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Postby Willy wombat on Sun Apr 30, 2006 10:10 pm

I love using it remote in commander mode

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Postby Geoff on Mon May 01, 2006 12:45 am

WW - excellent shot. Cichlids?? :)
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Postby stubbsy on Mon May 01, 2006 12:49 am

Geoff wrote:WW - excellent shot. Cichlids?? :)

Silly Geoff - they're bloody fish. Anyone can tell that :lol:
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Postby Zeeke on Mon May 01, 2006 12:54 am

Look like African Tanginikan Cichlids..... but my spelling just went to crap..

Great lighting, aquarium shots can be bloody hard with all that glass around

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Postby sirhc55 on Mon May 01, 2006 12:59 am

What breathing gear do you use WW :lol: :lol:

A very nicely executed pic :)
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Postby Dargan on Mon May 01, 2006 1:01 am

Very nice image. Could you crop to the main 'fish' with the rock or did you the leave the other fish in for effect?
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Postby LostDingo on Mon May 01, 2006 8:07 am

this is sot on! very well exposed and the fish almost appears to be floating.

is he blind now from the flash :?: :shock:
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Postby Willy wombat on Mon May 01, 2006 12:05 pm

Geoff wrote:WW - excellent shot. Cichlids?? :)


Yes - well spotted (Tropheus duboisi)
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Postby Laurie on Mon May 01, 2006 1:08 pm

I'm thinking of getting an SB800, but what is so good about the photo? i mean its a nice photo but what was it about the SB800 that made it excellent??
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Postby Willy wombat on Mon May 01, 2006 2:13 pm

LostDingo wrote:is he blind now from the flash :?: :shock:


Probably. Poor little fellas
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Postby Willy wombat on Mon May 01, 2006 2:22 pm

Teh_Fonz wrote:I'm thinking of getting an SB800, but what is so good about the photo? i mean its a nice photo but what was it about the SB800 that made it excellent??


In aquarium photography you generally need to use a flash to provide sufficient light to get a sufficient shutter speed, otherwise the fish will blur. If using an onboard flash you get a very strong shadow underneath the fish and an "unnatural look". By using the flash remotely (as you can do with the D70 and SB800 in commander mode) you can cange the angle of the flash to minimise shaddow and get more natural-looking lighting conditions.

Of course aquarium photography isnt the only application here - in fact the possibilities are almost endless.

In another interesting aside - the ability to use remote (Commander) mode on the D70 is what swung me from the slightly less expensive Canon alternative.
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Postby marcotrov on Mon May 01, 2006 3:03 pm

Great use of the SB800 Willy. Terrific exposure.
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Postby wmaburnett on Mon May 01, 2006 3:17 pm

Great image and yes this flash is amazing!
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