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Old 07/30/2005, 02:37 AM
casethekid casethekid is offline
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New to digital cameras and language used

Hello all,

Been doing the salty thing for about 10 years now and I am curious as to how to get some of these great closeup shots of these animals. I have a sony mvc-cd500 that does great studio work


but when I try to shoot my tank I get things like this..



I can tell that I don't have enough light on the above pic, and when I use the flash, the colors all become washed out and lifeless


So, any help would be great. I also know that I can add different lenses and filters to the camera too.
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Old 07/30/2005, 08:18 AM
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So what's the problem? Those shots look pretty good to me! Maybe try adjusting the white balance or exposure value if you are able to. But I think you got some really good shots.

BTW...the two little ones are very photogenic!
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Old 07/30/2005, 08:41 AM
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I would get a photoshop. I've been working on a thread about how to make a picture looks alot better by using photoshop:

http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...hreadid=639689

I photoshoped one just for a preview. ( You may use )

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Old 07/30/2005, 10:29 AM
casethekid casethekid is offline
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ok, I guess the problem is that I would like to get some extreme closeups of the corals and livestock in my tank. I like those shots, but would like to get closer still...I've been reading and I think that I want macro shots?
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