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Morning guys hope everyone is well
Just wanted to ask some advise, This weekend myself and the wife are going to chester for the weekend as part of my birthday week for a rest and some time together alone.
My question is that we are thinking of going to blue planet aquarium which is near to chester and i want to take my d3000.
What setup and tips sould i think about to avoid bad shots like glass glare etc

Also does anyone know of some good places to go to take some nice shots

Thanks
Gareth
 
I have taken some shots in an aquarium in Blackpool and Hull, Don't use flash unless it is off the camera and probably only if you can fire it onto the surface which can only be done in the shallower tanks, I usually take of any hood, clean a small area of the tank(little finger prints etc) and press my lens up to the glass, you will have to experiment with shutter speed which is dependent on the fish movement, lots of fish tend to swim routes around the tanks so if you miss it just wait and it will be back(No reference to terminator), set ISO to auto .
 
Get a RUBBER lens hood which you can press to the glass, hard plastic are no good, manually set the white balance and I use 600-1000ASA
 
These were taken with the D3100, ISO 1600 and 800 respectively.
Get as close to the glass as you can, no flash and you'll probably need a wide aperture to get a decent shutter speed. If you have VR, then use it for static subjects. I shoot RAW to give a bit of leeway with the exposure and white balance. The lighting is often very varied in these places, so setting manually can be a bit of a headache.



Nikon D3100 High ISO test 1 by TCR4x4, on Flickr


Nikon D3100 High ISO test 1 by TCR4x4, on Flickr


Things like fish are more tricky, as they are often moving. Again, no flash, but high ISO. Also time your shots, so that the creature is in a light part of the tank.

These with D700, I went right up to ISO 6400 for these though, as the light really was bad, ans I only had my 16-35 F/4 with me.


Turtle by TCR4x4, on Flickr


Fishy Friends by TCR4x4, on Flickr
 
Thanks guys that advise is great thanks again, The other thing im thinking about now is should i keep my hama skylight filter on my kit lens or take it off
 
garethf said:
Thanks guys that advise is great thanks again, The other thing im thinking about now is should i keep my hama skylight filter on my kit lens or take it off
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Take it off. If you have a hood on anyhow you won't need it to protect the lens.

Dean
 
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