My fish pictures

[benny]

Hi guys,

Trying out my personal canongrapher gallery with some of my older pictures...















Cheers,

p.s. Is it me or is the gallery still very slow?

[wf7850]

hey benny, why all your fishes 'ke-kiri-lurus' one...?

get some to look right lar... hahaha... 

anyway, SWEE...!!!!!! both the fishes and the skills of the PG...!! 

[kel]

wow another fish shotter....

nice series...
i should start trying again...
all my years of keeping fishes once after I took the fish photo, the fish will return to soil the next day.
thats y i give up taking my own fishes...

[Michael]

I am not only impressed by the even lighting and sharpness, but also for the beautiful fins these fishes have. mine the fins all rot already, the fish kept biting each other 

[Nick]

The details are amazing. I think fighting fish are good subjects 

[wf7850]

The details are amazing. I think fighting fish are good subjects 

hey, why not we get the TS to arrange for us to go shoot all his fishes....!!! 

[benny]

Thanks guys for the kind comments.

wow another fish shotter....

nice series...
i should start trying again...
all my years of keeping fishes once after I took the fish photo, the fish will return to soil the next day.
thats y i give up taking my own fishes...

kel,

I'm still hoping to hear your words of wisdom in this thread. But from your sharing above, sounds like you don't know much about keeping fishes, despite the years of effort. Hope you don't take this in the wrong way, but I'm very happy to share if you are interested to know more. I'm crazy about fishes and the amount we spent on them is nothing compared to the gear used to photograph them. So rest assured they won't 'return to soil' after a shoot.

Cheers,

[benny]

hey, why not we get the TS to arrange for us to go shoot all his fishes....!!! 

Ask John about his experience. I'm sure we would love to see you try. I'll arrange a special evening/night session. Just list down what you need.

Cheers,

[benny]

The details are amazing. I think fighting fish are good subjects 

They only cost S$2 and can be hours of photographic fun on a rainy weekend. Think about it. 

Cheers,

[victor]

I try to find a fightning fish near my home market, but most of them have their fins torn and etc...do you buy and keep them for a while before shooting them?

[wf7850]

Ask John about his experience. I'm sure we would love to see you try. I'll arrange a special evening/night session. Just list down what you need.

John? he MIA liao lar.. called his hp no answer nvm, dun even both to return call...!!! 

keke... anyway, let me know when convenient lor, but must wait till i get my 'san-yee-tai' back from CSC then can hor.... 

[benny]

I try to find a fightning fish near my home market, but most of them have their fins torn and etc...do you buy and keep them for a while before shooting them?

Not always, but sometimes, I leave them at home for a while and their fins will look better with a slight dose of salt or a solution that aquarists call "melafix". Commonly available at fish shops. Usually, I just buy the nice ones from the fish shops. The transparent glass goby shown in the picture below was bought and shot in the same evening. No need to do anything to the fishes.



If you want to buy some fishes and want them cheap, Clementi is a good haunt. Got variety too.

Cheers,

p.s. one tip...for fighting fishes, the short fin type cost about S$5 to S$10 each. But much easier to shoot. The long fin types are like dancing girls with silk skirts... a true test of patience.

[benny]

John? he MIA liao lar.. called his hp no answer nvm, dun even both to return call...!!! 

keke... anyway, let me know when convenient lor, but must wait till i get my 'san-yee-tai' back from CSC then can hor.... 

He lands tonight. Don't borther with the camera. I lend you mine. Even more fun! 

Cheers,

[wf7850]

He lands tonight. Don't borther with the camera. I lend you mine. Even more fun! 

oohh... he was away again har... sollie, didnt know so fast after new year started flying again... 

u dun try to poison me hor... me dun have that deep pockets like the rest of them... me low-ranking civil servant nia hor... 

but since u offer, me wun object also... so when??? 

[sumball]

Very good as usual!