Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 4:17 am Post subject: woods, golden stripes, and photography a great mix
As the drudgery came to an end
saw the handy camera and a thought sprang into the numb mind
rolled up the sleeves and picked up a coffin nail as i sat in front of the tank of the beast
For the first shot, i caught him off guard, as he saw a bright light hit him right between the eyes
although he looked unperturbed, he sank to the bottom and high tailed to the depth of the tank, away from the irritant(me)
even in his retreat i was quite unfazed and kept shooting light at the beast to capture the serene beauty
The golden stripes on this majestic fish have quite a surreal effect
no matter how many times captured, theres always more color to be seen from a different angle
after some persuasion, had to entice him with some dried shrimp, he came back but was bit jumpy about the camera being pointed at him
As the attempts to draw him forth with dry shrimp went in vain, drew out the big guns and picked up some live shrimp and now we got some results, although not as good as expected
After the initial bout of bashfulness the curiosity in him brought him out in the open
After the barrage of flashes the fella lost the intrigue he had as well as the appetite i guess, couldn't get him to come forth even for earthworms
as he started to leave for the second time, i shot again
Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 9:51 am Post subject: Re: woods, golden stripes, and photography a great mix :roc
Great pictures Jib.
I know very little about photography, but I presume you are using alternate sources of light from various different angles to take these pictures. Can you also post a regular picture?
I know very little about photography, but I presume you are using alternate sources of light from various different angles to take these pictures. Can you also post a regular picture?
Cheers,
Sid
thank you,
i didn't quite get you, what are you trying to confer when u say a regular picture, i mean theres no such thing as alternate source of light unless you have a predefined benchmark for a source of light
right now i used a flash as the source of light, i can't take pics with out some light in the tank, as the water is quite like tea color, and the lighting in the fish room is quite dim
Wow, simply wow. Aurantis are among the best-looking fishes, I have seen so far, except for the ugly face maybe, hahaha
You have taken some awesome photographs, congrats!
oh yeah one among the best looking fishes any day, but its their temperament is what i like the most
oh they get the uglier as they grow, i mean the smooth scales especially on the head get more and more like barnacles
and the coloration on the face especially the blue reduces and the dorsal and the anal fin height reduces
definitely worth a single tank, thats one of the reasons i don't mind giving it a 90gal(4'x2'x1.5') tank of its own, one of my favorite tank and fish among the tanks i have in bangalore.
Superb snaps and fish Jib. I like this more than the barca.
thank you
Unless u see a barca in flesh i doubt that statement holds good
a Barca is in a class of its own, the most beautiful fish i have ever seen in flesh till date
anyways here's a pic i took of one of the barcas a friend of mine has
After seeing these pictures , i did want to get my hands on the Barca and its still on my agenda when i move to a bigger place and can provide a nice big tank for a pair ............. and oh yeah of course a bank to fund me a personal loan
Awesome pictures Jib ........... And i completely agree on the Barca comment , The one picture that captivated me of the barca is in the link below
After seeing these pictures , i did want to get my hands on the Barca and its still on my agenda when i move to a bigger place and can provide a nice big tank for a pair ............. and oh yeah of course a bank to fund me a personal loan
thank you seetharam
ashdavid's fotografy and his collection has always been an inspiration to a lot of people out there
instead of buying a big tank and then buying a pair, buy a pair and if they out grow your tank, i can help u by taking them off your hands :D
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