I really wanted to see how my 50mm 1.2 lens would fare at the aquarium. I understand the lighting in the aquarium has to be low to emulate the ocean. Since fish will not pose for you, I actually had to put my setting on continuous mode.
The following 3 are a sequence of this little one as I tried to track him/her.
Humuhumunukunukuapua`a is our state fish - it is a reef triggerfish. I think this is the most elusive fish to photograph. It moves so quickly and turns on a dime!!!
Was it a challenge? Yes, despite having a very nice lens: low light, moving objects. Did I enjoy the aquarium? Yes, fish have beautiful colors and markings.
4 comments:
50mm 1.2!!! Very, very awesome!!
Hi Jalna, I signed up for a photojournalism class that required a 50mm 1.8 lens. I read the reviews of a 1.8 lens - not good. So I got the best. However the class got cancelled, ugh. I will definitely use this lens as much as possible. I did have to tweek the jelly fish and the humuhumu photos - they are really hard to capture. I am glad you enjoyed these photos with the 1.2.
WOW... some lens purchase! It's so challenging at the aquarium..That's some quick shooting of the humunukunukuapua'a. that's awesome!
Yup, I sure got an expensive lens and the class got cancelled. That humuhumu... is a speedy gonzales. Too bad the tank is not clear or I would have gotten a prettier picture of our state fish.
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