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  5. Taking good fishing photos in pitch black

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    you could get a way with a canon 43o EX II' date=' with a good soft box, (lastolite micro apollo 45). the soft box will help kill the harsh flash light. if you wanted to go all out you could get a set of pocket wizards to go with it and run a remote flash system, this would give you the best lighting, but its not cheep, flash soft box pocket wizards you would be up for well over 1Kand get your self a Canon 50mm 1.8 that will increase you shutter speed, and there cheep around $250 or lesstry taking the photo from another angle so the light from the flash is reflected away from the camera and not bounced strait back in to the lens, this is where remote flash guns come into a world of there ownalso try pointing the flash upwards on about a 45 deg angle and pull the wight reflector card out this should soften the flash. the angle will be trial and error as there is nothing above you to bounce the flash off.Don't shoot it in program/auto mode use AV set the aperture as low as possible and bump up the ISO, set the Flash to 2nd curtain synk this will help remove the blurriness of the long exposureDon't shoot it in program/auto modeDon't shoot it in program/auto modeas above[img']http://www.warehouseexpress.com/webcontent/product_images/large/143/12408.jpg[/img]

    Awesome advice from someone who obviously knows cameras :clap::clap::clap: Hmm tried the 45 degree angle with flash but maybe tilting the fish so the shine away might be worth a shot or shooting from a different angle as you suggest. I do own a 430EXll flash, and the soft box seems cheap enough to try (at least one I googled anyways...)I've heard alot about these "nifty 50's" lenses is that what you're talking about? they seem cheap too will they help eliminate the extremes too??

  7. Taking good fishing photos in pitch black

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    Are you using some sort of diffuser over the Flash? Sometimes flashes can be a little harsh and if you have something shiny it will really bounce back the light. My recommendation would be to use something like a diffuser or tissue over the flash head and if you can bounce the light off something white. If you want to be really fancy you could get yourself a softbox which will diffuse the light even more' date=' illuminating a wider area but with soft light not harsh flash light. You might want to increase the ISO levels also to speed up the exposure a bit to prevent motion blurring during the exposures. Shoot in Manual mode too, if you shoot auto the camera may have a hard time distinguishing between the light and dark areas...Just some hints that may be of use to you.[/quote']yeh I have an attachment flash, and a white thing that wraps around it so I can point the flash up and the flash will reflect off the white. I think I need to get the camera out and experiment with someone holding something big & shiny, and see how the camera reacts... cause the fish comes out bright and the person comes out dark! I can add photos if you want to see and think you can help... :blush:

  8. Taking good fishing photos in pitch black

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    tis a good read, but it's still the pitch black that gets me... funny all his photos are low light sunset or just day... its pitch black that is hard or impossible (for me anyways)... we'll keep searching I hope!!! :clap:

  9. Taking good fishing photos in pitch black

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    I'm reasonably good at taking photos when there is some light, but wen its totally dark (often when you get that big red or mully) the fish seems to shine too much and the person behind looks dull and terrible :angry:of course if you are releasing the fish you have a limited amount of time to get it right, and even if you are keeping it once it hits the esky the "fresh" look of the fis is lost forever...Any Advice with those sort of shots? I have an EOS, a fn adjustable flash that can tilt etc and different lenses... any advice is good advice. :)

  10. ballooning

    in General Fishing

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    I think I know what you're asking... blow up balloon, snip off the 'lippy' section and then create a loop (not a knot) at the depth you want your bait to sit below the balloon... then tie another knot in balloon around the loop of your trace... perfect crime as line pulls free as shark (or whatever) hits you and its just you, the fish and a straight tight line! :boot:

  16. Murray Flows

    in General Fishing

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    afishyfish wrote:

    Midcoast angler wrote:

    I wish they would open up the barrages at tewitcherie and flush out the coorong it needs it desperately!

    The land bridge in the lake has been opened up so it shouldnt be long til that happens :woohoo:
    bring on the bigger mullies...

  18. rod Q and reel Q's

    in Bait & Tackle

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    blightmadi69 wrote:

    Gday SouthslideGoing to pick myself up 1 @ anglers choice next week for my birthday (1-4kg 7' one piece )Mark showed me how they load up and it blew my mind ... Cant wait to get my hands on it. Cant go wrong for the price . Not that it means anything ..but a great looking rod to Blighty

    yep that's the one I had... :angry: but yeh that's life, all good! it made me excited as I bought it... I just hope it's been put to good use by whoever took mine... after all it had NEVER been used!!! :S
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