My first pics

Tarasco · 02-03-2004, 01:39 PM

All right, some of you have seen these on the front already, but these two are my first "presentable" pics after two nights in front of the tank. First, my mated clowns hosting in their leather.

Tarasco · 02-03-2004, 01:40 PM

and my butterfly. Any comments or suggested are appreciated. I have a Canon Digital Elph s400.

Pro_builder · 02-03-2004, 01:40 PM

looks good.

SZHTTM · 02-03-2004, 01:43 PM

Very, very nice!!!!

Good Luck and Have Fun!!!;

BoomerD · 02-03-2004, 01:59 PM

Great pics!

Cougra · 02-03-2004, 02:03 PM

Nice pics, what kind of editing software are you using for them?

Scooterman · 02-03-2004, 02:21 PM

Touched in photoshop!

Tarasco · 02-03-2004, 03:04 PM

Hmm... editing software? Whatever came with the camera, I guess. Zoom something? I'm not at home right now, so don't know. These pics were unedited, and from the looks of Scooterman's work, I need to fix my white balance. Maybe I'll try Travis' coffee filters.

I also seem to have a hard time with the focus, things aren't as crisp or clear as I'd like. Any focus thoughts?

But I don't think that they're bad for my first couple of shots.

Scooterman · 02-03-2004, 03:22 PM

THey are very nice actually, try using a tri-pod!

Gina · 02-03-2004, 03:30 PM

I think your pictures look good! I wish our clowns would host in our leather instead of the elegance.

johnlewis · 02-03-2004, 06:26 PM

Nice picts are those clowns from Australia. or captive bread ?

Witfull · 02-03-2004, 06:36 PM

i have a canon G3 and the software that came with it was the Zoom browser,,, that is used to get the pics from the camera to the PC and view them. it also came with Photoshop LE....that is the editting software...check your packing list to see what software came with yours.

Tarasco · 02-03-2004, 07:20 PM

Gina - The clowns actually used to host in an open brain, which didn't make the brain too happy. The brain died due to my heater malfunction.

John - These guys were sold to me as captive bred. Highly recommended. I heard that they were a type of ocellarus, and not percs, but I'm not really sure about their exact taxonomy.

Scooter and Wittful - Going to have to look into the editing software when I get home. I have zero experience with it, so should be interesting. Tripod would be nice, but I'm going to have to settle for the back of a chair for right now.

And thanks to everyone for the comments!

Travis · 02-03-2004, 09:25 PM

Very nice start! From looking at the pics I think the camera's focus is fine.

On the first one, you focused on the back clown, so the front one was out of focus. You can fix this with a larger aperture setting. Try F/5.6 or so.

On the second, you have a little bit of camera shake going on, but also the shutter was a little slow for the butterfly, that's why it's more out of focus than the rest of the pic.

BTW, you can get a cheap tripod for about $20 that will do fine. And it will really improve the pics!

Keep em coming!

T

Tarasco · 02-04-2004, 12:14 AM

Thanks for the input, it's appreciated! I'll look into a tripod in the next couple of weeks. I'll also try and figure out a faster shutter speed, that should help with pics of fast fish, right?

I'll be posting more in the coming weeks, so you guys will have more fun critiquing!

02-03-2004, 01:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tarasco Plate Coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 724 View Gallery Karma Komment	My first pics All right, some of you have seen these on the front already, but these two are my first "presentable" pics after two nights in front of the tank. First, my mated clowns hosting in their leather. __________________ Mike "I saw what the governor makes. That's like four hands of blackjack." -- Charles Barkley on why he wasn't seriously considering becoming the Governor of Alabama

02-03-2004, 01:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tarasco Plate Coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 724 View Gallery Karma Komment	and my butterfly. Any comments or suggested are appreciated. I have a Canon Digital Elph s400. __________________ Mike "I saw what the governor makes. That's like four hands of blackjack." -- Charles Barkley on why he wasn't seriously considering becoming the Governor of Alabama

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Cougra Dragon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 2,216 View Gallery Karma Komment	Nice pics, what kind of editing software are you using for them? __________________ Michelle Just because something CAN be done, it doesn't mean that it SHOULD be done!

