Aquarium Tips?

[zacwolf]

Going to the New England Aquarium soon and was hoping to catch a few tips on doing aquarium shots. I know its probably not fun to shoot through glass.

I do have an off camera shoe cord, should i use that for my flash?

tips would be highly appreciated

[zacwolf]

should i go buy a circular polarizer?

[HoRnYTuRbO]

no CP that will kill ur shutter speed in there, its dark. No to flash too unless you want glare ;) Theres a thing that's rubber and made to fit in front of your lens so u can press it against the glass, cant think of what its called. its called a rubber lens hood thingy majig something like that =)

[Woolburr]

Put your 17-55 on....set your ISO to 200 and have fun...at f/4 you should get 1/60 or better for most shots...and still have a touch of DOF....you can get rubber lens hoods at many camera stores...they attach to the filter ring. That allows you to place the lens right against the glass...which will cut down on many of the reflections...take an old rag with you too...you will find yourself wanting to wipe fingerprints and such off the glass before you shoot.

[Fotoshooter]

When using flash, as main or fill light, stand at an angle to the glass or plexiglass. A 45 degree angle is optimum. The glare will bounce away from you. The flash will not be useful if the water is not clear, the sediment will light up. With a long flash cord you may stand at any angle to the glass if you put the flash against the glass.
If there are reflections in the glass, you should put the lens up to the glass using the rubber lens hood.

Stephen

[zacwolf]

so are you saying the hood that comes with the 17-55 will be no good?

[Wilt]

so are you saying the hood that comes with the 17-55 will be no good?

The hood that comes with the 17-55 has 'petals' in its design...cutouts from the leading edge, so that it does not effectively block out stray light from the sides! Somebody else's flash could go off and cause reflections on the acquarium surface or flare in your lens.

[Hikin Mike]

I went to the Monterey Aquarium last month. I used my 300D, 70-200mm f/4L @ 78mm, ISO 1600, 1/50, f/6.3 NO FLASH!

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