The big tank at the NE Aquarium

ruttrutt Registered Users Posts: 6,511 Major grins
edited November 23, 2005 in People
The New England Aquarium is organized as a spiral ramp around a large central tank which holds large warm water ocean fish, turtles, and rays.

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People congregate at the top of the tank to look down and see the fish being fed...

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...to hear the experts explain what they are seeing...


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and to have their questions answred.

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  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited November 22, 2005
    John, dontcha know when you go to the Aquarium, you're supposed to look at the fish?? :D More portrait work eh?? I liked the second image the best. Nicely done.
    Pathfinder - www.pathfinder.smugmug.com

    Moderator of the Technique Forum and Finishing School on Dgrin
  • OwenOwen Registered Users Posts: 948 Major grins
    edited November 22, 2005
    Beautiful DOF, Rutt. Very nice set.
  • Yuri PautovYuri Pautov Registered Users Posts: 1,918 Major grins
    edited November 23, 2005
    Very impressive, Rutt!
    Can you tell me what camera/lense you used, what ISO was there ?
    Spasibo,
    Yuri
  • Aviator327Aviator327 Registered Users Posts: 95 Big grins
    edited November 23, 2005
    Great looking pics.
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  • ruttrutt Registered Users Posts: 6,511 Major grins
    edited November 23, 2005
    Yuri Pautov wrote:
    Very impressive, Rutt!
    Can you tell me what camera/lense you used, what ISO was there ?
    Spasibo,
    Yuri

    Thank you, Yuri. 5D at ISO 1600 with 50mm f/1.4. The proofsheet is here if you want to look at originals or see the exif. These were roughly f2.4 @ 1/200th.

    The post that went into these had as much to do with their look as the camera, lens, and settings. The first one, with the fish in the tank got the Man From Mars technique to get some color into the fish and bring them forward and make them sharp. See: http://www.dgrin.com/showpost.php?p=201107 for another example of this and http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=21859 for a discription of the technique.

    The others all had straightforward applications of the Dan Margulis portrait recipe. See: http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=22524
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  • ruttrutt Registered Users Posts: 6,511 Major grins
    edited November 23, 2005
    pathfinder wrote:
    John, dontcha know when you go to the Aquarium, you're supposed to look at the fish?? :D More portrait work eh?? I liked the second image the best. Nicely done.

    Thank you. When you have a hammer, everything looks like a nail, eh?

    But actually I also had a screwdriver, so I did take some pictures of fish and used the screwdriver on them. The fish:

    http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=22881
    http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=22913

    The screwdriver:

    http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=21859

    This screwdrier is great for underwater scenes but also for any wildlife scene without humans. Try it on a well camouflaged deer, perhaps.
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  • NordicNordic Registered Users Posts: 237 Major grins
    edited November 23, 2005
    Nice shots! I like the second and third ones best. :)

    Regards,
    Andreas
  • Yuri PautovYuri Pautov Registered Users Posts: 1,918 Major grins
    edited November 23, 2005
    Rutt, Bolshoye Spasibo (Thank you very much)
    Yuri
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