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> [Original Message] > From: Bruce Dayton > You can get right up to the glass if you want. I was hoping that was still the case. I'd like to make a few pics with the camera resting directly on the glass, eliminating the need for t- or mono-pods and perhaps allowing for greater DOF and slower shutter speeds. > One of the biggest problems you are going to > have is that the jellies are always moving. You > can't have too slow of a shutter speed. I'd like to try to catch some movement as well as more traditional shots. The possibilities for something out of the ordinary, and perhaps a bit abstract, are intriguing. OTOH, for the most part, the fish move pretty slowly, so relatively slow shutter speeds should be ok - yes? > This is where digital would do way better than > film. One is you get much better high speed quality > (800+) and two is being able to review the images > to determine your slowest usable shutter speed. > With film, you might need to do it in two rounds to > determine that. You may have a point about high speed quality. I might be able to figure out the appropriate shutter speeds without having to do it in two rounds. > This is a case, where there is no substitute for speed. You need > reasonable shutter speeds and you need reasonable DOF. Do you recall the shutter speeds you were using? > Most tanks > are not as well lit as the big one and most of the jellies look more > white/translucent so you are getting just a white on blue look to > them. If it were not busy, you could probably stand back from the big > tank and take a wide shot that got many jellies in it without much > glare - the room is quite dark so you don't see any reflections. That's one of the scenarios I'd like to explore, even shooting to include some spectators might be nice. Thanks for all your suggestions.
