Still practicing and trying to learn.

djray77 · Sep 22, 2019

I wish I could get more consistant, Some picture turn out really well (in my opinion) and some turn out like crap. I guess its just practice makes perfect.

vetteguy53081 · Sep 22, 2019

With shimmer, various rays of color, it is always hit and miss.

sawdonkey · Sep 22, 2019

Not sure what lights you’re using, but turning down the blue will help you capture more colors. Your white balance looks off (too blue).

BlumKram1 · Sep 23, 2019

wow, the pictures look awesome. What camera do you use?

djray77 · Sep 23, 2019

Thank you, I'm using the sony A7II with a sony 50mm macro lens. I just don't have a clue what's the best settings to use for fish tanks. So I've been keeping it in auto mode.

BlumKram1 · Sep 23, 2019

Even in auto mode, the pictures came out spectacular. I've never experienced such quality with my Nikon camera(

Mark3 · Sep 26, 2019

Those are nice macro shots....I fiddled around a little today also practicing shots of tank....what do you think? comments appreciated

djray77 · Sep 26, 2019

What kind of camera/lens are you using?

Mark3 · Sep 26, 2019

It is a Nikon D40 with a 18-55 lens .... got it out and dusted it off ...old camera

Mark3 · Sep 26, 2019

My tank is so dull...no fancy color corals to practice on.
These are all straight shots, no post-production photoshop or other correction of any kind.

Onewolf · Sep 26, 2019

In order to get good depth of field I would suggest shooting in Aperture Priority mode and selecting a fairly high (f16 and higher) aperture. This will absolutely require a tripod for the relatively slow shutter speeds. Unless you're going for a more selective focus/blur/bokeh on the background style of photo.