A Trip to the Ripley's Aquarium

12 years 5 months ago #176058 by SRT10
New to taking pictures here are some from the Aquarium. Any pointers would be great!













Joseph W. Ott
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12 years 5 months ago #176063 by gjtoth
Your last 4 are best. First one has motion blur or is out of focus. The second one leaves me wondering what I'm look at. One fish sucking the glass or two fish doing mouth-to-mouth. Could use a little more light, too. On your full lion fish image: it's best to leave a little "get away" room when shooting critters. While you do have some, it could use a little bit more.

Ripley's Aquarium is a fantastic place for a photog. I've visited the one in Gatlinburg and it's excellent. Sort of difficult to work around all the kids and rude adults but, cool nonetheless.

~ Gary ~
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12 years 5 months ago #176071 by SRT10
Thanks Gary, Yes thats the one where I was at. I really do appricate the commets and can always use pointers I am trying new things and I have recieved good comments from friends and family but it is the outsiders that i need the opinions from to really get better.
Once again thanks
Joe

Joseph W. Ott
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12 years 5 months ago #176234 by bhowdy
we appreciate you both bringing your "tourist dollars" to our humble little area of the country! :silly:

I don't try much photography thru glass, I have been to Ripley's several times with our grandson and enjoy the aquarium. Nice images Joe

Bob Howdeshell

"If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera" ~ Lewis Hine

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12 years 5 months ago #176241 by SRT10
It a great place down there, my whole family lives between Gatlinburg and Morristown! I can't wait to get back down there in a few months

Joseph W. Ott
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12 years 5 months ago #176751 by Stealthy Ninja
Looks pretty nice to me. Some are a bit underexposed though. Fish in those places can be tough to photograph.
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12 years 5 months ago #176765 by Screamin Scott
I've been to that aquarium as well a couple of years back...It's not easy capturing the fish behind glass. You really need flash & have to position it so as not to get reflections in the images...Here are a few of mine from that trip...





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12 years 5 months ago #176767 by SRT10
Those are some amazing photos. What kind of camera do you use? Ive been looking into different techniques and equipement. I am looking at the nikon d7000 but for the photos i take i am still not sure on what kind of lenes and flashes to get.

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12 years 5 months ago #176795 by Stealthy Ninja
IMHO SRT10's lion fish shot (bottom one) is the best on this thread (Scott's included) sorry about that Scott... ;)
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12 years 5 months ago #176895 by Screamin Scott

SRT10 wrote: Those are some amazing photos. What kind of camera do you use? Ive been looking into different techniques and equipement. I am looking at the nikon d7000 but for the photos i take i am still not sure on what kind of lenes and flashes to get.


I'm still using an older Nikon D70s...Don't remember what lens I had on it & can't check the exif as I am at work now...

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