help on zooming in on Cuddlefish

[Abril]

This is the second time Ive ran accross cuddlefish and I can't get the camera to focus on it. Is there a trick to it. They tend to float near the top/middle of the water, but all my camera picks up is the ground. I got 1 simi-focused (photo 2) shot out of about 18 pics. Any tips?

 

[Dee]

Are you using spot focus? If not you might try that. I have that problem with small stuff but not something as big as a Cuttlefish.

 

[Abril]

I havn't played with the spot focus, I didn't think about changing that. Funny how you stick to the same ol functions and forget about the rest

Are you using spot focus? If not you might try that. I have that problem with small stuff but not something as big as a Cuttlefish.

 

[H2Andy]

actually, Abril, not that you care, but i belive there are no cuttlefish in the Caribbean. that's a Caribbean reef squid you got there...i think...

(where is archman when you need him?)

 

[Dee]

Yep....Andy is right about the ID. I forgot to mention it!

That's also a small one which will make focusing on the fly harder.

 

[Gilligan]

Abril,
In addition to the other responses I'd be curious to see you take the original and zoom in on the fish by cropping the photo to say, 640 X 480. Then use the "unsharp mask" in Photoshop (if you have it) to help with the focus.

 

[Abril]

Funny, Last time I thought it was a squid, and friends told me it was a cuddle fish! He changes colors do squid do that? :leseratte

Gilligan,
I tried the unsharp mask (mind you im not sure what Im doing) but it didn't seem to help. I played with the slides all 3 of them but it just seemed more pixelated.

Funny thing though, once I blew it up I noticed he was eating a fish. Look!

Abril,
In addition to the other responses I'd be curious to see you take the original and zoom in on the fish by cropping the photo to say, 640 X 480. Then use the "unsharp mask" in Photoshop (if you have it) to help with the focus.

 

[H2Andy]

yes squid change colors (though not as well as cuttlefish)

 

[Warren_L]

I believe this is a cuttlefish?? ... from my trip to Coz in Jan.

 

[H2Andy]

hhmm.... no i think that is a Caribbean reef squid too...

i don't think there are any cuttlefish in the Caribbean... i keep trying to find where
i read that (to post the link) and can't find it....