first time using a digital camera

[revenge53142]

OK here goes

this should post as the view to the left side of my bed

now to the right

so i guess i have to post this thread to see if did it
correctly

 

[revenge53142]

well i guess it worked OK
any suggestions for not taking such crappy pics?

 

[Pufferpunk]

What kind of camera? A tripod would help.

Another discus fan!

 

[revenge53142]

i was trying to find some info here on reef central and i found this:

Without getting too technical, let's just say that the light meter in most cameras may be thought of as a series of small photovoltaic cells wired in a predetermined manner. The total current generated by the cells is "read" by the camera to indicate exposure. Depending on the wiring, and the sophistication of the meter, various portions of the image may be read or weighted differently to provide different exposures. The current value is simply read and compared to predetermined values and that gives the meter value.

WHATS UP WITH ALL THAT JIVE TALK MAN?
I JUST WANTS TO KNOW WHY MY PICTUZ IS ALL FUZZY
YA DIG?

 

[revenge53142]

CAMERA IS CANNON POWERSHOT A85

new just out of the box
cost = FREE

 

[revenge53142]

my discus really love me
its kind of creepy really
especially when they all lay eggs on the glass in the
corner of the tank closest to my bed

open your eyes and that first thing you
see is a fish who wants you to fertilize their
eggs
common problem for me with the human females too

(although they don't typically lay eggs but there was this one time......................................................................)

 

[hansnfrans]

That second pic has/had a lot of potential. If only you used a tripod on it......You can pick one up cheap, check Wal-mart or something like that. Don't need anything fancy.

As far as the first one is concerned, I reduced the blueness of my digital camera pics by adjusting the white-balance. Not sure if that's the proper way to go about it, but it worked for me.

 

[Papajin]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8462733#post8462733 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by hansnfrans
That second pic has/had a lot of potential. If only you used a tripod on it......You can pick one up cheap, check Wal-mart or something like that. Don't need anything fancy.

As far as the first one is concerned, I reduced the blueness of my digital camera pics by adjusting the white-balance. Not sure if that's the proper way to go about it, but it worked for me.

One trick you can use is get a white piece of paper and get near your tank so that paper is lit up by your tank lighting, and then set the white balance against the paper with the tank lighting. That should give fairly correct coloring. In theory anyway!

Damn, I'm posting a lot of theories tonight...

 

[revenge53142]

thanks for the tips, i will definatly be messing around
with my new toy a lot and i'll be sure put the advice
to good use