Playing with the SB800 and fish

[sheepie]

Thought I'd try the SB800 in remote mode to reduce glare on the tank sides - reasonably happy, though will be playing some more soon





Here's the link to the Gallery with bigger versions:

http://sheepie.smugmug.com/gallery/360702

Any advice on taking pics of fish appreciated - any fish lovers out there? (Not ones with hooks thanks!)

[phillipb]

Mate, you are really asking for it!
Look what they've done to our duck lovers.
Great shots BTW, that first one reminds me that I still haven't done anything for the comp.

[mudder]

These look great to me... Sorry can't offer critique as they look so good...

Dumb question though... I've always been a bit apprehensive using flash when facing glass, by remote do you mean the flash was hand-held away from the camera body? Told ya, it was a dumb question

Cheers,
Mudder

[sheepie]

...that first one reminds me that I still haven't done anything for the comp.

Hrmmm - hadn't thought about it in that way! I'm stumped for the comp, got a few ideas - but no idea how to get what I want captured!

Gotta start thinking seriously I guess eh

[sheepie]

...by remote do you mean the flash was hand-held away from the camera body?

Yip - although I had it sitting on the table, not handheld - meant the flash wasn't firing in the same direction I was pointing the lens, and therefore minimised the effect on the glass.

When I get a chance I'll set the flash up on a tripod at a different angle and see what I can achieve


Thanks for the comments!

[sirhc55]

sheepie - very hard to critique shots that are so good. Considering that this was a first(!) with the SB800 and remote and great fish - well done.

By the way - what lens?

Chris

[christiand]

I was also playing with the SB800
and here are some results:

http://www.pixspot.com/thumbnails.php?album=82

Cheers
CD

[Greg B]

They are great shots sheepie, well done. They really leap out at you. Impressive.

[Mj]

These are great shots Sheepie... given that they are through a glass tank and all. The only suggestion I have is to see if you can reduce the impact of the background to help give the fish a little more 'pop'. Probably hard to acheive in a fish tank situation. Perhaps you might try a few different framing options also to help increase the contrast of the picture.

Michael.

[gstark]

Sheepie,

I'm thinking that with some clear perspex and a makeshift snoot you could really do som interesting stuff.

Use the perspex to isolate the fish into an area of the tank where you want to have the fish to take its portrait. Use a snoot of some sort (or some barndoors) on the flash head to restrict the spread of light to just that area of the tank where you have isolated the fish.

Watch your angles, so that there's no reflections from the flash off the perspex, but that could be an interesting way to photograph these critters.