticism and advice, but without one it's hard to tell what you're doing wrong!

 

[waterdrop]

Never mind that-why does hartley hare look so bad

I've got no clue who hartley hare is but when I realized what pic you were talking about you got my vote for best laugh of the day.

 

[fergalthefish]

Never mind that-why does hartley hare look so bad

I've got no clue who hartley hare is but when I realized what pic you were talking about you got my vote for best laugh of the day.

hartley hare is THE BEST HARE EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! an icon no less!!!!