Re: Re: Photographing fishes & frogs

2006-04-11 Thread mike wilson
> > From: Thibouille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2006/04/11 Tue AM 08:53:55 GMT > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: Photographing fishes & frogs > > > Trap focus, flash remotely held above the tank to freeze action and help > > close t

Re: Photographing fishes & frogs

2006-04-11 Thread Thibouille
Yeah it helps much. Thanks to all :) On 4/11/06, Lon Williamson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I recall a book I borrowed from the library about shooting pets that > had a few pages about a photographer that specialized in aquarium shots. > As I recall, he hand held a macro lens with rubber hood, th

Re: Photographing fishes & frogs

2006-04-11 Thread Thibouille
> Trap focus, flash remotely held above the tank to freeze action and help > close the aperture to increase DOF and loads of persistence. Really didn't think about trap focus :) > You will also be suprised at how much detritus there is in the water in the > photographs. Yeah, already noticed.

Re: Photographing fishes & frogs

2006-04-11 Thread Thibouille
> Did you mean "close-up lenses"? > > > greetings > Markus Exactly ;) Thanks. -- -- Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SFXn,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ...

Re: Photographing fishes & frogs

2006-04-11 Thread Lon Williamson
I recall a book I borrowed from the library about shooting pets that had a few pages about a photographer that specialized in aquarium shots. As I recall, he hand held a macro lens with rubber hood, the hood edges touching the aquarium glass. Flash was directed from above, on a cord attatched to

RE: Photographing fishes & frogs

2006-04-09 Thread Markus Maurer
gt;>To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net >>Subject: Photographing fishes & frogs >> >> >>I have a couple aquariums (I should say aquirii, I know) here with >>fishes & 2 little frogs (ask my wife why :). >>I tried to take a couple pictures of these but it seems r

RE: Photographing fishes & frogs

2006-04-09 Thread Bob W
> -Original Message- > From: Thibouille [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 09 April 2006 14:38 > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Photographing fishes & frogs > > I have a couple aquariums (I should say aquirii, I know) aquaria, actually, if you were speaking Latin. Bob

Re: Photographing fishes & frogs

2006-04-09 Thread mike wilson
> > From: Thibouille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2006/04/09 Sun PM 01:38:23 GMT > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Photographing fishes & frogs > > I have a couple aquariums (I should say aquirii, I know) here with > fishes & 2 little frogs (ask my w

Photographing fishes & frogs

2006-04-09 Thread Thibouille
I have a couple aquariums (I should say aquirii, I know) here with fishes & 2 little frogs (ask my wife why :). I tried to take a couple pictures of these but it seems really difficult. My tripod could help but usually those things were not waiting for me so, not the tripod isn't that useful. Trie