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Neon Tetra

By JanieB43  
Just for fun. Bored,with nothing to do ! I have digressed from the birds - now my fish tank has caught my eye ! Thought I would test my new polarizing filter without getting my feet wet. This is one of my neons very kindly posing for me this afternoon.




Thanks for looking.




Jane

Tags: Fish Filter Aquarium Tetra Pets and captive animals Polarizing

Voters: goodone, Andy_H, TrevBatWCC and 1 more


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goodone 14 1 United Kingdom
24 Jan 2009 5:14PM
Beautiful composition, but the fish is not in focus.
Andy_H 14 England
24 Jan 2009 5:25PM
Hiya Janie. I've been taking photos of my dads marine fish and corals. Here's something I've found - you've got to keep your camera square to the tank glass. Seems like the only way to get sharp photos. Probably due to difraction through the glass or something? I've never tried using my polarizer. Does it make a difference?
JanieB43 14 49 6 England
24 Jan 2009 5:42PM

Quote:Hiya Janie. I've been taking photos of my dads marine fish and corals. Here's something I've found - you've got to keep your camera square to the tank glass. Seems like the only way to get sharp photos. Probably due to difraction through the glass or something? I've never tried using my polarizer. Does it make a difference?



Thanks for the tip - as far as the polarizer's concerned , I think so - it seems to cut out a lot of the glare/reflection.

Jane
TrevBatWCC Plus
14 13 19 England
25 Jan 2009 12:16PM
Well posed, Jane...not the easiest subject to photograph. I've tried this and you need to get the front of the lens right up to the glass to reduce reflections - I've never used a polarizer, and it's worked for me. The only problem I've found is getting the %&*$("! fish to keep still!
TrevB Smile

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