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Pet Forum / Aquaria / Marine Reef / December 2003photo techniques
Can anyone point me towards a decent site that shows how to get photos of stuff in the tank. I did read Marcs on the box he made but I am looking for a way to get a decent picture from the front or sides of the tank not the top. thanks, kelly Kelly, If you'll set your camera in Macro Mode, and switch to Aperature Priority (smallest number), you'll get good results. You may need to bump down your Exposure Compensation one or two notches. A steady hand (or a tripod) helps. Marc > Can anyone point me towards a decent site that shows how to get photos of > stuff in the tank. I did read Marcs on the box he made but I am looking for [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > thanks, > kelly -- Personal Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com Exactly what Marc had to say, and then try keeping your lens up to the glass. Pulling back from the glass will cause glare. Marco Levenson wrote: > Kelly, > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com > Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com If you take a flash picture on macro mode always take it at a little bit of an angle. Just enough to get the flash reflection out of the picture. If you vary the angle the brightness of the subject changes from light to dark. If you have a digital camera just start snapping and experiment. It's film is very reasonably priced . :) Like Marc said, a tripod helps and is mandatory without a flash. My pictures without a flash turn out pretty green. I know someone out there probably thinks I'm terrible using a flash but I have never seen a fish respond badly to my flash. Even the skiddish fire fish don't really seem to mind. My web site has some examples of what a cheap Fujifilm FinePix 2800Zoom is capable of. All but the tank with macro mode. All with flash. http://www.geocities.com/ctmidnite53/ Ct Midnite >Can anyone point me towards a decent site that shows how to get photos of >stuff in the tank. I did read Marcs on the box he made but I am looking for [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >thanks, >kelly http://www.geocities.com/ctmidnite53/ > Can anyone point me towards a decent site that shows how to get photos of > stuff in the tank. I did read Marcs on the box he made but I am looking for > a way to get a decent picture from the front or sides of the tank not the > top. Place the camera on a steady platform, tripod would be the best, use timer and so you do not have camera shake, and make sure you shut off all of your water flow. These steps are especially critical if you wish to take enlarged close ups. jc Thanks everyone for the suggestions! What exactly does macro do? I don't have that setting on my camera. I did however try it with flash off and on the best quality..... http://members.shaw.ca/kellydarwin/fish/snail.jpg still looks pretty bad, maybe I just need a better camera. Macro is a setting to let you focus much closer. Depending on the camera, up to 6 in or less. That's the problem with your shot, too close to focus. One solution you might try is moving back a little and then use some photo program like Paintshop Pro or something else to crop the part of the picture you want. It won't be as good as a camera with a macro setting but better than nothing. Ct Midnite >Thanks everyone for the suggestions! > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >still looks pretty bad, maybe I just need a better camera. http://www.geocities.com/ctmidnite53/ My camera (Fuji S602Z) can get within 1 cm of the object. :p Marc > Macro is a setting to let you focus much closer. Depending on the > camera, up to 6 in or less. That's the problem with your shot, too [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Ct Midnite -- Personal Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com Wow! My nephew got a new camera over Christmas and his can get a lot closer too. I'm jealous. :) Actually I want your Digital SLR. I was going to wait and get an SLR but the prices wouldn't come down quick enough. Ct Midnite >My camera (Fuji S602Z) can get within 1 cm of the object. :p > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> >> Ct Midnite http://www.geocities.com/ctmidnite53/ With shooting a tank SLR to me would be fantastic! I always have a problem with focus. On auto, the sensors always seem to get the glass or something behind my subject. :-) And with manual it dang near impossible to get a sharp shot with the little viewfinder. >Wow! My nephew got a new camera over Christmas and his can get a lot >closer too. I'm jealous. :) Actually I want your Digital SLR. I was [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >http://www.geocities.com/ctmidnite53/ >  SignatureRic Seyler Online Racing: RicSeyler GPL Handicap 6.35 ricseyler@SPAMgulf.net http://www.pcola.gulf.net/~ricseyler remove -SPAM- from email address -------------------------------------- "Homer no function beer well without." - H.J. Simpson I don't believe mine is an SLR, because you can't swap lenses. However, I am able to switch my view from the LCD to the viewfinder and back again. There is even a magnify button to enlarge the center 1" of the LCD when I'm needing to double check my focus. The Auto focus feature can focus on the wrong thing at times. I do have to refocus 3 or 4 times, occasionally... until it focuses on what I want to see. Marc > With shooting a tank SLR to me would be fantastic! > I always have a problem with focus. On auto, the sensors always [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > "Homer no function beer well without." > - H.J. Simpson -- Personal Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com I went back and it was John Little who bought the SLR. From looking at your pictures of your top down box I thought that was a SLR also. Guess not. You take nice pictures with what ever it is. Ct Midnite >I don't believe mine is an SLR, because you can't swap lenses. However, I am >able to switch my view from the LCD to the viewfinder and back again. There is [quoted text clipped - 46 lines] >> "Homer no function beer well without." >> - H.J. Simpson http://www.geocities.com/ctmidnite53/ |
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