Long picture thread

johnpeezy · 06-22-2008, 02:36 PM

Here are some random pictures i took with my new digital camera. I'm definitly not a photographer....

Male apistogramma

electric blue jack dempsey

a demasoni

Gold nugget pleco

A julie of some sort (forgot which one)

a kenji

uhhh?? a neat looking fish ("pearl" elongatious??...help me out here)

Well now that I have a digital camera I hope to be able to get photos of my fish up for you all. I have a ton of random freshwater fish that are really pretty. I LOVE THEM ALL!!

johnpeezy · 06-22-2008, 02:38 PM

Okay so this thread wasn't as long as I had thought... I did snap about 75 pictures and thats all that was salvagable

Trixie · 06-22-2008, 04:01 PM

Cool! Love the pleco.

johnpeezy · 06-22-2008, 04:05 PM

that pleco is crazy, the tank is totally covered in duckweed (cover for the apistos in it) he will go from one side of the tank to the other side of the tank upsidedown skimmimng the surface eating the duck weed. he's KRAZY

OrionGirl · 06-22-2008, 04:09 PM

Practice makes perfect.

Fish are a challenge to get good pics, as they seldom stay still for long.

Trixie · 06-22-2008, 04:12 PM

Yup. OhGee is very wise. I love trying to get good pics of my fish - and I only have a few good ones to show for all the trying.

johnpeezy · 06-22-2008, 04:30 PM

yeah I need a tripod thing that would help I lost about 50 good pic's due to coffee jitters

joephys · 06-22-2008, 05:11 PM

Before I had a tripod, I used to an ironing board and stack books on it to get the camera to the hight I wanted. Worked reasonably well. I would guess that most people only keep about 5% of the pictures they actually take.

Is that Jack really that blue? Its amazing!

rich311k · 06-22-2008, 05:15 PM

Nice attempts, very nice set of fish.

Did you use the flash? Light is the key. Fish wont stop moving so you have to stop them with high shutter and much light.

joephys · 06-22-2008, 05:20 PM

I don't think pictures of fish look as good with the flash.

Roan · 06-22-2008, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joephys

I don't think pictures of fish look as good with the flash.

You have to situate the flash in the right place. Either bounce it up, away from the fish or have one that is detachable that you can place on top of the tank.

Flash angled and photo cropped:

Flash on top of the tank:

Roan

rich311k · 06-22-2008, 05:39 PM

Nice shots, Roan.

Rallysman · 06-22-2008, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OrionGirl

Practice makes perfect.

Fish are a challenge to get good pics, as they seldom stay still for long.

Practice makes better. I've never seen a perfect picture LOL

Nice first attempts and good looking fish.

johnpeezy · 06-22-2008, 10:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joephys

Is that Jack really that blue? Its amazing!

Yes he is, my girlfriends little sister wanted a rabbit and when her mom shot her down she got a fish instead. His name is Patrick (Dempsy) she has the HAWTS for him.

I think the fish is sexier, and Patrick is actually alot brighter in person. I'll try and get a picture of him with the gravel behind him, its like camoflauge he blends right in. It probably the most amazing EBJD I have ever laid my eyes on and I'm proud to house him. He was 70 dollars but worth it IMO, he is beautiful

johnpeezy · 06-22-2008, 11:23 PM

Ok so i tried another photoshoot with Patrick and well he needs ridlin or something dosen't hold still for beans but check out the gravel behind him.

He camoflauge in that tank, it kind of neat

Roan · 06-23-2008, 08:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rich311k

Nice shots, Roan.

Thanks, Rich. I need to master the F-stops, though. I really don't know squat about photography. Gary Lange has been trying to teach me, but I'm a photo-dunce.

John:

If you can put your camera in manual focus, do so. Focus the lens on the eye, move back to get the whole fish and then *wait* for the shot. Make sure you hold the camera steady.

Rainbowfish are one of the hardest to photograph because they are always moving.

Roan

johnpeezy · 06-23-2008, 08:36 AM

I'm still trying to figure out the inner workings of my camera. Its a fairly inexpensive digital camera so I don't think it has a manual focus or a shutter speed selection. The manual for it is absoutley horrible, but I'm trying to figure it out

Emg · 06-23-2008, 09:31 AM

Just keep clicking those pics John and you'll get it all worked out. Thank GOD for digital cameras !!......I'd have had to hock my house to pay for all the film and developing I would have gone through learning how to do this !

