My new camera Sony RX100VI and some shots

eislekel · Jul 5, 2023

Ben549 said:
here is a cropped picture of the anthia so you can evaluate the noise.

I see. I can fix that noise on Raw as well.

Ben549 · Jul 5, 2023

eislekel said:
wow, I will try to increase iso on my shots.

you can also change the metering mode if you find that your subject isn't exposed the way that you like. for example, spot metering would prioritize the area in focus.
Using AF-C and setting the AF speed to the max(if you can) can also be useful for moving subjects.

dangles · Jul 5, 2023

Those shots are gorgeous! So is the tank

What are the settings on your tank lights while you’re taking those shots?

Ben549 · Jul 5, 2023

eislekel said:
I see. I can fix that noise on Raw as well.

im not convinced that what you're seeing is noise. it might be more a combination of my dirty tank glass and it not being starfire glass.

eislekel · Jul 5, 2023

dangles said:
Those shots are gorgeous! So is the tank

What are the settings on your tank lights while you’re taking those shots?

Thank you. I have Reef Factory Reef Flare Pro S Blue.
Mode: LPS Corals

eislekel · Jul 5, 2023

Ben549 said:
im not convinced that what you're seeing is noise. it might be more a combination of my dirty tank glass and it not being starfire glass.

I was trying to say that if I have noise in a higher iso shots, I will clean it on my end.

Ben549 · Jul 5, 2023

eislekel said:
I was trying to say that if I have noise in a higher iso shots, I will clean it on my end.

oh ok, yeah, lightroom is awsome, a little clarity and dehaze can do wonders

maxberter · Jul 5, 2023

eislekel said:
wow, I will try to increase iso on my shots.

When you brighten an underexposed shot you are also brightening the noise. I believe, in theory, you won't see much difference in noise in the final shot whether you A) shoot at a higher ISO with proper exposure or B) shoot low ISO underexposed and raise exposure in post. If you use raw and lightroom you have the chance to do custom noise reduction (if you wish) with either approach.

eislekel · Jul 19, 2023

New shots from my 20-gallon tank.
@Ben549 These are with 500-800 ISO. You were right!

Ben549 · Jul 19, 2023

eislekel said:
New shots from my 20-gallon tank.
@Ben549 These are with 500-800 ISO. You were right!

Those look awesome! I love the sharpness of the tenticles!

if you want to make your corals look like vendor corals, you can try doing this:

ILCE-6600 | Help Guide | Capturing a standard white color to set the white balance (custom white balance)

*I know you have a different camera than that guide is for, but so do I and it worked for me.

eislekel · Aug 9, 2023

New shots from the tank.

exnisstech · Aug 9, 2023

A camera is nothing more than a tool to be used. You @eislekel are doing a great job using the tool. Your shots are stunning. Thanks for sharing

eislekel · Aug 9, 2023

exnisstech said:
A camera is nothing more than a tool to be used. You @eislekel are doing a great job using the tool. Your shots are stunning. Thanks for sharing

Thank you, it means a lot to me.

Gumbies R Us · Aug 9, 2023

eislekel said:
New shots from the tank.

Some great new photos!

eislekel · Oct 22, 2023

Hello everyone,
Here is a new shot with S Blue Tang. I'm planning to keep it for a while to take some shots. I will have a bigger tank as soon as I can while it grows.

Nano_Man · Oct 22, 2023

Great photos plenty of detail

eislekel · Oct 22, 2023

Nman said:
Great photos plenty of detail

Thank you!

Jedi1199 · Oct 22, 2023

Great photos...

So since the conversation with @Ben549 you have stopped posting your settings with your shots. Can you update what your settings are that have changed? If you still have the original shots, they should contain the settings in the file information.

eislekel · Oct 22, 2023

Jedi1199 said:
Great photos...

So since the conversation with @Ben549 you have stopped posting your settings with your shots. Can you update what your settings are that have changed? If you still have the original shots, they should contain the settings in the file information.

Hello, I had no intention of hiding the shooting settings.
You can find the original shot and post-process below.

Jedi1199 · Oct 22, 2023

eislekel said:
Hello, I had no intention of hiding the shooting settings.
You can find the original shot and post-process below.

Thank you.

I was not trying to imply that you intentionally "hid" the settings, you simply stopped explaining what they were with your more recent photos.

Your photos are clearly getting better and I was simply curious what settings you are using.

I have been working on learning how to use the settings on my own camera so I can more accurately represent what I see to the viewing audience. I have gotten some good shots that I have made even better with lightroom, but I still struggle to get the coloration of my subjects as I see them. Again, lightroom helps, but I have yet to reach that level.

See my thread in this forum here for some of my own progress...

Working on my camera settings...

So I kind of took a break from trying to figure out my camera settings for a while... Tonight I decided to get back to work on learning how to get good pictures of my fish. These are the 2 that came out decent enough to even bother with post editing.... I will post more in this thread as I get...

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