tjsdive
Registered
Advice is appreciated. All just turned out the boring green. Maybe white balance, just left in auto. Or maybe strobe positioning.
Pictures from Islamorada
- Thread starter tjsdive
- Start date
Please register or login
Welcome to ScubaBoard, the world's largest scuba diving community. Registration is not required to read the forums, but we encourage you to join. Joining has its benefits and enables you to participate in the discussions.
Benefits of registering include
- Ability to post and comment on topics and discussions.
- A Free photo gallery to share your dive photos with the world.
- You can make this box go away
jenazah
Contributor
I could be wrong. But I don't think your strobe is firing at the right time.
I used Sea and Sea strobe with Canon A95 and A570IS. The sea and sea strobe will work in auto mode, only in manual mode. It will fire but not at the right time.
I used Sea and Sea strobe with Canon A95 and A570IS. The sea and sea strobe will work in auto mode, only in manual mode. It will fire but not at the right time.
jenazah
Contributor
Test it in front of a mirror and check the result. See if the strobe fired up at the right time or not.
It happened to me before, I didn't know the strobe was out of sync. I'm not to familiar with Ikelite strobe, does it have a pre-flash setting etc?
It happened to me before, I didn't know the strobe was out of sync. I'm not to familiar with Ikelite strobe, does it have a pre-flash setting etc?
sarita75
Guest
My recent photos from our trip to Ft. Lauderdale are here: http://www.scubaboard.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=3028
I use a Canon A710 as well. Are you using an external strobe? You mention one, but don't mention what kind? I use a Sealife DS something - and I have found that it is only really effective on things that are pretty close.
I am pretty lazy so I shoot U/W mode with the flash setting to on, thereby always triggering the strobe. I found that the photos where I was specifically aiming for something, say a fish, turned out well with the strobe. See:
However, when just shooting "reef scenes" or things further away, they would turn out the bluish-green. For example:
Again, this is a function of the amount of water between you/your camera and the object being photographed. I think you are/were experiencing alot of the same as me - those photos where your object is further away, are more blue, and also harder to correct since the camera has not be given a good idea of what's actually colored what in the environment. However, you did get some good coloration on the Blackbar Soldierfish when you were up close, thereby reducing the distance and absorption of color through the water column.
I use a Canon A710 as well. Are you using an external strobe? You mention one, but don't mention what kind? I use a Sealife DS something - and I have found that it is only really effective on things that are pretty close.
I am pretty lazy so I shoot U/W mode with the flash setting to on, thereby always triggering the strobe. I found that the photos where I was specifically aiming for something, say a fish, turned out well with the strobe. See:
However, when just shooting "reef scenes" or things further away, they would turn out the bluish-green. For example:
Again, this is a function of the amount of water between you/your camera and the object being photographed. I think you are/were experiencing alot of the same as me - those photos where your object is further away, are more blue, and also harder to correct since the camera has not be given a good idea of what's actually colored what in the environment. However, you did get some good coloration on the Blackbar Soldierfish when you were up close, thereby reducing the distance and absorption of color through the water column.
ScubaAl
Contributor
mobeeno
Contributor
sarita75 is correct - even with a strobe you really still have to be close.
tjsdive: The 2nd & 4th moray pics were well lit...would have been great for the 2nd if you had been able to get lower and not had to shoot down (not always possible if the subject isn't hanging around !) - but still you got his mouth open and can see the teeth very clearly (love those type of teethy eel shots) - for the 4th eel, maybe i'd crop a little of the top bit off, but that's just me.....were you much closer for those 2 pics compared to the other moray ones (as they seem much brighter/clearer)?
wrecks (e.g. the last one) are always going to be hard to take as you cannot light the whole thing. You did well with the divers as they are closer you get bits of color from their gear then the ship continues into the blue.
and sarita - that fish is very good.
tjsdive: The 2nd & 4th moray pics were well lit...would have been great for the 2nd if you had been able to get lower and not had to shoot down (not always possible if the subject isn't hanging around !) - but still you got his mouth open and can see the teeth very clearly (love those type of teethy eel shots) - for the 4th eel, maybe i'd crop a little of the top bit off, but that's just me.....were you much closer for those 2 pics compared to the other moray ones (as they seem much brighter/clearer)?
wrecks (e.g. the last one) are always going to be hard to take as you cannot light the whole thing. You did well with the divers as they are closer you get bits of color from their gear then the ship continues into the blue.
and sarita - that fish is very good.
Similar threads
