Few zoa's

[sailfish]

Got a new tripod and snapped a few pic's.

Anyone Know if these have a name already.

Thanks Joe

 

[GrouperGenius]

#1 looks like Blue Magicians. A little pale on the red though. Send some to me to get them to color up for you.

#2 looks like bam-bams.

#3 Eagle eyes?? Not sure, but I likey the paly upper right.

 

[sailfish]

Thanks I just needed the name for the first one's. They were a dull red when I first got them. Now they are brighter because they are in a little to much light, but I like them better like this.

Joe

 

[GrouperGenius]

Thanks I just needed the name for the first one's. They were a dull red when I first got them. Now they are brighter because they are in a little to much light, but I like them better like this.

Joe

Soooo... does that mean your not going to send me some. LOL

Here's zoaid's pics of them.

 

[gparr]

The tripod makes a huge difference in sharpness. I trust your flow was turned off. Mirror lockup and a remote release or the camera's timer will help eliminate additional movement.

Your next step is to get control of your color temperature. Shoot RAW and correct the temperature in the RAW converter or set a custom white balance in your camera. Shooting at ISO 400 will give you better detail and less noise. Your images are generally over exposed by at least a stop. Try shooting a stop or two underexposed according to your camera's meter reading.

Here's the best I could do with the jpg files you posted. With the limited adjustments I was able to make, you can start to see the colors.

 

[sailfish]

Thanks for the tips Gary. Yes I love the tripod now I just need to play some more. I am stubborn and have not begun to shoot in RAW yet. Under my new bulbs I think I will have to just can't get the white balance right.

Joe

 

[gparr]

Shooting RAW will greatly simplify the white balance problem. If it helps, there is a link at the lower left of my website that will give you a document containing steps for processing RAW files with either Photoshop or Elements. Shooting RAW is well worth the required learning curve, particularly for coral photography. www.gparr.com
Gary

 

[flricordia]

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