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Hi all,
First off , I apologise its an aquarium shot, I don't dive yet.
The aquarium in question is a salt water tank (around 6-7 meters long) in a sports shop in town.(first floor, perry sports if anyone wants to drop by)
The other fish in the tank were just too quick for me to focus on an shoot without a flash which i didn't want to use.
So the fish in question is a Desjardin’s sailfin tang thanks to loot for the identification. Loot has a very detailed note on these fish, so rather than rip, please see here |
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(10029) - [2007-01-29 18:57]
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Hi Collin
This is a Desjardin's sailfin tang - Zebrasoma desjardinii.
Obviously taking the shot in a busy sport shot would be rather challenging on your ‘freedom’ to take this kind of shot at your own leisure and to keep on experimenting until you got it 100% spot-on. I see you mentioned that you did not want to use a fill-in flash and since I’m not sure about your reasons I can only suspect that you were scared that you might startle the fish. However, in my experience with aquarium shots, I have never seen one single fish darting away from the flash or swimming into the rocks as the notices claims in aquariums, thus being the reason why one should not use a flash. My photo of this species (which you kindly provided a link for), and many other photos of aquarium fish I’ve taken, were mostly done with the flash and I can guarantee the good health of all the fish after I took multiple shots of each of them.
You mention the ‘other fish’ in the tank being ‘too quick’ to photograph, and that is also in par with my experience of aquarium fish. You got to be very patient and you should have enough time on hand. It is a long drawn out process to capture certain fish. It is amazing how some of them just seem to play along and with others you have to work hard to get your shots. Also, the longer you sit at a tank, the more fish you discover which you did not see at first. They hide away in nooks-and-crooks between the rocks or out of sight.
Anyway, this was a good effort. Your composition looks good and the colours are well saturated. It is just slightly unfortunate for the brightish BG which was obviously out of your control, but should you have the opportunity to shoot some more aquarium photos, perhaps you should rather try and wait or work for the opportune moment to get a rock or some darker area as BG. This helps to bring out and enhance the colours of these beautiful fish.
Anyway, good work and TFS.
Regards
Loot
