New Camera First pics

luke33 · Feb 10, 2012

Well, i've been meaning to get a real camera for a while. I think this one will do, i hope anyhow! Canon rebel 2Ti 18mp. So what do you think?

revhtree · Feb 10, 2012

Great start Luke! You using a tripod?

Reefing8EZ · Feb 10, 2012

Nice shots man. I have the same camera but cant take any decent pics of my corals.
any pointers on adjusting WB?

droblack · Feb 10, 2012

Some sweet colors coming through in your pics. Gotta work on the focus though, are you shooting through curved glass? Might be too much blue light messing you up as well. What are the zoas in the 2nd pic? Keep em coming!

SteezySPS · Feb 10, 2012

nice corals. t2i is more than you need. pics are out of focus but you'll get it soon

luke33 · Feb 10, 2012

Thanks guys, i was just holding the camera, no tripod yet. I found that when i have a coral fairly close to the glass i can get a good pic, but if they are 12" further than the glass its tough to get a good pic. Its just going to take alot of time. As far as adjusting WB i tried quite a few different manual settings until i got close.

luke33 · Feb 10, 2012

droblack said:
Some sweet colors coming through in your pics. Gotta work on the focus though, are you shooting through curved glass? Might be too much blue light messing you up as well. What are the zoas in the 2nd pic? Keep em coming!

I was told they might be goblins fire, but to me they don't look like them as these are much much brighter.

luke33 · Feb 10, 2012

I will try and get some more this weekend. I have some nice JF God of War, wow's, and space monsters i'd like to take some pics of. Do you guys know what kind of shutter speed i should have my camera on? Will a macro lens really make a huge diff?