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Photographing an Aquarium


I would like some help in knowing how to take pictures thru glass. I am going to an aquarium soon and need to know what to do about flash and what is the best exposure to use. I have a D70s. Any ideas are appreciated. Thank you,
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January 17, 2007

 
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1/30 sec, f/4.5, iso1600, 19mm - no flash

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I just took a trip to the Seattle aquarium and used my 17-40mm lens. I used iso 800, 1600 and even 3200 on some pics with the lens held close to the glass to avoid reflections and No flash.
Most of the subjects had enough light on them. There were a couple of shots that could have used a flash but in those situations, it would have been better to have the flash unit held away from the camera to get illumination correct and again to avoid reflecting back at me. You may be able to shoot with the flash if you keep the lens close enough to the glass to avoid the reflection. Even with the high ISO settings, I was able to get dialed in with my exposure so that I didn't have to change anything in Photoshop to the point that noise became a problem.
I have some pics in my gallery and also list my exposure settings.


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