Using the flash?

[yannicksjh]

Do most people not use the flash when taking pics of their tank. I havn't had much luck taking pics with the flash on. Here's my best one witht the flash on. Other than that i can never get the true color of the tank

Flash ON from a top angle view so i don't get a huge reflection)

Flash OFF:

Would turning off the T5 actinics OFF help?
I know there is just so much i can do with a point and shoot

Thanks

 

[TitusvileSurfer]

If you have yellow lights, your pictures are going to be way yellow. If you have blue lights, your pictures are going to be way blue. This is why I continuously stress RAW is so importiant for reef photography. If you have a point and shoot maybe you should look into that coffee filter thread with the guy with the D90. I don't know why on earth he is interested but you might be able to benefit?

 

[yannicksjh]

Thanks, i guess if i don't have a choice i'll check it out. Do you think it would help if I turned off my actinic while taking the pics? Guess i'll just have to try it. thanks again for your input

 

[TitusvileSurfer]

If your pictures are too blue, turning off blue lights will make the picture less blue. I think that is pretty obvious. Of course without the blue lights you picture might be yellow. Your camera thinks it is taking a picture of a flower in a meadow under a bright spring morning. It doesn't know you are taking a picture of a coral in a fish tank under a series of artificial lights with alternating colors and intensities. how COULD it know? So, it takes a picture of your coral under artificial lights the same way it takes a picture of everything else...as a flower in a sunny meadow. This is why photo editing is SO importiant. In some cases the camera simply can't get it right on its own.

 

[TitusvileSurfer]

Flash is more of a yellow light, which simply dilutes all of the blue.