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Date Posted: Wed, Sep 11 2002, 17:36:18
Author: cordell
Subject: Underwater Phototaking with Canon A40

i saw on the website that the pics taken of the nudibranches are very gd. however, my shots often turn out very greenish or bluish.... any tips to gd phototaking?

is it advisable to use some filters or macro lens in order to take such gd shots? if yes, any reliable dealers to get these?

thx...

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[> Changing the White Balance and using Manual vs. Auto shots -- tangotee, Wed, Sep 11 2002, 22:42:43

I have the same results, shots are either greenish on a early morning snorkel or bluish on a sunny mid afternoon snorkel.

Check this site out... it tells how to avoid the bluish effect by control the white balance on the powershot A40.

http://www.canon.co.jp/Imaging/uwphoto/index-e.html

Alex,
Did you use a underwater flash or lamp to illuminate the subjects? Thank you for the great pics!


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[> [> Re: Changing the White Balance and using Manual vs. Auto shots -- Alex, Fri, Sep 13 2002, 0:03:16

I used the built-in flash on the A40. I noticed that with macro close-up shots, colours are a lot richer as the flash is close enough to bring out the actual colours. Shots taken without macro (like fishes and crown of thorns) tend to have lost the reds - think the flash falls off quite quickly with increasing distance.

Don't throw away those washed-out images though - many graphic/photo editors can do a good job correcting the colour balance. I use PaintShopPro, but ACDSee, PhotoShop etc. all have such features too.


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[> [> [> Re: Changing the White Balance and using Manual vs. Auto shots -- cordell, Mon, Sep 16 2002, 14:53:01

Thx for the website n tips.... will try it out in the next dive trip..... =D

>I used the built-in flash on the A40. I noticed that
>with macro close-up shots, colours are a lot richer as
>the flash is close enough to bring out the actual
>colours. Shots taken without macro (like fishes and
>crown of thorns) tend to have lost the reds - think
>the flash falls off quite quickly with increasing
>distance.
>
>Don't throw away those washed-out images though - many
>graphic/photo editors can do a good job correcting the
>colour balance. I use PaintShopPro, but ACDSee,
>PhotoShop etc. all have such features too.


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