Playing around with some low power LED "moonlight" and wanted to see how it photographed.
So far, so good!
Male flagfish in fine form.
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, Feb 16 2008 11:59 PM
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Posted 16 February 2008 - 11:59 PM
One of the 3 males I have. They rarely stay still long enough for a decent photo!
Playing around with some low power LED "moonlight" and wanted to see how it photographed.
So far, so good!
Playing around with some low power LED "moonlight" and wanted to see how it photographed.
So far, so good!
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Posted 17 February 2008 - 12:05 AM
Beautiful photo!!!
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Posted 17 February 2008 - 12:48 AM
^Beautiful photo!!!
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amazing shot
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Posted 17 February 2008 - 09:02 AM
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amazing shot
Awesome! Even though I have a few dozen of these beasts I still don't have a picture I would share....
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Posted 17 February 2008 - 09:41 AM
Well done Paul, you seem to have found your calling 
What sort of camera are you using?
What sort of camera are you using?
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Posted 17 February 2008 - 10:54 AM
Thank folks. The secret to getting good shots...is taking LOTS Of shots! Suffice to say I cull quite a few out, and still struggle with many of the fast moving species(still don't have any of the shiners that I really like). In this one, the background could be better(the out of focus stem that cuves down on the left side is a bit disruptive). But...the fish itself was nice, so I kept it:D
Pat, I use a Sony DSC-H5.
Pat, I use a Sony DSC-H5.
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Posted 17 February 2008 - 01:13 PM
Fish movement and lighting always seem to be my stumbling blocks. How did you light this? Doesn't look like flash. And what are you feeding that puppy? HGH?
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Posted 17 February 2008 - 02:03 PM
Mark, I never use a flash when I'm trying for a "poster" shot, as they don't look even close to natural. As to movement, you are right..it's tough! I use a tripod, position the camera lens nearly touching the side of the tank, fire up the macro setting, and usually use a slow to medium shutter speed to try to get the "real" color and lighting as much as possible. This was taken under a "moonlight" LED that I cobbled up from the cabinet lighting section of lowes:DFish movement and lighting always seem to be my stumbling blocks. How did you light this? Doesn't look like flash. And what are you feeding that puppy? HGH?
In this case the lighting was actually a bit brighter then it appears in the photo, as I had used a higher shutter speed to try to mitigate the motion blur as much as possible. That worked out well, as in the end it actually looked MORE "true" to what I see with my own eyes(often...pics seem to come out brighter then the fish really seem to be).
As to food...my tank is very fertile and full of plants, and has a lot of algae(although not obnoxious). They graze constantly and are perpetually fat! I'm sure the daily influx of bloodworms and mysis shrimp have something to do with it also.
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Posted 17 February 2008 - 02:18 PM
That's a great fish. I hope I can grow one up like that someday!
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Posted 17 February 2008 - 02:47 PM
Very nice picture and beutiful fish. How big is this fish, what are it's tank mates. Have this flagfish bred for you? 
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Posted 17 February 2008 - 06:08 PM
It's about two inches, the tank mates are 5 other flags, a bunch of darters(about a dozen or so, all told), 5 or 6 central mud minnows, a half dozen northern red bellied dace, a half dozen or so blackchin shiners, a western banded killi, and female blufin kille, and 3 female gambusia. Hope to add some more to the menagerie in the next few months!
Edited to add..nope, they have not spawned or even seemed to attempt to do so. Which is odd..as everything I've read, seems to indicat that you need not do much more then have males and females in the same container of water! That being said, the females I have are not nearly as healthy(all but one were rescued in very poor condition, and have not yet truly recovered).
Edited to add..nope, they have not spawned or even seemed to attempt to do so. Which is odd..as everything I've read, seems to indicat that you need not do much more then have males and females in the same container of water! That being said, the females I have are not nearly as healthy(all but one were rescued in very poor condition, and have not yet truly recovered).
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Posted 17 February 2008 - 08:00 PM
Have the flagfish been doing a good job on the algae?
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Posted 17 February 2008 - 11:17 PM
well, they eat at it constantly, but I think I'd need a bunch more then I have to really have much of an effect. They seem to relish hair algae, and will apparently pick at about anything. They don't touch cyno though, and I've not seem them do anything with staghorn either.Have the flagfish been doing a good job on the algae?
I DO see on the glass of the tank, seemingly millions of little "kiss marks" where they have grazed the thin coating of green algae off the glass.
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