Isonychia 0 Report post Posted February 9, 2009 In the process of doing a feature article on a local fellow who raises trout in a home aquarium, I had the happy task of trying to photograph said critters. I had the fellow hold two of the flash heads to a Nikon R1C1 macro outfit at 45-degree angles to the tank's side, roughly 6 to 8 inches from the glass. The outfit's infrared controller, clipped into the camera's hot shoe, allowed me to shoot with through-the-lens matrix metering. I set the camera for shutter priority, 1/100 of a second, and snapped away. Here are some of the results: Sure beats the heck out of donning a wet suit and snorkeling! John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smallieFanatic 0 Report post Posted February 9, 2009 Nice picts! Weres my fly rod when I need it... :hyst: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peterjay 0 Report post Posted February 10, 2009 Nice captures John, especially the group shot. (school shot?) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WYKnot 0 Report post Posted February 11, 2009 Peterjay beat me to the joke...taking school pictures. Nice photos John. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wulff 0 Report post Posted February 11, 2009 how on earth does he keep the water cold enough if these are aquariums?? oh, and nice shots Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Isonychia 0 Report post Posted February 11, 2009 how on earth does he keep the water cold enough if these are aquariums?? He runs the water (at the rate of nearly 1,000 gallons per hour) through an Oceanic 1/4-hp flow-through chiller, which keeps the water temperature at a steady 52 to 53 degrees Fahrenheit. The fish live in a 75-gallon tank. John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
garrcass 0 Report post Posted March 5, 2009 does he release them into streams ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vito1 0 Report post Posted March 5, 2009 Cool shots! Seeing those parr reminds me that I have some tying to do. Rainbow and steelhead parr are the preferred meal of big browns in the spring around here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Isonychia 0 Report post Posted March 6, 2009 does he release them into streams ? Yes. Because he's affiliated with Trout Unlimited's "Trout in the Classroom" initiative, he will stock the rainbows he raised in a stream designated by the state Division of Natural Resources. John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