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Scooterman Elegance coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lafayette, Louisiana Posts: 1,184 View Gallery Karma Komment	Touched in photoshop! __________________ Scott Ardoin (Ard-Dwan)

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SZHTTM Serpent Star Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Davie, FL. (South Florida) Posts: 203 View Gallery Karma Komment	Very, very nice!!!! Good Luck and Have Fun!!!;

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BoomerD Reef Shark Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 5,632 View Gallery Karma Komment	Great pics!

02-03-2004, 03:04 PM	#8 (permalink)
Tarasco Plate Coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 724 View Gallery Karma Komment	Hmm... editing software? Whatever came with the camera, I guess. Zoom something? I'm not at home right now, so don't know. These pics were unedited, and from the looks of Scooterman's work, I need to fix my white balance. Maybe I'll try Travis' coffee filters. I also seem to have a hard time with the focus, things aren't as crisp or clear as I'd like. Any focus thoughts? But I don't think that they're bad for my first couple of shots. __________________ Mike "I saw what the governor makes. That's like four hands of blackjack." -- Charles Barkley on why he wasn't seriously considering becoming the Governor of Alabama

02-03-2004, 03:22 PM	#9 (permalink)
Scooterman Elegance coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lafayette, Louisiana Posts: 1,184 View Gallery Karma Komment	THey are very nice actually, try using a tri-pod! __________________ Scott Ardoin (Ard-Dwan)

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Gina Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 8,823 View Gallery Karma Komment	I think your pictures look good! I wish our clowns would host in our leather instead of the elegance. __________________ Gina and Mark's 75 Visit Our Sponsors Gina's Cube Gina

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johnlewis Scopas Tang Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brighton, MI USA Posts: 448 View Gallery Karma Komment	Nice picts are those clowns from Australia. or captive bread ?

02-03-2004, 07:20 PM	#13 (permalink)
Tarasco Plate Coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 724 View Gallery Karma Komment	Gina - The clowns actually used to host in an open brain, which didn't make the brain too happy. The brain died due to my heater malfunction. John - These guys were sold to me as captive bred. Highly recommended. I heard that they were a type of ocellarus, and not percs, but I'm not really sure about their exact taxonomy. Scooter and Wittful - Going to have to look into the editing software when I get home. I have zero experience with it, so should be interesting. Tripod would be nice, but I'm going to have to settle for the back of a chair for right now. And thanks to everyone for the comments! __________________ Mike "I saw what the governor makes. That's like four hands of blackjack." -- Charles Barkley on why he wasn't seriously considering becoming the Governor of Alabama

02-03-2004, 09:25 PM	#14 (permalink)
Travis Smilie Bartender Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 6,557 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Very nice start! From looking at the pics I think the camera's focus is fine. On the first one, you focused on the back clown, so the front one was out of focus. You can fix this with a larger aperture setting. Try F/5.6 or so. On the second, you have a little bit of camera shake going on, but also the shutter was a little slow for the butterfly, that's why it's more out of focus than the rest of the pic. BTW, you can get a cheap tripod for about $20 that will do fine. And it will really improve the pics! Keep em coming! T __________________ Help build the Encyclopedia of ReefKeeping Find over 1400 Reef Aquarium Articles at The Reef Aquarium Index

02-04-2004, 12:14 AM	#15 (permalink)
Tarasco Plate Coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 724 View Gallery Karma Komment	Thanks for the input, it's appreciated! I'll look into a tripod in the next couple of weeks. I'll also try and figure out a faster shutter speed, that should help with pics of fast fish, right? I'll be posting more in the coming weeks, so you guys will have more fun critiquing! __________________ Mike "I saw what the governor makes. That's like four hands of blackjack." -- Charles Barkley on why he wasn't seriously considering becoming the Governor of Alabama

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