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    Posted: July 10 2010 at 10:28pm
hey there i was wondering how to take pictures of fishes since they are always on the move my photos get blurry. perphaps there is a some spec like shutter speed. brightness rtc to be adjusted to get the best pics. or perhaps recommend a camera that is good with this type of movement. thx
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Mike Savage is the pro when it comes to taking action shots of fish. When he was at my house he took some, and gave me some pointers. He said that you have to find out what path the fish takes on a regular basis. Then you place your camera and have it focused on that spot, and when the fish swims by you take your shots. I dont know how you need to set up your specific camera, but I know I always use an "action multishot", like you would use for sports. It gets several pics in a brief period, so you are bound to get a couple good ones.
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Practice practice practice! The highest amount of light and a steady hand:)
However I shoot people pics most the time but most of my fish ones don't turn out too bad. Also shoot a lot of pics, I can shoot 20 pictures and only have one I really like.
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If you can adjust your ISO put it on the highest setting you have.  And if you have a sports setting that helps as well.  And also what has been said above all helps to.  What type of camera do you have?  Maybe I can give you some better ideas depending on what you shoot with.  Monopods can be helpful with keeping it steady or just extending one leg on a tripod and using it like one.
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wish it was a SLR lol. its just a kodak zd8612 is
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