Johns 450ltr (110 Gals) Journal

[Themuleous]

Its mine

 

[joecoral]

simply stunning! love the gold rams too
JC

 

[lljdma06]

Its mine

Uh, no, It's mine.

 

[john starkey]

Looking great conciderd putting in a centre piece fish or 2? Altum angels or Discus would be nice

Hi SJ2K, i am happy with the fish i have at the moment i dont want any large fish in this setup, thanks for the nice comments regards john,

Beautiful and your pictures are very good

Hi Azaezl, thanks for the kind words i am still trying to master my new camera, regards john.

 

[john starkey]

Dam lovely tank John, just have to keep it looking like this until I can get over and see it in the new year

Sam

PS - Do you ever prune the java moss? Am looking for some if you have any spare?

Hi Sam, i wont trim the moss until you come over in the new year so you can take some home with you, thanks for the compliments regards john

Somebody's improved their photography skill. Lovely pictures John. A beautiful tank. Still want your moss.

llj

Hi llj, thanks for the compliments, sorry to read about your plant order turning up in a crap condition these mail order people should get there butts into gear and provide what we pay for,regards john

simply stunning! love the gold rams too
JC

Hi jc, thanks for the compliments, the rams are growing on nicely regards john.

 

[cheesy feet]

Looking great conciderd putting in a centre piece fish or 2? Altum angels or Discus would be nice

Beautiful and your pictures are very good

simply stunning! love the gold rams too
JC

I do concur, its looknigstunning, I wish I had some more pogostemon helferi.

 

[Dave Spencer]

The tank is looking great, John.

Are you using the DSLR, and have you still got it on auto? I would love to have a go with it and see what a four thirds camera is like.

Some pictures are a little blurred, so if you are not using a tripod, you might want to consider upping the ISO number to give a faster shutter speed.

By the way, how was Vienna?

Dave.

 

[George Farmer]

Looking good, John.

Dave is right. Try to figure out that camera...

Merry Christmas!

 

[doubledee]

Great pics and a fantastic looking tank as ever! What camera is that John? I haven't taken any pics of my tank in ages with my new DSLR but will as soon as I clean the algae off the front glass!!!! I'm still getting to grips with the settings and wondering why I paid £120 for a tripod for taking pics of fish!!!!

 

[john starkey]

The tank is looking great, John.

Are you using the DSLR, and have you still got it on auto? I would love to have a go with it and see what a four thirds camera is like.

Some pictures are a little blurred, so if you are not using a tripod, you might want to consider upping the ISO number to give a faster shutter speed.

By the way, how was Vienna?

Dave.

Hi Dave, i am using the DSLR, some of the pics are in auto and some on macro depending on which lense i have on, what shutter speed do you suggest, as for the buying a tripod i will see if i can get one in the sales after christmas.
The holiday in vienna was really nice but bloody cold

 

[john starkey]

Looking good, John.

Dave is right. Try to figure out that camera...

Merry Christmas!

Hi George, i tell ya this much the bloody manual is like reading an air fix model plan on this camera , Merry christmas to you and the wife and children and a happy new year regards john

 

[john starkey]

Great pics and a fantastic looking tank as ever! What camera is that John? I haven't taken any pics of my tank in ages with my new DSLR but will as soon as I clean the algae off the front glass!!!! I'm still getting to grips with the settings and wondering why I paid £120 for a tripod for taking pics of fish!!!!

Hi doubledee, the camera is an olympus E410 with twin lense kit i have also bought a macro lense cost £270 (friend works in camera shop) i want to get a wideangle lense too but that can wait as i think a tripod is more important, Merry christmas and a happy new year regards john.

 

[Dave Spencer]

Hi Dave, i am using the DSLR, some of the pics are in auto and some on macro depending on which lense i have on, what shutter speed do you suggest, as for the buying a tripod i will see if i can get one in the sales after christmas.
The holiday in vienna was really nice but bloody cold

I want to take the missus to Vienna, and I reckon I would prefer to go when it is cold with snow on the ground.

As a general rule, to avoid blurring your pictures with camera shake, you need a shutter speed similar to the focal length of the lens. That is to say, a 50mm lens will require a shutter speed of 1/50s. You will still need to stand as still as possible. Increasing the ISO up a level or two will give a faster shutter speed, although one of the disadvantages of the four thirds system Olympus use is a disproportionate increase in noise (grainy effect) compared to Canon or Nikon.

If you don`t have a tripod at the moment, you could always using something like an ironing board (I am sure your good wife will show you what one is ), and rest the camera on it. Use the shutter on timer with this method.

Using exposure compensation will improve the colour of your photos greatly. Look it up in your manual to find out where the adjustment is, then experiment with reducing the exposure down a stop or three. This will increase the colour saturation and give you deeper greens and reds. It is difficult to take photos of the tank without overexposing using the tank lights, that is why I have taken to using a flash gun overhead with the tank lights off.

Hope I haven`t bored you to tears. Merry Christmas, Dave.

 

[doubledee]

Hi Dave, i am using the DSLR, some of the pics are in auto and some on macro depending on which lense i have on, what shutter speed do you suggest, as for the buying a tripod i will see if i can get one in the sales after christmas.
The holiday in vienna was really nice but bloody cold

I want to take the missus to Vienna, and I reckon I would prefer to go when it is cold with snow on the ground.

As a general rule, to avoid blurring your pictures with camera shake, you need a shutter speed similar to the focal length of the lens. That is to say, a 50mm lens will require a shutter speed of 1/50s. You will still need to stand as still as possible. Increasing the ISO up a level or two will give a faster shutter speed, although one of the disadvantages of the four thirds system Olympus use is a disproportionate increase in noise (grainy effect) compared to Canon or Nikon.

If you don`t have a tripod at the moment, you could always using something like an ironing board (I am sure your good wife will show you what one is ), and rest the camera on it. Use the shutter on timer with this method.

Using exposure compensation will improve the colour of your photos greatly. Look it up in your manual to find out where the adjustment is, then experiment with reducing the exposure down a stop or three. This will increase the colour saturation and give you deeper greens and reds. It is difficult to take photos of the tank without overexposing using the tank lights, that is why I have taken to using a flash gun overhead with the tank lights off.

Hope I haven`t bored you to tears. Merry Christmas, Dave.

Not at all Dave, thanks for the tips, I'll try them out. I might treat myself to a macro lens for Christmas. I only have a nifty fifty and 17-50mm f/2.8 that is really suitable for taking tank pics. I haven't tried the 17-50mm yet, it took ages to get here due to postal strikes and getting lost......

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all!!!!

 

[joecoral]

i use the same camera as you john, i set the shutter speed at roughly 1/60s, use an ISO of 200 (400 max, any higher and the pictures turn out grainy)
make sure you set the white balance to fluorescent also. i just use the standard lens that comes with the camera (18mm-55mm)
a tripod helps to reduce blur, or if you dont have one, balance the camera on something studry like a table or some books
hope this helps
JC