My fish tank

[George Farmer]

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/2655/60cmfinalcropkr1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Robert_Lay]

In order to appreciate the tank and what's in it, you need to modify the background to be a darker tone than the subject - I would suggest a middle gray color for lack of a better idea, although something harmonious, such as a dark orangish brown should be OK.

[J Charlton]

Yeah overexposed

[Grimlock]

Agree with Bob.

[ogre1231]

nice looking tank! What do you use for lighting? power compacts? I think the lower half looks good, but the hot spot in the back detracts.

[George Farmer]

Thanks for the feedback.

The blown out white background is a common technique in aquascape photography. For me the only other option is black, as other colours look unnatural.

Check out Mr. Amano's photography...

http://www.amanotakashi.net/portfolio/nature_aquarium/index.html

ogr1231 - I use linear T5 (2 x 24w) fluoresents with reflectors. The white background is off-camera flash against the back wall.

Here's the tank in my kitchen.

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/8783/hdrkitchenrm3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Grimlock]

Nice picture of your kitchen/dining room.

...Still looks blown out. :P

[ScottKCooper]

First congrats on the shot, and second congrats on an excellent excecution of a takashi amano tank. Do you use CO2 infusion or liquid? Anyway, I would love to see this shot with a black background. The characins are a little blurred - you don't notice them right away as they seem to be part of the red plant material. Hang in there and take several shots until you get the fish schooling in the right place. thanks for sharing!

[George Farmer]

Thanks, Jerry and Scott. I will try a black background, for sure.

Scott - thanks for the tips of capturing the fish. This tank was using a liquid carbon supplement but I've recently gone on to CO2 injection due to algae problems. I am also considering entering this into aquascaping contests so want the best plant health possible.

If you're interested in the actual tank you can read more about it here. There's a couple more photos on there too -

http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/blog.php?blogid=234

Thanks, again.