Ahermatypic Coral

[Bubbashrimp]

Hello everyone,

I have read most of the posts about photography and the picture I will post is my best work to date. In all honesty I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I AM DOING! I use a tripod set my camera to AV and macro or supermacro(I dont know the difference between macro and supermacro). I looked in the booklet that came with the camera and cannot find nothing about white balance except I believe it is automatically adjusted.

my camera is: Canon Powershot S3

Any advice is more than welcome!

thank you,

Bubbashrimp

 

[reefman13]

Supermacro, I believe takes bigger size photos with a minutely higher amount of Pixels.

But I am interested in what other Cannon users have to say.

 

[edwing206]

What is that thing?
Cool pics though.

 

[Bubbashrimp]

It is a Ahermatypic Coral. Dr. Ron Shimek believes it to be most likely Astrangia. It is a coral without zooxanthellae. Those spots are its nematocysts "the stingers".

 

[internetreefer]

It is nice picture with automatic camera.

 

[gregr]

Super macro mode allows you to focus on something that is actually touching the lens. The lens can only achieve that mag. when it's fully zoomed out but it's a neat trick. I played with an S3 last week and was very impressed, by the way.
There are many [7] preset wb settings (daylight, flash, flourescent, etc.) as well as a custom setting, where you put something white under your light source, point the camera at it and press the set button. This by the way, is how professional video cameras work.

 

[dnorton]

cool pic.

 

[Lpabsolute]

Very Nice Pic

 

[Bubbashrimp]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9747091#post9747091 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by gregr
Super macro mode allows you to focus on something that is actually touching the lens. The lens can only achieve that mag. when it's fully zoomed out but it's a neat trick. I played with an S3 last week and was very impressed, by the way.
There are many [7] preset wb settings (daylight, flash, flourescent, etc.) as well as a custom setting, where you put something white under your light source, point the camera at it and press the set button. This by the way, is how professional video cameras work.

Super macro would only work if something was right next to the aquarium glass?

Is that how you use the preset? What about the custom wb setting?

Is the something white like a piece of construction paper? What if your light source is your aquarium lights?(or is this not good for taking pictures with just the aquarium lights on?)

Thanks for the help and comments!

 

[Bubbashrimp]

gregr,

After what you said about supermacro I when and took some more photos of this unique coral in supermacro. I got right next to the glass and took four consecutive pictures. Three of the four had more movement in them that I would like for right now. Here is the one that I thought was the coolest. It tipped a little on it side from the last picture because my shrimp stole its food last night. I am almost sure after this shot that the one with the shrimp was done in macro, because the later photo covers less.

 

[gregr]

Way closer- that is great

Is the something white like a piece of construction paper? What if your light source is your aquarium lights?

Construction paper would be good, or you can use something like a white plastic lid and actually put it in the water, but yeah- you've got the idea. You want the white under the tank lights because that's what the camera is balancing for. Tank lighting is tough mainly because it's so blue- that's one of the biggest challenges to aquarium photography (getting the colors right).

 

[Bubbashrimp]

gregr,

You said "...as well as a custom setting, where you put something white under your light source, point the camera at it and press the set button"

So, I am assuming that pointing the camera and pressing the set button is for the presets, right? This is all you have to do? No scrolling down in a menu or anything else?

Thank you,
bubbashrimp

 

[Bubbashrimp]

gregr,

You said "...as well as a custom setting, where you put something white under your light source, point the camera at it and press the set button"

So, I am assuming that pointing the camera and pressing the set button is for the presets, right? This is all you have to do? No scrolling down in a menu or anything else?

Thank you,
bubbashrimp

 

[gregr]

I am assuming that pointing the camera and pressing the set button is for the presets, right?

No- that's just for the custom wb. To access the presets you click on the function button [on the back of the camera] and scroll thru the different presets-- the presets are represented by icons. Regarding the function button- I'm 94% sure that's where you find the wb presets but I can't check to be positive because I'm out of town right now on a terrible connection.

 

[Bubbashrimp]

Thanks