Sardines?

Mike B in OKlahoma · Post by **Mike B in OKlahoma** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 4:19 pm

While in Tunisia last month, I saw these fish in the marketplace and thought they were kind of interesting:

I wasn't really equipped for macro photography, but did the best I could with a handheld "standard" zoom on my EOS 40D

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 5:28 pm

I'll get the beer and crackers!

JoanYoung · Post by **JoanYoung** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 6:46 pm

Hello Mike, good to see you back!!

Thanks for the nice comment on my front page picture!!

rjlittlefield · Post by **rjlittlefield** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 8:05 pm

Mike, this is an interesting shot. But you know, I have absolutely no idea how big these things are. Even at their longest focal lengths, the three zooms I own for my 300D go down to field widths of 2.5, 4, and 4 inches. Somehow I think I'm probably looking at a lot larger area than that in this picture, but I don't know, maybe these little critters really are only an inch long. What's the story?

--Rik

Mike B in OKlahoma · Post by **Mike B in OKlahoma** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 9:31 pm

rjlittlefield wrote:Mike, this is an interesting shot. But you know, I have absolutely no idea how big these things are. Even at their longest focal lengths, the three zooms I own for my 300D go down to field widths of 2.5, 4, and 4 inches. Somehow I think I'm probably looking at a lot larger area than that in this picture, but I don't know, maybe these little critters really are only an inch long. What's the story?

I probably should have included more details....This would have to fall under "wide angle macro" (actually closeup). This is with a Canon 17-55IS lens at 17mm. A quick Google doesn't show what the magnification on this lens is at minimum focus distance (and my memory is that this was minimum focus distance). The fish were about two inches long, which would make this showing about a 4 by 6 inch area. I really like the 17-55IS for walkaround shooting, and it can practically take pictures in the dark at high ISO and wide angles, thanks to the IS. But the minimum focus distance isn't very close, which is a significant disadvantage for a closeup lover such as myself!

Tech stuff on this shot is:
EOS 40D with 17-55IS lens
1/100th second at f/5.6
ISO 1600
ambient light (this was in a covered market so was in shade)
hand held

Cyclops · Post by **Cyclops** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 6:44 am

Ooh i like sardines,and I like this image.
Anyone know the diff. between a sardine and a pilchard?

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 7:08 am

A very different photo Mike....So, how did they taste????? I like nothing better than anchovies on a good Italian pizza.

rjlittlefield · Post by **rjlittlefield** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:09 am

Cyclops wrote:Anyone know the diff. between a sardine and a pilchard?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sardine

--Rik

DaveW · Post by **DaveW** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:47 am

"Anyone know the diff. between a sardine and a pilchard?"

About 25p a tin?

DaveW