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Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS

03/07/2004 10:01:34 PM · #1

Last month I had amini vacation near Mystic, Conn. Before heading off, I asked for some advice on aqaurium fotog. As usual I got fast & great advice on settings. Here are some shots I took.

Mucho thanks for all those who dropped advice!

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kirbic

Canon EOS R5

03/07/2004 10:20:16 PM · #2

Hey, nice job Rooster! Aquarium photography is a real challenge, you carried it off well. It's addicting, isn't it?

Cam

Sony DSC-F717

03/07/2004 10:30:14 PM · #3

Great shots...the shark is my favorite.

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM

03/07/2004 10:37:09 PM · #4

Thanks guys! I just posted more of 'em in my pbase account. Find it in my signature under The Rooster Chronicles.
The shark shot was the one I really wanted to get right. I was blown away when I finally got it right!

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jenesis

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

03/07/2004 10:59:07 PM · #5

Those are great!! I LOVE the baby crock shot, Awesome! :)

movieman

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

03/07/2004 11:03:39 PM · #6

Maybe I shouldn't say anything, since I've never shot anything like that, and don't know the difficulty, but they all seem really grainy, and the colors seem too flat, in my opinion.

Shelley

Nikon D200

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED

03/07/2004 11:14:47 PM · #7

Rooster, I think they look great!! Underwater shots are so hard you did wonderful. Hope you had a great vacation

tarique

Nikon Coolpix 5700

03/07/2004 11:21:30 PM · #8

Nice shots - try reducing the chromiance noise and then adjust the brightness and contrast to a level where the effect of glass is diminished...

03/07/2004 11:55:01 PM · #9

Originally posted by movieman:

Maybe I shouldn't say anything, since I've never shot anything like that, and don't know the difficulty, but they all seem really grainy, and the colors seem too flat, in my opinion.

Hey Movieman,

I totally agree with you. Most of the. do seem grainy. Unfortunately, there were a lot of stuff floating around plus the scratches & such on the glass made it really hard to get a clear shot. Still, I think the bigger challenge was trying to set non blurry shots what with the low light & all.
All things considered, I think the shots came out pretty good. Aquarium shots are really addictive, especially when trying to get hem to be just right.
Other than that, I had a a really fantastic time on my vacation not ony because we were just 20 minutes from Mystic but bc we stayed at such a great place & had a nice relaxing time!

jxpfeer

Nikon D70

03/08/2004 01:35:12 PM · #10

hey rooster cool shots :) mystic aquarium is a lot of fun. I haven't been back there in a few years, gonna have to go check it out for some more photographic fun :) thanks for sharing the pics!

Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF

03/08/2004 10:11:23 PM · #11

Originally posted by jxpfeer:

hey rooster cool shots :) mystic aquarium is a lot of fun. I haven't been back there in a few years, gonna have to go check it out for some more photographic fun :) thanks for sharing the pics!

Thanks! I highly recommend aquarium shots to get some fun practice with settings & poor lighting!

faidoi

Pentax K10D

03/08/2004 10:20:40 PM · #12

Excellent aquarium shots.

I especially like:
Prowling-Predator is very good with the spotlight under the water and the nice shadow.
If you select any for prints Bathing-Baby-Crock and Turtle should definitely be the first ones. Excellent colors and composition.

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