Stuart Elflett Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 Boy, these guys are constant movers - even more than guppies... was a real challenge getting *any* shots of them... the yellow is *much* more vibrant than this - unfortunately the best I can do till I get the studio lights back on the tank... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitstyles Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 Nice pictures... Ok !!! I'm going to get a new digital camera !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 So Stuart, how do you take pictures of a moving target like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Elflett Posted July 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 A good strong flash, manual focus, a digital SLR, and a LOT of practice... I'm not kidding about the practice, I've taken thousands of shots of moving subjects to get good at it... I set the aperture to f/13-f/16 - I'm using a macro lens, so can get in close, and set the shutter speed for 1/125th so I can handhold - focus is as much shifting my head back and forth as twisting the lens, you have to move with the subject, rely on your eye as much as the camera 'focus' beep... Shooting larger subjects, I pre-focus where I plan on taking the shot, if at all possible... inside a corner line for cars, pan along with them and shoot as they're in the apex of the corner - same with things like birds in flight, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 Nice! Ive seen these at a LFS up here and they are very good looking in real life :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 I love these fish. I was going to get some at Auburn, remember Phil? but they didn't have enough in stock. Not much point buying 2 of them. I also love how you've presented the photos, Stuart. Looks great against that background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Elflett Posted July 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 I love these fish. I was going to get some at Auburn, remember Phil? but they didn't have enough in stock. Not much point buying 2 of them. I know how you feel - and you need 3 to even start the dynamic between them (just like danio's - two may be company but it means there's no real games of tag going... lol) - however I'm finding more and more if you want fish other than the bread and butter species, you've got to take them when you can - I want to put a group of these, and three lined pencilfish into the 45L cube when I run it up, but all I've got so far is one pencilfish and three forktails - not to mention I can't get Oto's for love or money in Adelaide atm - BN's though... BN's coming outa the cupboards *everywhere* right now - $3.90 for commons... $6 for albino's... it's crazy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 that's the approach I took with my halfbeaks. it took 3 separate purchases and trips, but I ended up with the lucky number 7! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Elflett Posted July 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 I now have 5 of the Forktails - they stick together nicely like that, and the Pencilfish isn't sure if it's a Forktail or a White Cloud... lol What kind of halfbeaks?? I nearly got seduced by some Gold Halfbeaks a coupla months back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 Gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 Yep i remember you were going to get some Lilli. If i had somewhere to put them i would of wanted some aswell. But, you should be happy with your Honey Blue eyes, they are stunning! Pencil fish are another beautiful fish! We have a tank of golden pencils at work and when i have a tank spare to qt them i will get some. And who doesnt like halfbeaks? Baby Gars they are :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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