We went to an aquarium with the children today and I got a few photos I liked, but it's so hard taking pictures through glass and water and in really low light. I'd love to go again and get better photos and I wondered if anyone had tips for camera settings? No flash allowed to add to the challenge!
Those pictures are very dificult. I took this in my cousin's living room - a very smal aquarium :)
I tried to capture the fish in the moment they "stood" in the water. Not easy and many outtakes!
@scuffer I think you did a fantastic job capturing the jelly fish. I've struggled with these same shots Corinne and unfortunately don't have any advice to offer, but would love to see some suggestions too :-)
I generally have a circular polarizer on my lens to help eliminate glare from glass. Also, the sun was shining into the water so the fish was lit up pretty well even though I was standing in a shaded spot. I also got my lens as close as possible to the glass without actually touching the glass. Use as wide an aperture as you can to help keep ISO somewhat low.
@scuffer I recommend higher ISO, wide aperture and a steady hand. I did purchase a circular polarizer filter to get rid of the reflection on the glass but it sucks the light up too much for aquarium shots.
Looked at your shots on Facebook and they are wonderful, looks like everyone had a fabulous time =)
I used high ISO, like 1600 this way on Tv I can use higher speed not to get the movement blurry. And of course watch for the reflected light
Here is mine from Aquarium
This was taken at the Mirage Secret Garden. It is outside so I had the sun on my side. I wish I could tell you what settings it was. I was experimenting with my settings through out the day.
This is one of my fish I took back in June.
I have found that it is best to use a iso from 400-1600 need to have a fast shutter speed if fish are moving about also I have used Alservo to keep track of fish when focused try and focus on the eye. A flash would be usefull ( but as you are not allowed) also I found angling the camera a little to reduce the reflection in the glass.
@scuffer As stated above, use a circular polizering filter. It cuts the glare. However, it is usually 1.5 to 2 stops slower. Raise your ISO, wide aperture will help get the sutter speed you need. Shoot in shutter speed priority to set the speed you need.
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Those pictures are very dificult. I took this in my cousin's living room - a very smal aquarium :)
I tried to capture the fish in the moment they "stood" in the water. Not easy and many outtakes!
Blurry, but i'd love to go back and try again
I took this back in January and it is still one of my favorite shots ever!!!!
From Atlantis Aquaventure
Looked at your shots on Facebook and they are wonderful, looks like everyone had a fabulous time =)
Here is mine from Aquarium
I found it difficult to take this shot. Lots of attempts and still not clear
I have found that it is best to use a iso from 400-1600 need to have a fast shutter speed if fish are moving about also I have used Alservo to keep track of fish when focused try and focus on the eye. A flash would be usefull ( but as you are not allowed) also I found angling the camera a little to reduce the reflection in the glass.