Going to try and take better pictures

[njtiger24 aquariums]

I found this site online, Aquarium Photography: Five Tips for Better Images, and I will full admit I have not really read the threads in this section but I am going to work on that. I want to start taking better pictures of my tank and corals. I have a Canon Rebel XLS with two different lens (stock and one zoom). I want to get better with taking pictures so when I take meeting pictures and what not I get nice photos. I am going to use my 36g tank (only tank running right now) as my test bed for testing different settings and what note.

I am going to use this thread to showcase my pictures as well as document my settings.

Feel free to follow along and comment/ share pointers/ etc...

 

[njtiger24 aquariums]

Here my first round of pictures:

Equipment Used -

• Camera - Canon Rebel XLS
• Lens - EFS 18 - 55MM
• Len's filter(s) - Zeikos UV
• AF
• Image Stabilizer

Settings: P, ISO: 1600, WB: Auto, AV: ~ -0.07

Focal Length - 18, F number - 4, Exposure program - 2, Exposure time - 1/50

Focal Length - 55, F number - 5.6, Exposure program - 2, Exposure time - 1/60

Focal Length - 55, F number - 7.1, Exposure program - 2, Exposure time - 1/100

 

[horseplay]

Good idea of a thread. My phone seems to take better pictures now when the lights are all on. My "good" camera comes out all blue like yours.

 

[njtiger24 aquariums]

Good idea of a thread. My phone seems to take better pictures now when the lights are all on. My "good" camera comes out all blue like yours.

My old Samsung phone was good at taking pictures but my Google Pixel isn't or not at least with my tank.

Now do note I took those photos during the blue time on my lights. I am going to try a day when I can get some during the normal operation to see if I can get less blue lol.

 

[Trio91]

Try to get a close up on ur fish, to see how it comes out

 

[njtiger24 aquariums]

Try to get a close up on ur fish, to see how it comes out

Thats on my list to do. I wanted to try the corals cause on R2R I wanted to show the different (which was like nothing) between what Mac's website showed and what I got.

 

[Mark_C]

Been trying to use my phone and my Canon. Unfortunately they are both under 5 years old and are computerized, so I do not have the option of taking a RAW photo. Though there is a set of phone filters that supposedly mimics the effect by filtering out the low end blues...
Amazon.com: Zomei iPhone Lens 5 in 1 Cell Phone Camera Lens Kit 140 Degree Wide Angle Lens + 10X Macro Lens + Color-Grad Filters Kit with 37mm Clip for iPhone Samsung Android Smartphones(Silver): Cell Phones & Accessories
Im holding off as I'm upgrading my phone soon and unsure if these will fit whatever I might get.

 

[njtiger24 aquariums]

Here some more photos:

Equipment Used -

• Camera - Canon Rebel XLS
• Lens - EFS 18 - 55MM
• Len's filter(s) - Zeikos UV
• MF
• Image Stabilizer

Settings: P, ISO: 1600, WB: Auto, AV: between -1 and 0


Focal Length - 35, F number - 7.1, Exposure program - 2, Exposure time - 1/60

Focal Length - 55, F number - 6.3, Exposure program - 2, Exposure time - 1/80

Focal Length - 55, F number - 5.6, Exposure program - 2, Exposure time - 1/60

Focal Length - 55, F number - 6.3, Exposure program - 2, Exposure time - 1/80

Focal Length - 55, F number - 5.6, Exposure program - 2, Exposure time - 1/40

Focal Length - 55, F number - 5.6, Exposure program - 2, Exposure time - 1/50