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Subject: [OM] Re: Photo against aquarium glass
From: Andrew Fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2007 10:09:05 +1100
This one is fun. Very enjoyable. And you don't need to be behind the  
scenes. I remember getting a 'round the back' tour at the Melbourne  
Aquarium and the best thing I saw was unphotographable - the tuna on  
the surface playing in the water jets and having great fun.
The light is dim so the 14-45mm may be a bit slow.
Flash is definitely out.
I prefer to work as follows.

1. Rubber lens hoods so I can push up hard against the glass.
2. Monopod for a second point of stability.
3. Manual focus - the fish are slow and and tend to swim 'tracks' -  
prefocus on a spot where they will come into view and wait.
4. Fairly wide aperture - you want to blur the background right off.  
You may still need 800ISO.
5. Take your time and go alone - you don't want others hurrying you.

Here's a few and they're even done with an OM!
http://www.pbase.com/afildes/fish
I had to get rid of some flare spots with PS.

I must do this again. It's a peaceful thing to do when the aquarium  
is quiet and you're prepared to spend the time.
And thanks for the medieval tech support sketch.
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx



On 01/03/2007, at 7:18 AM, Scott Peden wrote:

>
> Any tips on how to shoot fish etc in an aquarium? I have the  
> opportunity to
> get a behind the scenes tour of Monterey Bay Aquarium this Saturday  
> and I've
> never been there before. I assume the 14-45 will be OK, I do have a  
> manual
> 50mm 1.9f lens, but am still not doing well being able to tell when  
> I have a
> manual lens in focus.


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