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Short Take: Taking Digital Photographs in Fish Tanks

Short Take: Taking Digital Photographs in Fish Tanks

Part 2 will cover:

  • Computer/Camera Connections
  • Battery Time Display
  • Batteries
  • Powering the Camera using AC
  • Zoom Range
  • Large Lenses
  • Virtual Zooming
  • Close-Up or Macro Photography
  • Depth of Field
  • Decreasing Apparent Depth of Field using Post Processing
  • Back to Macro Photography
  • Chromatic Aberrations and the Aquarium Glass Prism Effect

Editor’s Note: Here’s the Link to Part 1 of this article.

Aquarium Photography: Taking Digital Photographs In Fish Tanks, Part I

Aquarium Photography: Taking Digital Photographs In Fish Tanks, Part I

This article will be broken down into five sections. This is Part 1:

  • Image Storage
  • Focus and Exposure Verification
  • Through the Lens (TTL) Picture Framing and Eyepieces vs. LCD Displays
  • Manual Focusing
  • Exposure Metering Control
  • Exposure Modes

Digital cameras allow today’s amateur aquarist to take wonderful pictures of their tanks, but obtaining optimal results requires some care and understanding.…