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Blue Reef Aquarium with the nifty fifty.

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Old 03-01-2007, 10:32 PM   #1
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Blue Reef Aquarium with the nifty fifty.

Since buying the nifty fifty f/1.8 a couple of months ago I hadn't taken more than about 100 shots with it. That was until I visited the Blue Reef aquarium in Portsmouth over the Christmas holidays...

Here's a few of my favorites, all taken at f/1.8 ISO 200.
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Old 03-01-2007, 10:49 PM   #2
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Re: Blue Reef Aquarium with the nifty fifty.

nice pics mate... I love my aquarium...
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Old 03-01-2007, 10:55 PM   #3
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Re: Blue Reef Aquarium with the nifty fifty.

Shark pic looks fantastic
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Old 04-01-2007, 2:13 PM   #4
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Re: Blue Reef Aquarium with the nifty fifty.

i love visiting aquariums, and fuzed your tank looks great!
I went to colchester zoo over the holidays instead of this place as my gf wanted to test out the tomtom i got her. The zoo was great but... i wish id gone here! great pics here mate, cant help feeling that a smaller aperture would have helped on some shots but i know movement and handshake is a big factor
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Old 04-01-2007, 2:40 PM   #5
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Re: Blue Reef Aquarium with the nifty fifty.

I do love aquariums... not been to a decent one in the UK... so will have to give this one a try...

Thanks for the compliment on the tank... its taken alot of CASH and time... but I do love it...
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Old 04-01-2007, 3:06 PM   #6
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I do love aquariums... not been to a decent one in the UK... so will have to give this one a try...
This one was good, but if you're ever down that way then Plymouth Aquarium is really worth a visit.

Ush: yeah more depth of field would have been nice but the light just wasn't there. I could have upped the Iso but noisey fish shots don't really do it for me!
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Re: Blue Reef Aquarium with the nifty fifty.

i know what you mean! many hours were spent in london aquarium with a 20d when its not busy trying to get decent shots.... they just wont keep still for ya!
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Nice pics, i love aquariums as well but havent been to one in a very long time. Ush flynn, how do you like your tomtom? what version do you have? I think the ONE looks pretty cool, but havent gotten one yet, just have played with my friend's ONE.
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Re: Blue Reef Aquarium with the nifty fifty.

Nice pics. Love aquariums but don't have the time to look after them so I keep admiring other peoples!

Last time I went to Portsmouth it was with the Fuji 602 a few years ago: not a patch on these images. There is another one like this in Bournemouth Im not sure how they compare

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Old 06-01-2007, 3:45 PM   #10
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Re: Blue Reef Aquarium with the nifty fifty.

Some stunning shots there - I think I need to visit one of these sometime soon. Some of the colours are fantastic.
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Old 10-01-2007, 12:06 PM   #11
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Re: Blue Reef Aquarium with the nifty fifty.

Nice pictures. Next step is to get in the water with them.

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Old 10-01-2007, 1:15 PM   #12
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Nice pictures. Next step is to get in the water with them.
Woa! No thanks that one looks like a man eater!
Nice sharp photo though.
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