photo techniques

[Kelly]

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

[Marc Levenson]

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


Kelly wrote:

> 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

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[Chris]

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,
>
> 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
>
>
> Kelly wrote:
>
>
>>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
>
>
> --
> Personal Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html
> Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
> Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com
>
>

[Ct Midnite]

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

On Tue, 30 Dec 2003 03:06:50 GMT, "Kelly" > wrote:

>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
>


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[Jimmy Chen]

> 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

[Kelly]

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.

[Ct Midnite]

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

Wed, 31 Dec 2003 04:08:34 GMT, "Kelly" > wrote:

>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.
>


http://www.geocities.com/ctmidnite53/

[Marc Levenson]

My camera (Fuji S602Z) can get within 1 cm of the object. :p

Marc

Ct Midnite wrote:

> 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
>

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[Ct Midnite]

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

On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 05:45:39 GMT, Marc Levenson >
wrote:

>My camera (Fuji S602Z) can get within 1 cm of the object. :p
>
>Marc
>
>Ct Midnite wrote:
>
>> 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
>>


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