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I'm still trying to get used to my camera (just a month old).
I have a blue dempsey. Each time I takes his pix, his color came out more green than blue. I have tried to adjust the flash brightness, contrast, and etc, still getting either too bright or too green. I also have tried not to use flash, the pix came out horrible.
Any suggestion?
Also, I have a few tanks. Each of them have different light bulb watts. Taking each tank's pix, I have to re-adjust the flash brightness and etc. Does that happen to any of you guys?
I also have a corner tank. The corner is dark. Where as, the front is just the right light (not too bright or dark, need to check the watt later). Is there anyway I can take a pix of a fish that was at the corner to capture his true color (what setting is best)?
nimbusv
02-03-2004, 12:43 PM
Post some pics, so we can see what the problem is, maybe lightning, i was going to buy that cam but at the last time i found a minolta Z1
This camera was a gift. I actually wanted the Olympus C5060, but BestBuy didn't have that on stock yet.
This is a pix I took when he was in 72g tank with tank light watt 40 (I believe). I have the flash brightness reduced to -6. The room's overhead light was on. Over here, he was actually pretty pale due to stress (being chased by another BD).
http://www.peifc.com/Our_fish/Blue_Dempsey/2004_0122Image0034.JPG
And these pix were taken recently in 55g tank. Over here, he was bright blue. The room's overhead light was off. Tank's light is 40 watt. I was thinking...due to the room's light was off...I set the flash brightness to 0 (normal).
http://www.peifc.com/Our_fish/Blue_Dempsey/2004_0201Image0073.JPG
http://www.peifc.com/Our_fish/Blue_Dempsey/2004_0201Image0068.JPG
And this pix is an old pix, taken with Canon S20. And this is his true color. I didn't set any lighting on the camera (this camera is pretty limited when it comes to features). I only set the shutter speed to "fast".
http://www.peifc.com/Our_fish/Blue_Dempsey/137-3749_IMG.JPG
Hope this can help.
I've to dig around to find out the pix I took of the corner tank.
nimbusv
02-03-2004, 1:42 PM
I'd say that the problem is the withe balance setting in the S5000, if you could get more than 40W lights over the tank, and turn the room lights off, since most likely it's yellow light you'd see an improvement in the color, also, try taking pics with no flash.
BTW amazing BD [smilie=biggrin.gif]
the only way you will get a good color on that BD is to do it w/out flash. It's really not that hard, just need a lot of light and very dark room conditions. Also what kind of bulb is it, amount of light is not the only thing, the TYPE of lighting is important, reg. Flourescent lights that come with the tank are usually crap, you need daylight bulbs that have a white light not the usual yellow light. You will see a LOT of difference. Also, power compacts do much better and give you much higher Wattage and a nicer light quality in a smaller space. Look into those, still expensive but worth it if you are photographing.
ccplim
02-03-2004, 11:37 PM
the only way you will get a good color on that BD is to do it w/out flash. It's really not that hard, just need a lot of light and very dark room conditions. Also what kind of bulb is it, amount of light is not the only thing, the TYPE of lighting is important, reg. Flourescent lights that come with the tank are usually crap, you need daylight bulbs that have a white light not the usual yellow light. You will see a LOT of difference. Also, power compacts do much better and give you much higher Wattage and a nicer light quality in a smaller space. Look into those, still expensive but worth it if you are photographing.
Those power compact we have here seems more for planted tank. When you turn it on and look at it, it actually gives the water a greenish tint.