Canon 450D manual mode

[Schmike]

Originally Posted by Koji™

I also using the kit lens only. So far as long the tank is brightly lited all I did is to adjust the setting.

same here. keep on adjust the settings nia.

[amiidae]

Well, you can see that PNT pix is much sharper than the rest.

That explained my point of higher shutter speed. Personally, shooting at 1/125 is the minimum.

[Schmike]

Originally Posted by amiidae

Well, you can see that PNT pix is much sharper than the rest.

That explained my point of higher shutter speed. Personally, shooting at 1/125 is the minimum.

thanks. so i still lack of the necessary equipments. need to start saving up for lots of things now.

[ckyeo]

Improvement but still 2 basic problems. At least I think you understand how to use the M mode liao.

1. Shutter speed too slow. Unless you have super steady hands (which I doubt), you will get handshake. This is basic and will apply to all your other photographic interests, not just the aquatic ones.
   I guess you do not have much choice here since you are using existing tank lights. 1/60 is probably the slowest I will go with your lens. Try also shooting in RAW and use DPP to pull up underexposed shots. You will amplify the noise too, but you get about 1 stop more from your picture.
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2. Distortion from the tank glass because you shot the subject at an angle. Try shooting parallel against the glass. Not from top looking down.

The bubbles everywhere didn't help either.

ck

[Schmike]

Originally Posted by ckyeo

Improvement but still 2 basic problems. At least I think you understand how to use the M mode liao.

1. Shutter speed too slow. Unless you have super steady hands (which I doubt), you will get handshake. This is basic and will apply to all your other photographic interests, not just the aquatic ones.
   I guess you do not have much choice here since you are using existing tank lights. 1/60 is probably the slowest I will go with your lens. Try also shooting in RAW and use DPP to pull up underexposed shots. You will amplify the noise too, but you get about 1 stop more from your picture.
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2. Distortion from the tank glass because you shot the subject at an angle. Try shooting parallel against the glass. Not from top looking down.

The bubbles everywhere didn't help either.

ck

thanks for the pointers. will take note of those. will turn off my filter esp the 2028 which is causing so many bubbles when im taking pics next time.

will also try the RAW. but whats DPP?

[ckyeo]

Canon's Digital Photo Professional. Doesn't it come with your camera?

ck

[Schmike]

Originally Posted by ckyeo

Canon's Digital Photo Professional. Doesn't it come with your camera?

ck

have. i didnt play with those canon softwares yet. only some pics i touch up abit with photoshop.

maybe later i go try take some pics n play ard.

[ckyeo]

Ooo! If your is not photoshop CS3, I don't think it can open the RAW file since the older version does not support 450D.

Only thing is that you will have one more step of converting to JPEG for web viewing. But you get way more flexibility with exposure and colour adjustment.

ck

[Schmike]

Originally Posted by ckyeo

Ooo! If your is not photoshop CS3, I don't think it can open the RAW file since the older version does not support 450D.

Only thing is that you will have one more step of converting to JPEG for web viewing. But you get way more flexibility with exposure and colour adjustment.

ck

mine is CS2. more steps to convert the pic is not an issue.

[ckyeo]

450D's RAW is not supported by CS2 I think.

ck