Comments on: 6 Tips for Bulletproof Aquarium Photography

By: Joey

Joey — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:07:20 +0000

Hey, these are great tips if you want to photo a particular subject. But, got any tips on how to get good pic of the whole tank (5 foot/ 125 gal). I can’t seem to get rid of the reflection no matter what I try.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:19:45 +0000

Wow, great tips! I have always been pretty bad at photography, and even worse are aquarium photography, now I see why… I’ve been doing it all wrong! I’m going to go have another shot at it now that I’ve read your article, and think it should go much better than before.

By: Andrés Corazón de León

Andrés Corazón de León — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:25:02 +0000

Using a soft rubber lens hood will allow you to smash your lens up against the glass and minimize reflections.

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By: rygood

rygood — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 07:14:46 +0000

@dana

A macro lens may not serve you the best in aquarium conditions unless you are really going for really close shots, which are really tough in aquarium conditions (no tripod, no flash). The shots you see here were shot mostly with f/2.8 zoom lenses (Canon 24-70 f/2.8 L and Nikon 28-70mm AF-S Nikkor f/2.8). In general though, I really like the Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro and for Nikon the f/2.8 105mm Nikkor Macro (now available with VR).

Though, if you are shooting in controlled conditions (a fish tank in your home) you could get amazing results with a sharp, fast macro lens.

By: dana

dana — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 05:20:39 +0000

What kind of macro lense do you suggest?

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By: dain

dain — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:41:58 +0000

Awesome shots. Shooting through glass with a flash is always tricky, I always stick my camera right up against it, I actually got some really decent shark pictures at Mandalay Bay’s aquarium in Las Vegas with a 35mm disposable that way (forgot my camera!).

I’ve seen people use rubber lens covers to do this better, not sure how good that works. Any thoughts on that method?

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