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Chrissfishes01

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Hey,

So, total noob here - I've got a Canon EOS RP with a kit lens. My main subjects are usually my aquariums and the animals that inhabit them, so long-term I'm planning on investing in a nicer tripod, a decent macro lens, a follow-focus, and a million other trinkets and add-ons, I'm sure. For this post, I really just want to show what I've gotten so far, and maybe have you guys tell me what I could do better!

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Thank you for any tips!
 
Seems like you are doing pretty well.
My biggest issue was controlling the reflection of stuff from front surface of the tank, which you seem to have done well.

You are also making me want to rebuild my tank. It has sat empty and dry for a LONG time.
 
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I was at my doctor to renew a prescription recently and he is an
exotic fishes amateur. His aquariums are splendid and I happened
to have my camera hanging on my shoulder. I know it can be tricky.

To record images, make sure you have good light, clean glass and
proper software to handle you files.
 

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Seems like you are doing pretty well.
My biggest issue was controlling the reflection of stuff from front surface of the tank, which you seem to have done well.

You are also making me want to rebuild my tank. It has sat empty and dry for a LONG time.
Thank you!

Yeah, I generally turn off all other lights in the room whenever I'm getting ready to shoot, or I end up with reflections in every shot! Always frustrating to finally get that picture you were trying to get only to find there's a big light reflection in the center of it.

Do it... It's an addicting hobby!

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I was at my doctor to renew a prescription recently and he is an
exotic fishes amateur. His aquariums are splendid and I happened
to have my camera hanging on my shoulder. I know it can be tricky.

To record images, make sure you have good light, clean glass and
proper software to handle you files.
What's your recommendation for lighting? In addition to tank lighting (which varies in intensity and temperature, depending on the tank) I have a camera-mounted LED panel that I use whenever I'm trying to shoot a dark tank or need to crank up my shutter speed for a fast-moving fish. I assume a flash would be difficult to avoid reflections with, correct?

What software did you use to modify the image? I've mostly been using Gimp, but haven't done much color correction or anything yet, and wouldn't know where to start, honestly.
 
What's your recommendation for lighting?
He uses tubes of some king that are strong enough.

…a camera-mounted LED…
That limits your AoV options

to avoid reflections
proper lighting from the top is better in my experience

What software did you use to modify the image?
I limit myself to only one… Capture One.

…haven't done much color correction…
Start with setting the camera to Auto WB and test it.

…and never forget to have a good time! :cool:

From my doctor's:
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What's your recommendation for lighting?
He uses tubes of some king that are strong enough.

…a camera-mounted LED…
That limits your AoV options

to avoid reflections
proper lighting from the top is better in my experience

What software did you use to modify the image?
I limit myself to only one… Capture One.

…haven't done much color correction…
Start with setting the camera to Auto WB and test it.

…and never forget to have a good time! :cool:

From my doctor's:
B8262%20SD.jpg

B8310%20SD.jpg
Ah, I was asking more about camera lighting! Not tank lighting, haha.

Awesome pictures!
 
Alrighty, so I gave editing a go:

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You can see the original in my first post, second image down. Thoughts? Too much? Not enough? Did I miss an obvious step?

I also took a couple new ones, and picked my favorite to edit. This was taken with the light pulled towards the front of the tank, to try and get the scales shining:

Killi Male 3 edited.JPG
 
A bit brighter, this would be a hit in my book! :encouragement:
Awesome!

I chose to darken the image due to the noise in the dark background - how would I go about fixing that, you think? I had considered cutting out the fish, separating the fish and the background into two layers, and trying to aggressively denoise the background, but wasn't sure if it would get me decent results.
 
Looks great! What changes did you make?
 
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Tonal control, luminance and chrominance separation through
adjustment layers in my RAW converter… quickie!
I searched around and never quite found out what all those meant (I'm sure I'm just not looking in the right places), but I did try out some other tools in my editing program.

Source image:
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