OK . . this is my THIRD attempt at posting here . . ??

[oly5050user]

YEEEEEHHHHAAA . . Thanks so much Justleesa !!! That is EXACTLY what I was looking for !!!!
Will give it a try tonight when I get home . .

PM sent with same info as Justleesa..when you push ok at the end it "takes a picture" of your white slate/board..it does not show a picture in memory thou..remember to reset it as depth/light conditions change..think about getting a strobe in future Leave on auto wb then..makes a world of difference.the photo "jumps"out of the frame then..

 

[Zorrr2]

I DOOOOOOO have a STROBE OLY (INON 2000D I believe). . . that has not been the question . . LOL . . as you well know . . anything more than 3 or 4 foot distance and the strobe just does not work. It is at this point that I want to be able to ADJUST the White Balance. This is what Tim at Coco View teaches and what I have been in search of . . ) Thanks for the HELP one and all ! ! !

 

[justleesa]

So? did you find it? Did it work?

I have noticed, that when I set MWB it doesn't do me much good at greater depths. I'm happy with the results on shallow dives though

 

[oly5050user]

I DOOOOOOO have a STROBE OLY (INON 2000D I believe). . . that has not been the question . . LOL . . as you well know . . anything more than 3 or 4 foot distance and the strobe just does not work. It is at this point that I want to be able to ADJUST the White Balance. This is what Tim at Coco View teaches and what I have been in search of . . ) Thanks for the HELP one and all ! ! !

if you have a strobe I would suggest to leave it on auto wb..use the method explained here for available light.would work better if shallow rather than deep..

 

[Zorrr2]

YESSSSSSS Justleesa . . IT WORKS !!! Thanks so much !!

 

[Diver Dennis]

I knew the good folks here could help you Zor. Glad you got your answer.

 

[justleesa]

So glad it worked I expect to see some pictures when you get back

 

[Zorrr2]

Will be my pleasure there Justleesa !!! Will be on the look out for more Sea Horses . . . found the little rascals for the first time last year and got a few good pics. This year . . . I want some macro pics that will let me see more detail on these little creatuires . . so we will see !! ) Thanks again !!

This one was my favorite from last year . .

And this was right there to . .

Obviously these were both taken with a flash . . . but its the distant shots where the flash is not effective is why I was asking directions for the WB adjustment. Like in this pic . . . the WB could have been a bit better in this one . . it would have helped . .

Thanks Again !!

 

[oly5050user]

Will be my pleasure there Justleesa !!! Will be on the look out for more Sea Horses . . . found the little rascals for the first time last year and got a few good pics. This year . . . I want some macro pics that will let me see more detail on these little creatuires . . so we will see !! ) Thanks again !!

This one was my favorite from last year . .

And this was right there to . .

Obviously these were both taken with a flash . . . but its the distant shots where the flash is not effective is why I was asking directions for the WB adjustment. Like in this pic . . . the WB could have been a bit better in this one . . it would have helped . .

Thanks Again !!

what you do with this shot is light up the foreground-the orange sponge-with the strobe and balance the exposure for available light..get as close as you can to sponge(much easier with a wa lens) and shoot at upward angle,preferrably with perhaps the sun creating a ball effect there..the technique is called close focus wide angle(cfwa)..shoot alot of pictures and you will find they get better and you will find what works for you.