General Aquaria Discussion • Some Pics
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Nice pictures of the Hara. I have some that are only 2 inches and I am looking forward to seeing them mate in the future. The close-up photos of the teeth are really amazing.
- deanmbuna
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More pics. I'll have some new fish to take pics of next week!
These are photos of a maturing male Metriaclima sp. 'elongatus chewere'. Bonus 'hara' at the end. Click and zoom for full size. Hope you like 'em.








These are photos of a maturing male Metriaclima sp. 'elongatus chewere'. Bonus 'hara' at the end. Click and zoom for full size. Hope you like 'em.









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GTZ - Joined: Wed Apr 21, 2010 2:54 am
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Beautiful work! Does your camera have a full frame sensor?
Recovering frontosa breeder (I no longer have fry)
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Razzo - Joined: Wed Oct 17, 2007 11:21 am
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Holy cow!
What fish are you getting?
What fish are you getting?
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Iggy Newcastle - Moderator
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Razzo wrote:Beautiful work! Does your camera have a full frame sensor?
Thanks Russ! I wish it was full frame, unfortunately I like having two arms and two legs, lol. It's a Nikon D3100, with a Yongnuo speedlight which helps tons. I was just drooling over at your peacock/hap thread.
Welcome to the dark side.

Iggy Newcastle wrote:Holy cow!
What fish are you getting?
Switching lakes.


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GTZ - Joined: Wed Apr 21, 2010 2:54 am
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GTZ wrote:Razzo wrote:Beautiful work! Does your camera have a full frame sensor?
Thanks Russ! I wish it was full frame, unfortunately I like having two arms and two legs, lol. It's a Nikon D3100, with a Yongnuo speedlight which helps tons. I was just drooling over at your peacock/hap thread.
Welcome to the dark side.
Thanks mate

I too still have both arms and legs


Once again, beautiful work! Very inspiring!
Cheers,
Russ
Recovering frontosa breeder (I no longer have fry)
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Razzo - Joined: Wed Oct 17, 2007 11:21 am
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Thanks Russ. I typically shoot at as small an aperture as I can for a deeper depth of field. One of the best features of the speedlight is the ability to adjust the output. It opens things up quite a lot and I'm free to leave the ISO and aperture where I want them and then adjust the speedlight to (hopefully) create the perfect exposure. Of course the fish don't always cooperate. Because the flash is firing from the top of the aquarium down, fish that are near the surface can be overexposed and conversely, fish that are lower in the aquarium often lead to underexposed shots. I managed to get up around f/32 with the speedlight on full but I think the sharpness starts to go downhill or at least it becomes more difficult to capture properly focused images.
I didn't clean up any of these.
f/32 ISO400 1/160

f/32 ISO400 1/160

f/18 ISO200 1/160

Full size crop of image 3

f/3.5 ISO100 1/160 for some depth of field

I didn't clean up any of these.

f/32 ISO400 1/160

f/32 ISO400 1/160

f/18 ISO200 1/160

Full size crop of image 3

f/3.5 ISO100 1/160 for some depth of field

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GTZ - Joined: Wed Apr 21, 2010 2:54 am
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GTZ wrote:...Because the flash is firing from the top of the aquarium down, fish that are near the surface can be overexposed and conversely, fish that are lower in the aquarium often lead to underexposed shots...
So, you have to find your "sweet spots" too

I guess it is time for me to finally get a decent flash

Love your pics. Thanks for the inspiration!
Russ
Recovering frontosa breeder (I no longer have fry)
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Razzo - Joined: Wed Oct 17, 2007 11:21 am
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New fish! Incredibly difficult to photograph. I think due to them being dark the camera takes forever to focus, by then, they're long gone. Won't sit still for a second. I'll be switching back to an aragonite substrate I think, it's too dark in there. I may try swapping the led fixture for the T5 first.
These guys are around 1.5".






These guys are around 1.5".






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GTZ - Joined: Wed Apr 21, 2010 2:54 am
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Oh my. Very nice indeed! I think I agree with you about a substrate change.
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Iggy Newcastle - Moderator
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Well, I thought the glass was clean...some new Moliro pics...




















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GTZ - Joined: Wed Apr 21, 2010 2:54 am
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GTZ wrote:New fish! Incredibly difficult to photograph. I think due to them being dark the camera takes forever to focus, by then, they're long gone. Won't sit still for a second. I'll be switching back to an aragonite substrate I think, it's too dark in there. I may try swapping the led fixture for the T5 first.
These guys are around 1.5".
Hey, GTZ. Could you tell us about the species pictured in your post? They look gorgeous, and remind me of Tropheus.
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The Cichlid Guy - Joined: Sat Oct 18, 2014 10:49 am
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Thanks. You're right on the money as far as them being Tropheus, they're sp. 'red' (Moliro).
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GTZ - Joined: Wed Apr 21, 2010 2:54 am
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Thanks for sharing these excellent photos! I love the FTS. Lighting is perfect.
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