My Aquarium of the Pacific picture thread

Blazer88 · 03/11/2007, 11:14 AM

I was down in LA on business last week and was able to slip away for a few hours and hit up this aquarium. I thought it wouldn't be busy since I was there mid-week around noon, boy was I wrong! There was a field trip with about 1000 kids running around and screaming "Nemo!", eh. Oh well, they cleared out soon as the place was empty. I took about 200 pics and am still processing some. Most of these were taken with my 30D and 24-105L as the IS really helped in the low light. The conditions sucked as many of the tank had curved glass which causes distortions. I did the best I could. Enjoy!

Main reef tank:

Blazer88 · 03/11/2007, 11:15 AM

Just random pics now:

Blazer88 · 03/11/2007, 11:16 AM

Blazer88 · 03/11/2007, 11:17 AM

Blazer88 · 03/11/2007, 11:17 AM

Blazer88 · 03/11/2007, 11:18 AM

Last one for now:

StCraft · 03/11/2007, 12:06 PM

all this without a tripod ?
dang i need that IS !

Blazer88 · 03/11/2007, 12:32 PM

Yep, without a tripod. The shot of the Lionfish was taken at 1/13 of a second, good luck without a tripod of IS on that one, lol.

edwing206 · 03/11/2007, 05:56 PM

Do only Canon have IS?
Oh yeah, great pics.

melev · 03/12/2007, 06:48 AM

Nicely done, Blazer. I loved them all.

Lpabsolute · 03/12/2007, 07:34 AM

WOW Great Shots........

Ebn · 03/12/2007, 09:45 AM

Nice shots.

Using a bounced flash setup works also.

TheVillageIdiot · 03/12/2007, 09:49 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by edwing206
Do only Canon have IS?
Oh yeah, great pics.

yes, only canon has IS...

Nikon has VR and Sigma has OS, they are all called different things, but essentially do the same thing...

edwing206 · 03/12/2007, 02:42 PM

But it is the lens that has it, not the camera right? thanks

FISHPIMP30 · 03/12/2007, 03:53 PM

in the 3rd picture what kind of coral is the blue 1?

Blazer88 · 03/12/2007, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by edwing206
But it is the lens that has it, not the camera right? thanks

Yep, the lens has the IS and not the body. And the 3rd picture is of a large hammer colony, I don't see a blue coral in there. Am I looking at the correct pic?

edwing206 · 03/12/2007, 04:15 PM

Ok, thanks.

quy_nquyen · 03/14/2007, 01:20 AM

amazing shots!

deeplove · 03/14/2007, 05:56 PM

Amazing. Good job on keeping those hands still.

Blazer88 · 03/14/2007, 07:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by deeplove
Amazing. Good job on keeping those hands still.

It was the IS

The shot of the lion fish was handheld at 1/13 of a second, no way that would have come out without IS. It also helped that he obviously wasn't moving very fast

nosh · 03/21/2007, 08:04 PM

Wow great pics!

03/11/2007, 11:14 AM	#1
Blazer88 Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 2,415	My Aquarium of the Pacific picture thread I was down in LA on business last week and was able to slip away for a few hours and hit up this aquarium. I thought it wouldn't be busy since I was there mid-week around noon, boy was I wrong! There was a field trip with about 1000 kids running around and screaming "Nemo!", eh. Oh well, they cleared out soon as the place was empty. I took about 200 pics and am still processing some. Most of these were taken with my 30D and 24-105L as the IS really helped in the low light. The conditions sucked as many of the tank had curved glass which causes distortions. I did the best I could. Enjoy! Main reef tank:

03/11/2007, 12:06 PM	#7
StCraft Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Greenfield Park Posts: 116	all this without a tripod ? dang i need that IS ! __________________ S'il y a un problème c'est que la solution est pas (trop) loin :) Current Tank Info: 90g

03/11/2007, 05:56 PM	#9
edwing206 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Shoreline,Washington Posts: 4,518	Do only Canon have IS? Oh yeah, great pics. __________________ The name's Luis. :) Current Tank Info: 50G cube

03/12/2007, 07:34 AM	#11
Lpabsolute Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Johns Island, SC Posts: 2,021	WOW Great Shots........ __________________ "Do not float above me when I'm drowning in the abyss......float away from me.........float away" Current Tank Info: 54g Corner Reef Tank......and......5.5g Nano Reef Tank......and......20g Long Reef Tank.......and......27g Cube

03/12/2007, 09:45 AM	#12
Ebn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: San Jose Posts: 643	Nice shots. Using a bounced flash setup works also. __________________ Eric

03/11/2007, 11:15 AM	#2
Blazer88 Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 2,415	Just random pics now:

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Blazer88 Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 2,415	Last one for now:

03/11/2007, 12:32 PM	#8
Blazer88 Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 2,415	Yep, without a tripod. The shot of the Lionfish was taken at 1/13 of a second, good luck without a tripod of IS on that one, lol.

03/12/2007, 06:48 AM	#10
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	Nicely done, Blazer. I loved them all.

03/12/2007, 02:42 PM	#14
edwing206 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Shoreline,Washington Posts: 4,518	But it is the lens that has it, not the camera right? thanks __________________ The name's Luis. :) Current Tank Info: 50G cube

03/12/2007, 03:53 PM	#15
FISHPIMP30 Moved On Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 3	in the 3rd picture what kind of coral is the blue 1?

03/12/2007, 04:15 PM	#17
edwing206 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Shoreline,Washington Posts: 4,518	Ok, thanks. __________________ The name's Luis. :) Current Tank Info: 50G cube

03/14/2007, 01:20 AM	#18
quy_nquyen Moved On Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: California Posts: 86	amazing shots!

03/14/2007, 05:56 PM	#19
deeplove Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 49	Amazing. Good job on keeping those hands still.

03/21/2007, 08:04 PM	#21
nosh Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Forest Hill, MD Posts: 64	Wow great pics!