Shots from the aquarium

[Pete Harcoff]

Being relatively new to this whole "photography" thing, I've been experimenting with different subjects. Here are some recent experiments with aquarium photography.

Technical details: Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel XT and 50mm f/1.4 lens at f/2 to f/3.5. Flash was used for most of the images.

 

[ashes2beauty]

Those came out neat!!

 

[uniquetadpole]

really cool!!!!!

 

[ashes2beauty]

my favorite one is the last one, btw.

 

[Pete Harcoff]

Thank you both. The last one is my fav, too, but I also really like the second one.

 

[Maggie893]

That last shot is wonderful! The one before has great contrast with only a little wash in the lower tail.


Very nice. Is this your aquarium or a public aquarium?

 

[Pete Harcoff]

Very nice. Is this your aquarium or a public aquarium?

Thank you. It's my aquarium. I have a 48 gallon freshwater tank that's currently home to two gouramis, two golden ram cichlids, two angelfish, one high-fin pleco and one siamese algae eater.

 

[LavenderMoon]

Very nice and beautiful. Thank you for sharing them.

 

[utdbear]

Can you share the technical details of how you obtained the shots? We have the lens and stuff, but did you use filters, tripods, etc?

 

[Pete Harcoff]

Can you share the technical details of how you obtained the shots? We have the lens and stuff, but did you use filters, tripods, etc?

Nope, no filters, tripod or anything else. They were all shot handheld from a distance of a foot or so.

 

[utdbear]

Very nice shots!

 

[Singin4Him]

Love the shots! Gotta love the Digital Rebel XT, that's my baby . I got mine for Christmas, they're amazing!

 

[VioletAngel]

Oh that is fantastic!! I love those photos, and they are done so perfectly. I have an aquarium too, but so far only 3 goldfish. I hope to take the goldies back and get some tropicals, but for now we enjoy watching the goldies go about their business. They are growing at a fantastic rate since they are in a 37 gallon aquarium. I should try to take some pictures of them.