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Uploaded: 07/05/11 6:53 PM GMT
Tennessee Aquarium
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The Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga Tennessee is a wonderful place, but not an easy place to take photos.
This shot was taken with an ISO of 6400 and still required a 4.0 aperture and 1/8 second shutter to get the light. Yes, it is as dark as it looks. Maybe darker.

I spent the day with a 17-40mm zoom lens pressed against the glass set to f4 in aperture priority mode with ISO set to 6400. I tried flash once. Pointless.

Things I learned-
1. Four inch thick glass can cause some amazingly horrible chromatic aberrations if you try to shoot through it at an angle.
2. One inch of acrylic is even worse.
3. Deep water is dark.
4. A large slow swimming fish two feet away is moving very fast relative to your cameras viewfinder.
5. If you select the right photos and get the post work right it is hard to tell if the camera is in the water or shooting through glass :p


More interesting photos from the aquarium.
Fish
Swimming Turtle
Fish2
Down Below
Watch your step
Penguins' Rock
Sturgeon
Fish3
Ominous Pursuit
Nemoes
Looks like Dinner!
Jellies 1
Jellies 2

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::corngrowth
07/05/11 7:02 PM GMT
See that you've learned a lot DP. It's great that you like to share this knowlegde with us. Will prevent some disappoinment by potential Sł's ('submerged subjects shooters', lol).

Thanks too for the wonderful images. Like to say that the results all are perfect the more as I couldn't discover any chromatic aberrations at all. Very well done!

Regards, Cornelius.
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Cornelius was here either to enjoy your image/work or to say 'thank you' for your interest in my work. Please CLICK HERE to see my journal!
::cynlee
07/05/11 10:15 PM GMT
I think you did wonderfully well with the conditions as you encountered them, David. This sure looks like most aquariums I've been to and it is dark in there. Your other shots were difficult to distinguish from those that might have been actually taken under the water.
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LYTRO. The new light field photography. Refocus your shots AFTER you have taken them. Just click on the word LYTRO. See a VIDEO HERE.
::billyoneshot
07/06/11 3:22 AM GMT
You have definatly inspired me to get to the aquarium and try some shots. Great capture here and a wonderful series.
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Billy
.rvdb
07/06/11 3:39 PM GMT
Nice shot well done.

Rob
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The reason why the sun sets in the evening is because it wants to see the sunrise in the morning. I rise in the morning because I want to see them both. RvdB

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