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I have found that taking pics of axies is problematic, first, aquarium glass doesn't like flash. you have to angle it and this skews proportions a bit. although, without flash it is very hard to focus.

with flash you get a crystal clear pic, but it doesn't look right, tends to look too colorful, eyes lite up too much, if you can get a clear pic without flash, it seems to be a better representation of what they look like.

these to pics are the same animal in the same spot.
 

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I try to avoid using flash. You might have good luck setting up a tripod and taking pictures. This holds the camera steady, and providing the animal doesn't move, it makes for a more crisp picture at the longer exposure time.
 
I think the one you took without flash looks better. But if you want a brighter pic without flash, you can set up lights near what you're taking a picture of and experiment with that.
 
heres a couple more, no flash
 

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I think the pictures look great - and so does your tank setup. Makes me wish I were axolotl-sized so I could go exploring there, too!

-Eva
 
I agree, tank looks great and pictures are much better without flash. Actually that applies to most photography.
 
loves those design, looks like a cave!!! much more interesting than those PVC tubes
how u made it? just pile up the rocks?
mind taking a whole picture of the tank?
 
I find that if you hold a lamp above the tank and experiment with angle you get very clear photo's with no flash. Unfortunately I havn't worked out how to upload them yet. Should have it sorted soon.
 
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