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That would be due to the fact it's a wooden tank and has a "frame" around it which obscures it.

Yes, it's indeed a wooden tank. Kyle, you saw it last time you were through town when you picked up those S. fryeri females. Though it's since been moved and rearranged.

You would think I could get by with a slower shutter speed, but the 30-40 pictures I took at 1/80 and 1/60 would disagree with you. You're likely right about the aperature though, I might have been able to lower it another half stop. The lens I shot with is, at it's short end, f/4. The picture was taken at ISO 400, there was too much grain at ISO800 for my tastes.

I present to you, faithful viewers, the horror of my 240 gallon tank. Eight feet of questionable decor (rocks!) and a few too many breeding malawians for a tang tank. It's dimensions are 8'x30"x20". Inhabitants include: 11 - Cyptotilapia sp. north "burundi" (largest is a 11 inch F2 male) 1 - Altolamprologus compressiceps 1 - Altolamprologus calvus 4 - Neolamprologus leleupi 10 - Metriaclima estherae (they bred themselves to a fair sized group) 5 - Syndontis petricola 5 – Protomelas marginatus (being bred in the tank) 1 - Sciaenochromis fryeri (exceptional fish, wish someone would buy him) Taking a picture of the entire tank is exceedingly difficult. It's very wide and dimly lit. Settings used were 1/100, f/5 and 23mm. I pushed the exposure an additional two stops in post processing. I might try a different approach in a day or two. I have an idea that "may" work. Sean

In our next episode our brave hero finally escapes the devious glass prison only to find a stick of butter and frying pan awaiting him on the other side! Will he avoid certain death or be served up on a platter?! Stay tuned.

A comment like that makes me curious as to which "big snakes" you're keeping at the moment.

I fixed that for you.

It's a Dendrobates azureus, a small poison-dart frog. I didn't take the picture though, just got it off of the net. Setting up a vivarium for a number of them is high on my "to-do" list sometime in the next year or two. Twice now I've picked up tanks with the intention of setting one up, somehow they always seem to get full of fish.

Kyle, Well I got them from someone else, who had gotten them from Brian. So they ought to be the same fish. As far as breeding them, one of the females is holding her first brood for me as I type this.

Depends how I'm working. If I'm just doing random shots I'd set myself up in front of some reference object, a rock for example, and see what comes along. Otherwise if I'm working a specific fish I might hold the flash above the tank with one hand and shoot with the other. All of these pictures except the first was in my large tank, so I had to move a fair bit along its 8ft length. I don't think I have any real preference, it depends on how the fish are acting at the moment.

It has its drawbacks but I'm very happy with it. Nope, not at all. Oh and it's not a macro lens, it's a 50mm f/1.8 lens. I wish it was a macro! It would allow me to get a bit closer and get some better shots of smaller fish. ..ah well, some day.

Not much to say, I just decided it was time to take some pictures of a few of the various Malawi Cichlids I have in my tanks. Cynotilapia afra "cobue": Protomelas marginatus: Sciaenochromis fryeri: And a bit of a different viewpoint: Labeotropheus trewavasae Enjoy!

As a general suggestion, try to get your lens at the eye level of the fish. It'll avoid distortion and give you a better shot. Definately a very nice looking C. moorii though.

Grab a case of beer and bring your camera over David, I want to play with it. :w00t:

David, When did you get a new camera, what type?

Get back ye' salt-water devil of temptation! ...so very nice, so very tempting...

To be honest I'm not quite sure what you want to know. Do you want to know about this particular fish or the species in general? I've got 6 Neolamprologus leleupi in my 240 gallon. I picked them up off someone locally who wasn't successful in breeding them. They’re showing signs of having paired off, so at the next opportunity I plan to pull a pair from the main tank and place them in smaller quarters so I can get fry. Not sure if the fish pictured is female or male, though it was one of the larger so I’d lean towards the latter. The group as a whole isn't completely full grown, with lengths of around 3" or so.

Yes, I made that leap just a few weeks ago. It's sort of sad but I just realised this is only the second time I've used it :boxed:

It was just a quick break, it's not like I need to bother graduating. I mean I've put it off this long, what's another year? To be honest I haven't really been taking pictures of anything for the last month or two. I just haven't really had time to get out there. Since I purchased this camera I've primarily taken pictures of fish, it really was the reason for the purchase. I'm also interested in taking macro, landscape and wildlife shots. I'll be focusing on that a fair bit in the new year once my schedule becomes saner.

Not as many as it used to, that's for sure. It's really hard to say, as I discard most of the pictures immediately off the camera. I'd say that depending on the subject it may be about one in three or four? Usually the pictures are technically sound, focused and properly exposed but something happened to ruin the shot. Either another fish entered the frame or the fish turned to the side.

I was sitting by my largest tank this evening and had an urge to take a picture of two fish I haven't really shown before. Altolamprologus compressiceps:(purchased as a small juvie at golds about two years ago!) Neolamprologus leleupi:

Out of curiousity, does that lens do true macro? (1:1 reproduction)

Molino, That's definitely a cool subject to get some pictures of! What shutter-speed did you use though? Those pictures look a bit soft in parts. I imagine that the tips of the antenna were moving at a fair pace. Might just be me though.

I have to say, that's a pretty awesome fossil. I'd love to have that on display by the ray tank...

It's a decent lens, definitely gotten used to it. I'm still clamoring for a dedicated macro though.