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yi xiang,
nice fish, shot was poor due to low light,
next time try using flash.
richard
Hey guys, here's a couple of really poorly taken shots of my new pair of apistos in my freshly set up tank =) Thanks for the lovely fish genes!
Male:
Female:
Sorry for the poor image quality...my camera and camera skills both suck in equal proportion =)
yi xiang,
nice fish, shot was poor due to low light,
next time try using flash.
richard
my fish are settling in better now and colouring up abit...those shots were taken on day 1 when they were still scared. gonna tempt them out with decap bs eggs tonight and try to get some nicer shots in
richard, wanna come down to my place one day and take pictures for me with your nice new camera?
Is this your second pair? Sinking deeper. I always wanted to get a Bit but no space for them.
God will make a way, where there seems to be no way
Yup, 2nd and last (for now at least!) pair =) they're cute i like them alot haha
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woah... you have a pair like mine too...
haha i got the brother and sister of your pair paulsame batch of fry from eugene haha...how are yours doing? alot bigger than mine now for sure
On the contrary, his picture is like that due to on board camera flash. See the reflections of light off head of the fish.Originally Posted by trident
i only have a compact digital camera...how do i take a good photo? =)
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Haaa...Need my help?
Eugene (^_^)
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Now swimming: Plecos and Apistogrammas
Yi Xiang,
I think Eugene is a much better photographer than me.
Anyway would be a good idea if we both went down.
I'll like to try out my camear and maybe can get some tips
from Eugene.
Richard
haha that'd be good, i get 2 pro photographers to help me take pictures! both of you are welcome and of course i need your help eugene =)
Me not pro. I'm still learning how to use my camera, confuse about the settings...
What camera did you get Richard?
Eugene (^_^)
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Now swimming: Plecos and Apistogrammas
Eugene,
I got a Fujifilm S6500fd prosumer camera, looks and feel like a DSLR but inside is a compact. Lens are fixed.
Good for shooting discus, but the apistos are a bit small, more difficult to shhot, even with the marco feature, a marco lens would be perfect.
richard
my apistos are still hiding away, especially the female. the male would come out sometimes at night after i get home from work. maybe he knows i'm tired and just wanna chill by viewing my fish?
one thing i've noticed is that they really like plant cover. i have a semi-densly planted rotala grove at the back right corner of my tank, and the male loves to hide in there...
hopefully they'll gain some guts soon and start strutting their stuff like my cacas do. i notice bitaeniatas seem more timid than cacas...PLee's took 2 weeks to get a good shot, and mine are acting alot more fearful than the cacas ever did. thank goodness i spot nice round bellies on mine or i'd be alot more worried!
actually a stronger light source will help in taking fishes photo...and you must know where's the usual place that they will hang out...try to make them curious and look at you...but not by scaring them away hor..haha..by the way last time i was using nikon compact camera too...but now upgrade to fujifilm S9600fd prosumer camera...quite easy to shoot...for fries photo taking, really need to add on macro lens
chuencp39,
That is one power cam, better than my S6500fd. But can you add a marco lens to it? I thought it's a fixed lens cam.
Richard
Can. I'm saving money to buy it. Althought our cam is fixed lens, we still can attach / mount tele or macro lens on it.
Check out this website, yours S6500fd also can fit.
http://raynox.co.jp/english/digital/s9000/index.htm
Have fun!
p/s: Actually not recommended to take fish photos with flash, not good for the fishes.
Why is it so? There are cases where flash is used to stimulate breeding by simulating lightning.
Eugene (^_^)
De Dwergcichlide Fanatiek
Now swimming: Plecos and Apistogrammas
chuencp39
I usually take photo of fish w/out flash, but sometimes the color don't show that good. Flash photo of fish with dark background will stand out better. Thanks for the website.
Yi Xiang, if everything is ok, will go to your house this Sat to shoot your fish. I amatuer only, hope you don't mind if photo don't turn out that nice.
Richard
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