Need tips to take aquarium photography by a DSLR.

[sanjib1971]

Canon 100mm macro cost 39k or 64k - (L Series) ... and tamron 90mm macro cost 26k...Rajiv ji the lens you have that also with macro capable... u have quite a great lens...better than any kit lens....

Dont get into GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) this is very common asa you get ur 1st DSLR.
There is another disease called "LBA" - Lens buying Addiction"...So need to out of all these mental diseases.


though I am suffering with one disease, "TUB" - The Upgrade Beast.

[sanjib1971]

Rajiv ji..unable to open ur pic....

[sushant]

Hi! Experts,
Some clicks from my side please comments/suggest

Camera :Canon 600D
Lens : 18-55mm kit lens
ISO :200
Aperture:3.5
Shutter speed:1/40

Planted Tank.jpg

Lens : 18-55mm kit lens
ISO :200
Aperture :3.5
Shutter speed:1/40
i can't expend the aperture more then 3.5

Nano Marine.jpg

Ashok ji the lens is rated f/3.5-5.6, so it cannot go beyond f/ 3.5.

[sushant]

.Rajiv ji the lens you have that also with macro capable... u have quite a great lens...better than any kit lens.....

he didn't mentioned anything about the equipments that he has aquired,so how did you came to know about it

[Ashok]

Ashok ji the lens is rated f/3.5-5.6, so it cannot go beyond f/ 3.5.

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sushant what is the reason for pics is not clear?

[sushant]

Ashok ji, i'm not an expert but for some reason the pics is looking dull and out of focus. try using camera with narrow aparture (f/8 or more) and least focul length. you will have to add more lights to compensate for the narrow aparture.

probably this will give you some ideas on increasing the depth of field http://digital-photography-school.com/3 ... pth-field/

[zico_aqua]

Yesterday clicked some photographs.

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Finally, my under control otherwise camera always shake.

Rajivji - whenever you share a pic taken by DSLR it's advised that the EXIF details of the pic be shared as well - that helps anyone who has been in the photography line to comment and recommend better.

But here are my pointers for your pic -
1) Pic is out of focus.
2) Shutter speed seems like is way too low
3) ISO seems to be high - quite a bit of noise in the pic
4) Aperture was way too small.

to fix this pic I would recommend -
1) Use a tripod - put the camera in autofocus servo mode - with image type either as single point or spot focus - once you have a decent auto focus - turn off the auto focus from your lens or camera as applicable and do not touch the lens - this will help you in getting a crisp image. The reason for the spot is since your subject is a single plant this is the only one in focus and you will have a shallow DOF (Depth of field)
2) If you have low light in the tank - keep your shutter speed as low as possible anything between 1/20 to 1/25 sec should give you and ambient light
3) ISO should be set approximately between 400-600 this gives less noise in the image
4) If light is low open up the aperture as much as you can eg - if it's say my 50mm prime lens that I would have used to click this same image - I would have kept the aperture at 1.8 or 2.4 max and consequently increase the shutter speed to say 1/80 or 1/100 sec

Hope this helps - as I said before go through the digital photography school website to get detailed insights on basics of photography - I always follow that website to learn anything of photography.

Ashokji - your pics too match point 2/3/4 - try with what I suggested perhaps your pics will come sharper.

[SCORPIO]

Thanks Abhra. I will follow your tips.