Very nice fish you have John ! ...that blue Jack is gorgeous....and I like that little apistogramma too !

johnpeezy · 06-23-2008, 02:03 PM

I wish I could snap a pic of my elusive sysnodontis birchardi too, he's better looking then the electric blue dempsey.....well he was when I brought him home which was thwe last time I saw his whole body, anymore I just see a wiggling tail fin in my rock work

BadBud · 06-24-2008, 04:12 AM

Great job johnpeezy!

I can't photograph an overgrown overweight pleco without blur, let alone a fish that moves

06-22-2008, 02:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
johnpeezy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 343	Long picture thread Here are some random pictures i took with my new digital camera. I'm definitly not a photographer.... Male apistogramma electric blue jack dempsey a demasoni Gold nugget pleco A julie of some sort (forgot which one) a kenji uhhh?? a neat looking fish ("pearl" elongatious??...help me out here) Well now that I have a digital camera I hope to be able to get photos of my fish up for you all. I have a ton of random freshwater fish that are really pretty. I LOVE THEM ALL!!

06-22-2008, 04:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
Trixie Meow. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Northern VA Posts: 1,359	Cool! Love the pleco. __________________

06-22-2008, 04:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
OrionGirl Miss you, Old Man Join Date: May 2006 Location: California coastline Posts: 6,683	Practice makes perfect. Fish are a challenge to get good pics, as they seldom stay still for long. __________________ ~Sheila tempus edax rerum Ideas do not have to be correct in order to be good; its only necessary that, if they do fail, they do so in an interesting way. ~Robert Rosen

06-22-2008, 04:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
Trixie Meow. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Northern VA Posts: 1,359	Yup. OhGee is very wise. I love trying to get good pics of my fish - and I only have a few good ones to show for all the trying. __________________

06-23-2008, 09:31 AM	#18 (permalink)
Emg Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Northeastern Ct Posts: 3,125	Just keep clicking those pics John and you'll get it all worked out. Thank GOD for digital cameras !!......I'd have had to hock my house to pay for all the film and developing I would have gone through learning how to do this ! Very nice fish you have John ! ...that blue Jack is gorgeous....and I like that little apistogramma too ! __________________ Blog of my tanks and critters....come check em out and don't forget the archives ! http://emgstanks.blogspot.com/ Eileen

06-22-2008, 02:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
johnpeezy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 343	Okay so this thread wasn't as long as I had thought... I did snap about 75 pictures and thats all that was salvagable

06-22-2008, 04:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
johnpeezy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 343	that pleco is crazy, the tank is totally covered in duckweed (cover for the apistos in it) he will go from one side of the tank to the other side of the tank upsidedown skimmimng the surface eating the duck weed. he's KRAZY

06-22-2008, 04:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
johnpeezy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 343	yeah I need a tripod thing that would help I lost about 50 good pic's due to coffee jitters

06-22-2008, 05:11 PM	#8 (permalink)
joephys Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: auburn, wa Posts: 4,376	Before I had a tripod, I used to an ironing board and stack books on it to get the camera to the hight I wanted. Worked reasonably well. I would guess that most people only keep about 5% of the pictures they actually take. Is that Jack really that blue? Its amazing!

06-22-2008, 05:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
rich311k Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 212	Nice attempts, very nice set of fish. Did you use the flash? Light is the key. Fish wont stop moving so you have to stop them with high shutter and much light.

06-22-2008, 05:20 PM	#10 (permalink)
joephys Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: auburn, wa Posts: 4,376	I don't think pictures of fish look as good with the flash.

06-22-2008, 05:39 PM	#12 (permalink)
rich311k Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 212	Nice shots, Roan.

06-22-2008, 11:23 PM	#15 (permalink)
johnpeezy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 343	Ok so i tried another photoshoot with Patrick and well he needs ridlin or something dosen't hold still for beans but check out the gravel behind him. He camoflauge in that tank, it kind of neat

06-23-2008, 08:36 AM	#17 (permalink)
johnpeezy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 343	I'm still trying to figure out the inner workings of my camera. Its a fairly inexpensive digital camera so I don't think it has a manual focus or a shutter speed selection. The manual for it is absoutley horrible, but I'm trying to figure it out

06-23-2008, 02:03 PM	#19 (permalink)
johnpeezy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 343	I wish I could snap a pic of my elusive sysnodontis birchardi too, he's better looking then the electric blue dempsey.....well he was when I brought him home which was thwe last time I saw his whole body, anymore I just see a wiggling tail fin in my rock work

06-24-2008, 04:12 AM	#20 (permalink)
BadBud happily ever after Join Date: May 2006 Location: Flor-de-da Posts: 1,200	Great job johnpeezy! I can't photograph an overgrown overweight pleco without blur, let alone a fish that moves

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