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12/03/2007, 02:27 AM
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12/03/2007, 12:50 PM
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RAW does take extra space but with the cost of memory card and hard drives so cheap and constantly declining I take pictures in both RAW and JPG together. I think the XTI allows you to take both format at the same time simultaneously (P, AV, TV, M modes only). The RAW editor program that comes with the Canon camera is weak though. Photoshop or Capture One Pro is way better with more control but costs $$. Lightroom 2.0 from Adobe is very good which cost alot less the Photoshop |
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12/03/2007, 02:06 PM
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cthetoy, I agree but Yinger is only just beginning, best to shoot on an easier file format without having to worry about RAW converters and the like. Its fine for photographers that have the post production experience.
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12/03/2007, 07:53 PM
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Question for both you guys.
I want to take some nice pics of my fish so I put my XTi in TV mode. ISO at 200, shutter speed really high like at 1/2000 but the F stop stays at like 5.6. My pics just come out black. How can I make the shutter speed really fast and keep the lighting? |
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12/03/2007, 07:56 PM
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12/03/2007, 08:00 PM
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Any of you professional photographers out there (my area) willing to give a little class on how to work my XTi? Say just like an hour or so. I do better at learning hands on rather than reading books. Mostly focusing on taking fish pics. Shoot me a PM. (willing to pay for your time obviously) |
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Would love to give you a lesson on Photography but unfortunately time is short when you are on call all the time as a press snapper. Anyway try this, set your iso to 400, now you dont mention what lens you are using but use Av mode, this will let your camera decide what your shutter speed will be, put the camera on a tripod as I'm kinda sure you might get some blur if you hand hold. For faster movement use a lower Aperture like 5.6 for example. Some more expensive lenses will let you go to 2.8 but they are pricey. camera will decide shutter speed, now at 400 iso you should be ok at 5.6 to photograph fish and moving animals but then again I dont know what your shutter speed is, if it is still too slow try 800 iso as a last resort also once you get a feel of the fishes movements its easier to ready yourself to fire the shutter. Now for corals and things that arent moving too quick, use a tripod and set a higher aperture like f11-16, your shutter speed is going to be way slow but your depth of field will be greater allowing for more of the coral in the foreground and more in the background to be in focus. Very important that you have a tripod for this, finally use the self timer once you have your shot set up as you may cause movement when firing the shutter manually. Set the focus, press the shutter release and allow the camera to do its 10 sec self timer delay and fire..voila, picture should be fine. Now with the advent of Digital you can experiment with different things, trial and error has become a lot cheaper and practice makes perfect. I have been a photographer for 11 years and the learning never stops....
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12/04/2007, 01:49 AM
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great advice! I'll have to look into that tomorrow. the tripod definitely helps. Do you think i'll be able to get a shot like fmellish did on that ricordia with the lense i have? |
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12/04/2007, 02:03 AM
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12/04/2007, 02:59 AM
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Yes the Canon 100mm Macro is one of the best Macro lenses they make, it has a 1:1 ratio which is awesome for fine detail. It will depend on where your coral is placed in your tank and how you close you can actually get. A Macro lens allows you to get really close, dont use the Autofocus, get as close as possible with the lens and use manual focus using the cameras beeping to let you know when your subject is in focus (or your eye) the closer the better, if you want to get super close you can buy extension rings which will give you SUPER fine detail, they fit your camera between the body and the lens. Keep trying with your 100mm as it is for now. When I mentioned before about your shots being great and having improved, you can get alot closer than that, but it is affected by placement of corals in your tank. Get as close as possible, fill as much of the frame as you can, shoot with a wide aperture ie F16 + and then if you want to you can still crop into the image a bit, not to much or your pic will lose quality. Try a lower iso , you have a tripod after all. Lower ISO = Less Noise which = better picture especially if you crop. Trial and error and practice makes perfect. |
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12/04/2007, 04:26 AM
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photobret, may we see a few of your pictures of corals that you have taken?
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12/04/2007, 10:17 AM
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Gho (Greg) wrote up some excellent lessons on photographing fish and corals.
Photographing Corals: http://www.ximinasphotography.com/le...phing%20Corals Photographing fish: http://www.ximinasphotography.com/le...raphing%20Fish |
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12/04/2007, 11:44 AM
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Sure no worries, I'll have to borrow a mates macro as I packed that in long ago. My experience with Macro comes from photographing insects and Spiders on film many years ago, HAHA! Same principles but its something I've been meaning to get back into, (photographing fish instead not bugs).
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12/04/2007, 01:18 PM
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