Re: Photographing Koi
I tried using flash and a polorizing filter to cut the glare. Worked pretty well, and my biggest problem was as you say "don't stand still". I use a Nikon D80 and I found the auto focus was sometimes focusing on the glare of the water and other times the fish, so I used manual focus and focused on a spot and waited until one entered that spot in the frame. I was concerned that the water was showing as black and the metering would be off, but the flash adjusted and I got good exposures. I ended up deleting all photos as I chalked my first attempt to a learning session. But I'm going to try again as soon as I get back to the fish pond. Best regards, Ray
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