Various visits to aqauriums

[goooner]

I have so many fish photos with a strike rate of less than 1 in 10. With the poor lighting, and normally no flash allowed, the scratched aquariums etc, I find it very tough shooting fish. Here are a few I liked, C&C more than welcome.

#1

#2

#3

#4

#5

 

[snowbear]

I really like the anemone, but all of them are good.
I've tried this several times and have one that I like, and that had to be processes like crazy. Are you doing anything "special" to get these? I've read a rubber lens hood, held against the glass is supposed to help.

 

[goooner]

Thanks, no nothing special. Looking at some of the exif data its seems that most posted here were with flash. The aquarium in question needed some new signs, and I offered to give it a go. I told them that I won't be able to do much without flash, so they agreed.

 

[Nevermore1]

I think you did a great job! Aquariums and some zoos are a real pain to shoot in because of all the smudges, scratches and glare. Like snowbear mentioned sometimes a lens hood held to the glass helps cut out some of the glare.

 

[Actinia]

As you might guess from my avatar, my favourite is #4, the snakelocks anemone. I do like the others though.

 

[goooner]

Thanks everyone. Will have a look see if I can get a rubber hood for the reflections etc.