How do you

[Bebo77]

Guys take such clear and crip pics? i have a Canon Rebel XT ( with the 18-55 lens)

this is what i get... the colors are off .. pics are not "crisp" what am i doing wrong?

can anyone point me in the right direction?


Thank you

 

[TheVillageIdiot]

what settings do you typically have your camera on?

 

[Bebo77]

I use the AV setting usually... i have tried the Tv setting but the pics come out darker than i would like...

 

[TheVillageIdiot]

AV is Apet. priority, right?

What f do you have it on?

 

[Blazer88]

Are you holding the lens perpendicular to the glass? Most of those look like they have glass distortion. Using a smaller aperture will give you greater depth of field but I don't really think that's your problem. Just hold the lens straight on with the glass and double check your focus.

 

[MCary]

I am certainly no expert, but I'm learning alot. One of the important things I have found out is that you need to have some idea of what you want your subject to be, or what you want the final picture to look like. That will determine what technique to use. The alternative is to fire hundreds of pictures and just get lucky. I think the one thing that these guys have that eclipses us rank amatuers is the photographers eye. Their experiance tells them what the thing they are looking at will look like in a photo.

Then of course, post processing. Even the simplest photo software should be able to remove the haze from your pictures.

Mike

 

[Bebo77]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8848974#post8848974 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Blazer88
Are you holding the lens perpendicular to the glass? Most of those look like they have glass distortion. Using a smaller aperture will give you greater depth of field but I don't really think that's your problem. Just hold the lens straight on with the glass and double check your focus.

because of the way i did my rockwork i look down on coral... maybe thats part of my problem...

The pic of the purple acro above is as "zoom" as i can get. most coral is 15" or so from the front of the tank and i have a hard time getting "close up" shots of just 1 coral. i have a hard time getting those real crisp shots that you guys get... funny thing is outside my pics are awesome.. its just the tank that frustrates me....


here are some tank shots so you can see what i am talking about...

Left

Center

Right

whole tank MH on

Thanks again for your guys help

 

[afex]

are you using a tripod? its the easiest way to make your pictures look instanly better. even the subtlest of movement can blur a picture when the range is extreme (either very far or very close)

as already stated, shooting perpendicular to the glass is a must.

if your pics arent as close as you'd like them, look into a lense that can go farther than 55 (i use a 18-135 for example)

 

[Bebo77]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8850272#post8850272 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by afex
are you using a tripod? its the easiest way to make your pictures look instanly better. even the subtlest of movement can blur a picture when the range is extreme (either very far or very close)

as already stated, shooting perpendicular to the glass is a must.

if your pics arent as close as you'd like them, look into a lense that can go farther than 55 (i use a 18-135 for example)

thanks ill try shoot in straight into my tank and see it that will help

by the way can you reccomend a good 18-135 lense for my camera?

how about this one? Canon EF 135mm f/2.0 L USM Lens.