stylaster Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 (clap)Here are some coral shots. I have been playing around with the new camera i got a canon rebel xs. Did them all with manual focus, let me know what you think and any tips you can give me It has a general picture taking lens right now (EFS 18-55mm) I didn't mess with any settings on the camera Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-3 Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 I guess I gotta pay attention next time your fraggin (naughty) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonH Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Forget the camera, let's talk about those chalices (drooler) (oh, and nice pics) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsoz Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 How do you have the white balance set? Your pics look a little on the blue side. On mine, the only manual one that I can use is partial shade (7000K). That is the closest to tank light as I can find. dsoz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smann Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Were the first three taken under different lighting or different camera settings. I kind of lost the picture interest about half way down and went more for the corals, very nice collection (laugh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted May 27, 2009 Author Share Posted May 27, 2009 first 3 are with flash on, the rest is flash off, the corals are under a 20k light 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted May 27, 2009 Author Share Posted May 27, 2009 How do you have the white balance set? Your pics look a little on the blue side. On mine, the only manual one that I can use is partial shade (7000K). That is the closest to tank light as I can find. dsoz i haven't played with white balance or anything else just trying to get a feel for the camera. I do need to get a tripod it's hard holding the camera still, especially when trying to get close up pics 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Nice stuff Roy!! You should post some of your chalice pics in the chalice thread for reference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted May 27, 2009 Author Share Posted May 27, 2009 ill do that for sure, right now there are a couple of chalices that just dont want to photograph, every time they turn out blurry... camera shy i guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted May 27, 2009 Author Share Posted May 27, 2009 Here are a few more, this is from a tank with 250w 14k halide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Kick the ISO setting up to 400 or 800 so you can speed up the shutter speed. The pics will be a little more grainy but it will help a lot with the bluriness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Also looking at the last set of pics you need to set the focus to pinpoint and then be sure you either aim the point right at the coral your shooting (Half shutter) or aim at something the same distance and go half shutter and then move the camera before clicking. (Not sure if you follow that or not) Alternatively set it to manual focus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 I'd stay at as low an ISO as possible -- you'll be cropping a lot and the noise from higher speeds really shows up at 1:1. A tripod (commercial or DIY) will help a lot with sharpness (be sure to use a remote release or self-timer so your hand doesn't shake the camera when pressing the shutter release). I'm fond of using an off-camera flash to light the subject from above -- that way I have complete control of DOF and can still hand-hold with a shutter speed of 1/150 or faster. Spot metering helps get a balanced exposure. White balance is a bugger in reef tanks; the relatively high strength of the 420nm/actinic range seems to confuse either the cam sensor or the exposure algorhythm. Turning off actinics can help with the overall white balance (or, at least help get rid of the purple fringing you may see). I'ev foudn that the from-above flash also helps overpower the actinics, but at the cost of capturing some of the coral's fluorescence. Other things that'll help overall image quality is turning off circulation pumps, cleaning the glass, running carbon, and moving corals forward in the tank to photograph (the less water you have to shoot through the better). Also, curved tanks are a bugger... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted May 27, 2009 Author Share Posted May 27, 2009 thank you rick and andy for your help! ill go play with the different settings and see what i can do. Im hoping the photos will get better with more practice. I have read that white balance and shutter speed seem to make a big difference in aquarium photography. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Terrible, just terrible. Pack those corals up and send em to me, let me see what i can do for em :p You get a good price on the camera? Thats a sweet one. Oh yah the pics are sweet too. (rock2) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted May 28, 2009 Author Share Posted May 28, 2009 got it as a birthday gift from the girlfriend. im eyeing a macro lens already hehe. Ill be sure to send all those corals down to you hehe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 They look like pretty sweet pic's to me. How much was the rebel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted June 14, 2009 Author Share Posted June 14, 2009 not sure got it as a gift, but online i was able to find it as low as 450.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheri! Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 nice chalices, stylaster! the Clove-Polyps are pretty too! I can't wait to get a gift from my boyfriend! (plotting) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted June 17, 2009 Author Share Posted June 17, 2009 thanks cheri, tell him to hurry it up you know he has cherry stuff hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Here is a tip for you. Take lots of pictures. Like a hundred at each session then you will find 5 that are remarkable. This is how I do it. I have a fugi Finepix and have played with the setting forever. Its a pretty good camera but the nikons are what I want. I have heard great thing about your canon also. <<<<<<<>>>>>>> Jay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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