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    Vote for Weekly Challenge Aug 12th - Aug 18th "Color in Nature"

    Well done, great shot.
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    Tips for photographing a marine aquarium with a Nikon Z5II

    The flash shots look great, a lot sharper, Just need a little tweaking. Can you set the flash to manual? If so give it full power and use one from each side if you can. Another thing i have seen are LED strip lighting on a roll that can be taped to the glass at the bottom edge just above the...
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    Bring a camera... or not? If so, what kind?

    Nikon 1 or coolpix are an easy carry option.
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    Tips for photographing a marine aquarium with a Nikon Z5II

    From Google:-) To avoid glare when using a flash through a glass fish tank, position your flash at a 45-degree angle to the glass. You can also press the flash or lens directly against the glass, or use a polarizing filter to cut out reflections. [1, 2, 3, 4] Best Methods to Stop Glare The...
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    Tips for photographing a marine aquarium with a Nikon Z5II

    Low ISO will not have as much noise in the shot and should look sharper, its also a good starting point using flash, f11-16 should give you a lot more leeway with your focus point. Hope this helps.
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    Tips for photographing a marine aquarium with a Nikon Z5II

    Hi and welcome, nice aquarium. I have never tried this type of photography but personally would approach this in a totally different way, i would manually set my ISO to around 400 and in aperture priority set to around f11 to retain depth with a setup of two flashes, one each side at low level...
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    Lens caps, right side up, or doesn't matter.

    I think you need to see someone about that😇
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    July 2026 Monthly Assignment: "Circles" ***TOP FIVE***

    Well done, interesting work.
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    my first lens

    Looking whats out there the 24-200 is Looking a good deal on fleebay. Would be my choice if i went Z
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    my first lens

    Hello and welcome. Personally I would look on ebay and pick up a couple of bargains with your budget. Your choice will depend on what you want to shoot.
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    Hi from Sunny Somerset UK

    Welcome aboard.
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    Hi, again…

    Hi and welcome back. Great choice of camera proper retro especially with the silver top. I use a D600 FX with 24mp and an old 35-80 which covers a lot of every day things, maybe somthing around this to start with. Have fun.
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