July 2009 Photo Thread

[siddr20]

Took some pics of my tank today.

[ZENNON]

nice siddr20 - think that 2nd one is the best tank pic ive seen from you

[siddr20]

nice siddr20 - think that 2nd one is the best tank pic ive seen from you

Thanks man.. Just curious as to why pic 2?

[Lepperfish]

You need to clean that glass man!! Windex on the outside and a paint scraper on the inside to take of the stubborn algae.. Also what filter you using as you have a 4x2x2, (same tank as me) cause there are heaps of particles floating in the water.

[siddr20]

You need to clean that glass man!! Windex on the outside and a paint scraper on the inside to take of the stubborn algae.. Also what filter you using as you have a 4x2x2, (same tank as me) cause there are heaps of particles floating in the water.

I hope your windex doesnt go in the water..

Yea i normally use a razor or something to clean the glass. Havnt done it in a while. Will do it over the weekend!!

I use a skimmer I just fed the fish and turned the powerheads off, and turned it back on so things were floating around. Dont worry the particles arent gonna do anything. You wont notice it after a while once it settles.

Whats in your tank?

Edited July 15, 2009 by siddr20

[Lepperfish]

Nah man, you just spray the windex at the bottom mid section of the glass then use newspaper and wipe of all the water and salt marks..

I'm keeping blue moba frontosa in my 4x2x2 and i have a colony of L134 catfish in a 3ft tank.

Here are some other fish I have kept in the past.

Edited July 15, 2009 by Lepperfish

[ZENNON]

Thanks man.. Just curious as to why pic 2?

Sure you wanna know?

In the first pic the fish looks trapped form lack of leading space. Dirty glass (or stuff in water - not sure) is distracting. And would be better with the bottom where you can see the tank cropped. Shadow at bottom is also distracting.

(actually seeing tank might be ok if the shadow wasn't there)

Third pic is actually really good IMO but yeah - plants are not really that exciting

Hence number 2 is my fav - more leading space would have been nice here also but like the detail in the fish

[siddr20]

Nah man, you just spray the windex at the bottom mid section of the glass then use newspaper and wipe of all the water and salt marks..

I'm keeping blue moba frontosa in my 4x2x2 and i have a colony of L134 catfish in a 3ft tank.

I know nothing about freshwater, but those fish do look cool tho.. They seem pretty big in size!! Nicely captured with the pictures

Sure you wanna know?

In the first pic the fish looks trapped form lack of leading space. Dirty glass (or stuff in water - not sure) is distracting. And would be better with the bottom where you can see the tank cropped. Shadow at bottom is also distracting.

(actually seeing tank might be ok if the shadow wasn't there)

Third pic is actually really good IMO but yeah - plants are not really that exciting

Hence number 2 is my fav - more leading space would have been nice here also but like the detail in the fish

Oh man it just point and shoot and resize lol.. Wasn't trying to get composition correct etc etc.. Plus i have to shoot like 1-2meters away from the tank.. As the only lens i have is a 70-200. I just wanted to show off my clam!!

They are corals man.. not plants lol.. Sorry had to correct you. As there is a big difference hehe

But yea hopefully i will get the glass cleaned over the weekend. You cant even notice it when your looking at it. Its the camera that picks up every minor detail.

anyways thanks for that feedback

[ZENNON]

haha no worries

thats the only lens you have?! no way! you buy body only and then got lens?

[siddr20]

Yea only lens i got atm..

I like the canon 70-200 beautiful lens..

[FST513]

Thing that should be in everyones bag = 70-200. You don't even need a camera. Just the lens. Take it to lunch and dinner, treat it well.Don't hurt it's feelings!

Edited July 16, 2009 by FST513

[Lepperfish]

Thing that should be in everyones bag = 70-200. You don't even need a camera. Just the lens. Take it to lunch and dinner, treat it well.Don't hurt it's feelings!

2.8 or f/4 ?

[ZENNON]

yeah ive got a 70-200 2.8 but i think there is something wrong with it - it cant take good pics

[siddr20]

yeah ive got a 70-200 2.8 but i think there is something wrong with it - it cant take good pics

Really?

wanna give it away to me? since its a crap lens and all and cant take good pics?? pretty please heheh

nah nah whats wrong with it?

Btw anyone finding the IS motor inside noisy?

[ZENNON]

its a sigma lens with a nikon mount so doubt it would be very useful for you tbh

as for whats wrong - no idea just cant take a sharp photo - it always comes out blurry

i am going to do some testing to see if it gets better/worse at different focal lengths

and then if it gets better/worse at different apertures but i think something inside is stuffed

i.e. a one of the elements isn't quite strait or something

(dont know much about what can go wrong with a lens)

[FST513]

Lepper - Well as many say you can always go f/4 with a 2.8 but you can never go 2.8 with a f/4  What you need is what you should get but that extra stop is always nice

Zennon - Your lens possibly front/back focussing? Does your camera have micro adjustment? That would be my guess. Also what are your settings when you take a photo? Softness at 2.8 is not uncommon with the Sigma’s. There QC is terrible.

Sidd – IS motors are like that, there is nothing to be worried about!

[siddr20]

^ thanks man.. Yea just didnt realise it would be that noisy!!

[siddr20]

My attempt at splash photography.. Think i did ok in a way.. Learnt a lot, so next time i know exactly what to do!!

Edited July 17, 2009 by siddr20

[FST513]

Nice Sid!

You might want to give a brief explanation of how you did it, because i know a lot of people want to learn how to do this type of photography and would enjoy a read up

[Basti]

im guessing you need a strobe flashing at the same freq as the falling drops to "freeze" them in the air