John W Kelly Posted May 2, 2014 Posted May 2, 2014 If anyone is coming to the ArtsFest on Walnut Street in Springfield this weekend (May 3rd-4th), stop by my booth and say "Hi". I got accepted into the show this year (my first) and will be showing a series of abstract trout photos that I've taken while fishing at Taneycomo, Bennett, and Roaring River.
John W Kelly Posted May 5, 2014 Author Posted May 5, 2014 FishFX Studio wins BEST OF SHOW at ArtsFest!!! with abstract trout photos .
Jeff Tief Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 Neat pictures-I have trouble taking a good picture with any kind of camera.Often they have a blurred look to them probably from me not holding the camera steady.Great color !
John W Kelly Posted May 6, 2014 Author Posted May 6, 2014 Thanks Jeff! You have to make sure your shutter speed is fast enough (1/100+) to overcome any camera shake; especially if it is cloudy out or if you're in the shade. The automatic camera settings don't work as well as using the Aperture Priority mode and controlling the shutter speed by adjusting the F-Stop. Also, I've noticed that when taking real close-up photos of fish the water film on the slime layer can throw the focus of the camera off. I've used several different cameras and they all have had trouble at some time or another focusing on wet fish. That's how I get the blue effects in my pics. It's water sitting on the slime layer that the camera can't focus on. Sometimes I dip parts of the fish back in the water before I take a picture .
Flysmallie Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 If it's something that you are really into then a camera with the ability to focus manually solves a lot of problems.
Jeff Tief Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 Thank to all-most of the time there's a lot of laughing and bs involved and I sometimes wade to deep to have a very good camera.Kids bought me a nice Panasonic camera that is waterproof to a certain degree so thats what I use.It probably has all those features and I'm usually to busy trying to catch the next fish that I haven't done much searching on how to use it the most effective way.
Flysmallie Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 haven't done much searching on how to use it the most effective way. No better teacher than practice.
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