A Coryadora Cat and a Striped Kuhli Loach

[D-B-J]

Again with extension tubes (12mm+20mm) and my 85mm 1.8G, and one SB700 from the top.

Cory Cat by f_one_eight, on Flickr

Striped Kuhli Loach by f_one_eight, on Flickr

Cheers!
Jake

 

[D-B-J]

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[D-B-J]

Found this one looking through the set again. Not nearly as good as the first, but it'll do :thumbup:

Hard Turn! by f_one_eight, on Flickr

Cheers!
Jake

 

[Parkerman]

Those look great! I enjoy the darkness in the background and how the light is just on what you really care about.

My brother has a salt water aquarium [I use to as well] and I've tried a few times to capture some pictures of it but they just never turn out color wise the way I want.

 

[D-B-J]

Those look great! I enjoy the darkness in the background and how the light is just on what you really care about.

My brother has a salt water aquarium [I use to as well] and I've tried a few times to capture some pictures of it but they just never turn out color wise the way I want.

Glad you like them! It's definitely a refined art. It takes a lot of practice, and I use to photograph them years ago, so I've had time to practice and learn. That, good off-camera flash, and editing know-how, and you can make some keepers.

Jake


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[Parkerman]

Those look great! I enjoy the darkness in the background and how the light is just on what you really care about.

My brother has a salt water aquarium [I use to as well] and I've tried a few times to capture some pictures of it but they just never turn out color wise the way I want.

Glad you like them! It's definitely a refined art. It takes a lot of practice, and I use to photograph them years ago, so I've had time to practice and learn. That, good off-camera flash, and editing know-how, and you can make some keepers.

Jake


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Yea, yours look great. The problem with the flash on reef aquariums though is that it takes away the colors of the coral, at least that's what I've experienced.

 

[D-B-J]

Those look great! I enjoy the darkness in the background and how the light is just on what you really care about.

My brother has a salt water aquarium [I use to as well] and I've tried a few times to capture some pictures of it but they just never turn out color wise the way I want.

Glad you like them! It's definitely a refined art. It takes a lot of practice, and I use to photograph them years ago, so I've had time to practice and learn. That, good off-camera flash, and editing know-how, and you can make some keepers.

Jake


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Yea, yours look great. The problem with the flash on reef aquariums though is that it takes away the colors of the coral, at least that's what I've experienced.

Hmm, I've never had color-removal issues. But often reefs are lot with heavily-blue tinted lights. Ever tried with gels on your flash?


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[DarkShadow]

Excellent shots! Nice Fish.

 

[D-B-J]

Excellent shots! Nice Fish.

Thanks! Kuhli Loaches are one of my favorites--such an active and interesting fish.

Jake


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[Parkerman]

Glad you like them! It's definitely a refined art. It takes a lot of practice, and I use to photograph them years ago, so I've had time to practice and learn. That, good off-camera flash, and editing know-how, and you can make some keepers.

Jake


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Yea, yours look great. The problem with the flash on reef aquariums though is that it takes away the colors of the coral, at least that's what I've experienced.

Hmm, I've never had color-removal issues. But often reefs are lot with heavily-blue tinted lights. Ever tried with gels on your flash?


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I've never tried gels before. When his tank gets more mature I'll probably give it another try. Corals really show off their color under certain color spectrum. Where a flash is around 6000k, the corals look the best at 10,000k+

 

[D-B-J]

Yea, yours look great. The problem with the flash on reef aquariums though is that it takes away the colors of the coral, at least that's what I've experienced.

Hmm, I've never had color-removal issues. But often reefs are lot with heavily-blue tinted lights. Ever tried with gels on your flash?


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I've never tried gels before. When his tank gets more mature I'll probably give it another try. Corals really show off their color under certain color spectrum. Where a flash is around 6000k, the corals look the best at 10,000k+

So I'd try adding some blue gels, and then messing with your white balance and hue in post.

Jake


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