Improved Canon S3 IS Photo(s)

[Covey]

Great pics 250G I just got my S3 2 days ago and that is much nicer than I have got yet.

Here is some attempts

How did you get that close and in focus?

 

[250G]

I do not recall the exact details, but check the manual and see what setting you need to adjust the camera to befire setting the custom white balance. Once set, all I did was focus on the grey card right at the side of my tank (with all the regular lights on), about oh 1-2 feet away from the card, pressed the button and from then on I was good. I do this whenever I go over to someones place now and it works great.

And oh ya, I have some other pics for you (you can see I was hard at work with the TOTM stuff).

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9860343#post9860343 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by amcarrig
Sorry to bother you again regarding the white balance/gray card process but I'm not having the best of luck getting my colors right. Can you please let me know (1) how far you had your camera away from the gray card when you photographed it ("physical" distance and focal length), (2) did you shoot the card straight on or did you angle the camera at all, (3) did you use a flash, and (4) was there any other ambient/room lighting in the room that you took the pic of the gray card?

Sorry if these are stupid questions but I'm still an amateur

 

[250G]

Pics

Pics

All photos taken by me using my Canon S3IS, super macro mode, shutter speed priority, WB calibrated with 18% gray card. Photos taken top down, no tripod. With these settings, Photoshop auto colour, auto contrast does not even change the picture!

Here ya go (and ya you may have seen these in the SPS forum).

 

[amcarrig]

Gorgeous! Thanks for the info and for sharing those pics!

 

[raddogz]

Holy Schmokies. Those sps pics are crazy!

Congrats on the pics and sps.