My first attempt.
May 23, 2018 13:09:32 #
rdrechsler
Loc: Channel Islands Harbor, CA
Are you kidding? You did great. My rule of thumb is that I'm really, really happy if I get one great image out of 100. Your batting average is way better than that with these images. At sporting events and activities, especially yacht racing, which are my beat, I'll often take well over 1000 pictures and am happy if I get a dozen that my editors will love enough to publish.
May 23, 2018 13:59:25 #
May 23, 2018 15:19:22 #
kskarma
Loc: Topeka, KS
jkm757 wrote:
I went to the Birch Aquarium in La Jolla yesterday morning to try my hand at aquarium photography for the first time. What a humbling experience. Of the 125 frames that I shot these seven are the only ones worth posting.
Do you know what the "Frames Shot to Frames Used" is for folks like the Natl. Geo. photographers?? Out of thousands of images, they might have only a handful that pass muster...so your percentage is super...
Finally, be VERY thankful for digital photography....have you even figured what your film/print cost would have been??? [G]
May 23, 2018 17:27:22 #
If that's a first attempt I will definitely look forward to your other attempts.
May 23, 2018 17:57:07 #
Thank you everyone for looking and all the wonderful comments and compliments, they are all greatly appreciated.
May 23, 2018 18:54:21 #
I feel your pain. Aquarium photography can be frustrating. You are usually in a dim room shooting through glass that is back lit. None of which makes for great images.
If you use a flash the glass reflects it. If you don't the image is dark.
So many variables that I think you did pretty well to get those images.
Someone mentioned what you did different in those. So look at the settings your camera was set to and see if using those same settings on some that didn't turn out improves them.
If you use a flash the glass reflects it. If you don't the image is dark.
So many variables that I think you did pretty well to get those images.
Someone mentioned what you did different in those. So look at the settings your camera was set to and see if using those same settings on some that didn't turn out improves them.
May 23, 2018 19:44:02 #
I've done the Shed Aquarium in Chicago and the big one at Monterey Bay, with results a lot less than yours. Good job!!
May 23, 2018 20:07:05 #
May 23, 2018 20:24:53 #
SAVH
Loc: La Jolla, CA
jkm - a very nice set! Thanks for sharing. I also live very close to the Birch Aquarium but have not been successful yet in getting good shots. Did you place your lens right up next to the glass? What type of lens did you use? I would imagine a 24-70 2.8 lens might be good. I also imagine that you need to use a high ISO to capture the fish as they swim. Any hints on how you did so well would be appreciated.
Scotty
Scotty
May 24, 2018 09:02:14 #
May 24, 2018 09:12:25 #
SAVH wrote:
jkm - a very nice set! Thanks for sharing. I also live very close to the Birch Aquarium but have not been successful yet in getting good shots. Did you place your lens right up next to the glass? What type of lens did you use? I would imagine a 24-70 2.8 lens might be good. I also imagine that you need to use a high ISO to capture the fish as they swim. Any hints on how you did so well would be appreciated.
Scotty
Scotty
Thank you for the compliment, Scotty. I was shooting with a Nikon D850 with a 24-70 lens. ISO for most of the shots was 8000. Shutter speed and aperture varied. I did have the lens up against the glass on some of the shots but not for all of them. Hope that helps.
May 24, 2018 09:17:28 #
SAVH
Loc: La Jolla, CA
Jim - Thank you very much. I recently got my D-850 from George's Camera and am excited about trying it at the aquarium.
Scotty
Scotty
May 24, 2018 09:42:34 #
May 24, 2018 12:31:16 #
SAVH wrote:
Jim - Thank you very much. I recently got my D-850 from George's Camera and am excited about trying it at the aquarium.
Scotty
Scotty
Congrats on the D850 and good luck.
May 24, 2018 12:32:09 #
SpyderJan wrote:
Not a bad ratio Joe. These are great shots.
Thank you for the compliment, Spyder.
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