FL Aquarium Trip

02-17-2007, 09:50 PM

xoxoxoBruce · 02-17-2007, 10:08 PM

Thanks man, I love those little jellyfish.
I wonder what kind of lobster that is? It was red enough to be a parboiled New England lobster.

02-17-2007, 10:09 PM

FL Lobster, it looks like a Keys. Bet my big toe.

Pie · 02-18-2007, 11:06 AM

I'm sure your big toe wouldn't be nearly as tasty.

02-19-2007, 09:53 AM

Kitsune · 02-22-2007, 08:51 AM

Very nice video of the sea dragons! The photos I take of them never come out because the light levels are so low in there.

Good to see you got over to the west coast for some fun, rkzenrage. Stop by any other places while you were on this side?

glatt · 02-22-2007, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Kitsune

The photos I take of them never come out because the light levels are so low in there.

Isn't that the truth! I went to the Baltimore aquarium a few weeks ago and taking pictures was nearly impossible. The fish are swimming, so you have to have a fast enough shutter speed to catch them, but it's so dark you need like a half second exposure minimum at the maximum aperture and sensitivity. I have dozens of pictures of dark blurs or reflections of the flash in the glass.

Here's a typical shot I got along with a somewhat better one.

02-22-2007, 11:46 AM

I use a filter and slow down the ap & brighten/adj contrast in post.

glatt · 02-22-2007, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by rkzenrage

I use a filter and slow down the ap & brighten/adj contrast in post.

A polarizing filter to kill reflections? Or some sort of colored filter?

If I understand you correctly, you deliberately under-expose the shot so you can avoid motion blur and then you brighten them later at home?

02-22-2007, 12:34 PM

Polarizing filter, does great with the glass and cuts through the water when shooting from above.
I overexpose sometimes and underexpose some, depends. I have a 2g chip and just take all the pics I can, pick the best.
I also tend to shoot from the side when I use the flash so I don't get that direct reflection. BTW, flashes upset seahorses and most tidal fish, please don't use it on em'.
I pmd ya' the full file of the pics from our Sea World trip. It should give you a clearer view of the difference the filter makes.
I'm quite fond of it.

02-17-2007, 09:50 PM	#1
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02-17-2007, 10:08 PM	#2
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02-18-2007, 11:06 AM	#4
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	I'm sure your big toe wouldn't be nearly as tasty. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

02-17-2007, 10:09 PM	#3
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	FL Lobster, it looks like a Keys. Bet my big toe.

02-22-2007, 08:51 AM	#6
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	Very nice video of the sea dragons! The photos I take of them never come out because the light levels are so low in there. Good to see you got over to the west coast for some fun, rkzenrage. Stop by any other places while you were on this side?

02-22-2007, 11:46 AM	#8
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	I use a filter and slow down the ap & brighten/adj contrast in post.

02-22-2007, 12:34 PM	#10
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	Polarizing filter, does great with the glass and cuts through the water when shooting from above. I overexpose sometimes and underexpose some, depends. I have a 2g chip and just take all the pics I can, pick the best. I also tend to shoot from the side when I use the flash so I don't get that direct reflection. BTW, flashes upset seahorses and most tidal fish, please don't use it on em'. I pmd ya' the full file of the pics from our Sea World trip. It should give you a clearer view of the difference the filter makes. I'm quite fond of it.

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