Re: Tank photography

["Helen Burns" <helenburns@redhotant.com>]

Stuart and Bob,
The best information I have found on the internet is Vinny's site.  It is
easy to follow what he does to achieve such excellent results.
http://www.geocities.com/NapaValley/5491/index.html  Open the Photography
section and all will be revealed.  Recently, on this list, fish photography
was featured and I'm sure in the archives you would be able to find how who
does what.
Helen

> The prefered set-up seems to involve either a macro lens or a macro
filter.
> I just bought a Canon at a yard sale that has a fixed lens, but I am told
it
> is a fairly "Fast" lens, whatever that means.  I amd going to get a tripod
> and a cable shutter attachment, then set the camera a set focused distance
> from a specific point in the tank.  When the fish go by, I will snap and
> pray.:-)  I plan to stack up the lights around the thing and maybe see if
> they make a special filter for shooting through aquarium glass.  That way
I
> can use 100ASA film and a small-to-medium aperture.  Then when I get a
shot I
> like, I will have tight enough grain to crop and enlarge before I scan.  I
> don't know if it will work, but the dude that runs the local 1-hour photo
> place thinks it should, and he's been a shutterbug for like, ever.
>
> Bob Dixon



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