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lorenzsprotofski-kuipers
January 16, 2014
Great shot! Although I wish the fish(as object) would be in focus and the anemone out of focus. But I know how difficult it can be to shoot underwater especially with poor surrounding light. Makes it hard sometimes to focus right. :)
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I took this at the Deep in Hull. Its a huge aquarium!Time
around 3pm although the lighting there doesnt change!Lighting
Shooting in an aquarium can be challenging, this was actually one of the first images I ever took with my first DSLR. I walked around the aquarium on my own, at my own pace. Move around the tanks, most are scratched or marked or covered in finger prints, take a cloth with you so you can wipe the glass clean if needs be, im sure the staff wont mind! a lens hood helps with glare and flare but I have also found that a piece of black card can help to remove some unwanted reflectionsEquipment
canon 600d with my trust 18-55mm kit lens! high iso'sInspiration
I love marine life, I love the quietness of the ocean and if I cant go scuba diving then ill go to the aquarium! when I do dive I cant take my kit as I dont have a waterproof housing,,, just yet!!Editing
no, and this was taken before I even shot in raw!In my camera bag
these days,, I carry a 70-300mm tamron telephoto lens a 105mm sigma macro a sigma off camera flash, cockin filters, a polarizing filter 5 spare batteries and x 2 32gig sd cards! basic stuff really and not expensive along with my kit lenses!Feedback
As with most wild life live subjects tend to please themselves so getting that shot can be tricky. Be prepared for a long wait to get somthing that you can really show off. experiment and move around the tanks, different compositions can often present themselves if you approach the subject from as many angles as is accessible. Dont be tempted to do this on a 'family' day out, or even out with friends, or even with a group of other photographers,,,,, seriously ive tried them all and it just doesn't work. You need time to think about the composition, you may only actually visit 2 or 3 tanks of specific interest, dont feel you have to go around them all. I sat for 2 hours at the jelly fish tank and still didnt get the shot I was after, I left for a few hours and returned and waited again for a while thinking the time of day may affect his habits but it wasn't happening, but it just means I get to go back. Research, pay close attention to specific images you like regarding the subject you plan to shoot. Ask yourself why do I like that image? Is it the framing, the position of the subject, the feeling of the light,the shapes in the image, The point of view, the colour, the contrast or a combination of all of these. Ask yourself, how does this image make me feel? this is really important as a slight change can alter how the image feels and how it makes you feel. Lastly, when you get there, and your walking around ask yourself those same questions each time you hold the camera up to take a shot. The more often you ask yourself these questions the quicker you will become at answering them, then you can make those small changes that might be needed. Henri Cartier-Bresson said that 1mm can make or break an image,he wasnt wrong!- im still working on it!
