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Old 17-05-2007, 09:48 PM
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Re: Pond life photography

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Originally Posted by Fourwings View Post
Try using a clear Petri-dish/sample container to hold your pondlife/catch and place it over a bit of light green card, it gives a natural looking background and it does not effect the exposure of the image nor will it cast any serious shadows.
Try using a tripod so that you can experiment with lower shutter speeds thus getting the best of any available light, using a rotating polarizing filter helps to eliminate the shine/reflection off the water and try to avoid using flash if at all possible.

Hope this helps Jules.



Steve.

Ah right. I'll have to see about a filter then. Never thought about that. Good idea. Hope they're available for my new camera?? FZ50.
The green background sounds easy enough too. I've got some clear containers I use for insects, so I'll give them a whirl.
Thanks for your help Steve.
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