Posted by John Robinson on March 13, 2008 at 12:07 PM
Sticklebacks C. ( Gasterosteus aculeatus )
with Hornwort ( Ceratophylum)
Spent a lot of time lasy year building up the stock files on native fish. This pair of Stickebacks spent as much time watching me as I did them !
Nikon D100 . Standard lens + No.two close up lens. f22
Two Mecablitz flash heads (402,s -40 years old ! Baffled with varying layers of greaseproof paper. Small slave flash on top of tank.
Posted by Daniel Read on March 13, 2008 at 12:24 PM
Hi John,
This is great, i love seeing aquatic photos, and even better if it's of native UK fish. It'd be nice to see a photo of your setup for this shot. My only criticism is that the background is a bit noisy.
Cheers,
Dan.
Posted by John Robinson on March 13, 2008 at 12:49 PM
Thanks Dan. I often go for a higher ISO to get the depth. Can't remember what this was. Could put it through a filter I suppose but never thought. The set up is long gone. At one time I had three 6 foot tanks with running water so as to get stuff like Trout actually swimming against the current as opposed to sitting on the bottom.
It was basically two flashes at the front 45 degrees -one camera level the other up a foot. Slave on glass on the top.
Tried to get the slave to be dominant as that's where the light in a pond would come from.
Cheers
JohnR
Posted by Paul Inglis on March 13, 2008 at 1:03 PM
Very nice, good quality image of sticklebacks! Probably the best image ive ever seen of them!
Posted by John Robinson on March 13, 2008 at 1:41 PM
Thanks for the comments.
I have to say this is one of nearly 1000 images. ! You don't see the rubbish !!.
I also found that the males when displaying have an flouescent spot on the
ventral fins which intensifies when mating. The flashes seem to have brought this out. I'll maybe post one later.
Thanks for yourv interest.
JohnR
Posted by eric weight on March 13, 2008 at 2:05 PM
Makes a nice change to see these as a subject in their own right rather than having their heads bashed in by a celebrity kingfisher! Excellent work.
Look forward to seeing more. eric
Posted by David Taylor on March 15, 2008 at 4:02 PM
Excellent. Takes me back over 50 years spending hours at the local pond catching them with a net and jamjar to take them home in. Any ten-spine stickleback images?
Posted by John Robinson on March 15, 2008 at 4:56 PM
David
Yes takes me back too.
Got some 10 spine but not on digital. Hard to find these days.! Used to know just one site.
Cheers
John
Discussion
12 replieswith Hornwort ( Ceratophylum)
Spent a lot of time lasy year building up the stock files on native fish. This pair of Stickebacks spent as much time watching me as I did them !
Nikon D100 . Standard lens + No.two close up lens. f22
Two Mecablitz flash heads (402,s -40 years old ! Baffled with varying layers of greaseproof paper. Small slave flash on top of tank.
This is great, i love seeing aquatic photos, and even better if it's of native UK fish. It'd be nice to see a photo of your setup for this shot. My only criticism is that the background is a bit noisy.
Cheers,
Dan.
It was basically two flashes at the front 45 degrees -one camera level the other up a foot. Slave on glass on the top.
Tried to get the slave to be dominant as that's where the light in a pond would come from.
Cheers
JohnR
Cracking capture! and interesting too!
Frederic
Makes me want to do some myself - cracking post John
I have to say this is one of nearly 1000 images. ! You don't see the rubbish !!.
I also found that the males when displaying have an flouescent spot on the
ventral fins which intensifies when mating. The flashes seem to have brought this out. I'll maybe post one later.
Thanks for yourv interest.
JohnR
Look forward to seeing more.
Yes takes me back too.
Got some 10 spine but not on digital. Hard to find these days.! Used to know just one site.
Cheers
John
Waiting for their maggots I think !
Tap on the glass and they talk to you !
Cheers
john