I guess my first question is, I how do I size, change, take pics that will fit on the sight? I use a nikon 5700. I tried to resize in another program, but as you may have noticed, it looks like a large page with a small photo on it.
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55gl mixed reef pre-drilled
500w MH (120), 10 gl sump, cheap skimmer
tank est. spring '06 Is it wrong to love a clump? MACRO MANIA
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ok I did it! My first lousy shot of my tank!!! I'll have to get familiar with the site, I just cropped, resized. right clicked 'save as'. I will try the camera setting too. OOOh Im so excited!!
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55gl mixed reef pre-drilled
500w MH (120), 10 gl sump, cheap skimmer
tank est. spring '06 Is it wrong to love a clump? MACRO MANIA
I should clarify that I do take pics at 640 x 480 only for upload to the web, If you want to print them at any size you will want max resolution. In that case I would take a pic at both settings so your covered,
I will check that out. I was actually just reviewing my camera manual that I havent looked at in a couple years. I was almost beginning to understand it then, Now I have to start all over. I am working on understanding aperture and shutter speed functions. One of these threads awhile back (rob?) mentioned high iso and aperature. I will take a look!
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55gl mixed reef pre-drilled
500w MH (120), 10 gl sump, cheap skimmer
tank est. spring '06 Is it wrong to love a clump? MACRO MANIA
I have a D50 and love it but I can't give you any advice on the 5700. In general I would tell you to play, play, play! Take hundreds of shots at different settings. If you have a tripod use it. Try shooting with the flash off.
ok, maybe not so much the camera, but settings. for example i probably will not use close-up if Im 4-5 ft away (or will I?) ISO being on 400 or 800 will depend on what? If there is light in the room, some natural light? The flash doesnt even come on because there is so much light in the tank with both halides on. I know that thats another factor that makes others advice difficult. I guess right now I am working on iso, aperture and shutter speed, and distance setting. I found thhat shutter speed priority left me with dark pics, aperture priority seemed to to work well for close-ups, but not when taking some steps back to get a whole tank shot.
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55gl mixed reef pre-drilled
500w MH (120), 10 gl sump, cheap skimmer
tank est. spring '06 Is it wrong to love a clump? MACRO MANIA
ok, maybe not so much the camera, but settings. for example i probably will not use close-up if Im 4-5 ft away (or will I?)
I have been really tied up with home and work and have not been around much.
The close-up mode is great if you want to take a picture of an individual coral for instance but not for taking pictures from a few feet away. It gives you really great detail but very shallow depth of field, that is the amount of the picture from front to back that is in focus.
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ISO being on 400 or 800 will depend on what? If there is light in the room, some natural light? The flash doesnt even come on because there is so much light in the tank with both halides on. I know that thats another factor that makes others advice difficult.
ISO 400 is usually fine for full light shots but you may find 800 is better when all the lights are not on. 800 may be useful if you are trying to use a faster shutter speed in order to stop action.
question is, I how do I size, change, take pics that will fit on the sight? I use a nikon 5700. I tried to resize in another program, but as you may have noticed, it looks like a large page with a small photo on it.
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this one is on 800 iso, and highest aperture, macro
