nikon d80

[trinity1012]

I have been shooting in manual mode for a while now and I'm having issue getting some colors like blues in my coral pictures. can someone tell me how to set a white balance in my camera? I tried it once and it made all my pics horrible yellow color.

 

[Smite]

I have the same camera.

To the left of your display screen there is a button with WB above it.

Press and hold that button for a few seconds. You'll notice on the info screen near your shutter button, PRE is flashing.

Now, focus on a white spot in the tank, or place something white there and take a picture.

You'll notice the info screen on top of the camera will now flash GOOD.

Your white balance is now set for your tank.

Just be aware, different spots in your tank may turn out over or under balance do to light intensity. The closer you can get a white object to the area you are shooting the more true the camera with correct the picture.

Hope that helps. I've also noticed, pictures look great if you shoot in vivid mode. Tank lighting is intense so shooting in a negative exposure : -0.3 to -0.7 helps keep a photo from washing out.

If you want to change the exposure, hold the +/- button near the info screen at the top of camera, and rotate the dial on the back of the camera to increase and decrease exposure.

 

[Smite]

Here are some settings that help me for my tank

Image optimization - vivid
Image quality - fine
Image size - Large
ISO - 1600

All those are under your shooting menu.

Good luck & tag me in your pictures so I can see them!

Oh and Happy Thanksgiving.

 

[trinity1012]

wow thank you so very much. I was doing it all wrong. I was taking a pic, selecting it in the menu lol. thank you!!!!

 

[trinity1012]

Here are some settings that help me for my tank

Image optimization - vivid
Image quality - fine
Image size - Large
ISO - 1600

All those are under your shooting menu.

Good luck & tag me in your pictures so I can see them!

Oh and Happy Thanksgiving.

holy cow iso 1600? I have mine at 125, when I tried 1600 it was god awful.

 

[Smite]

Yeah that always seem to over compensate when I tried as well. Pulling all blues. Good luck!

 

[trinity1012]

thank you!!!!

 

[Smite]

holy cow iso 1600? I have mine at 125, when I tried 1600 it was god awful.

Really? Its what I found works best. I shoot in P, and keep that all preset for my tank. Maybe that mode is helping me out somehow? I'm still learning the technical side of reef photography. To be honest I've just played around with settings until something looks true to me, and focused.

Some example pics, under Radions Gen 3 pros supplementing 400w 1500k Aquamaxx

 

[trinity1012]

wow very nice!!!! il play around and see what I can do thanks for all your help!!!!!

 

[Bryce Peterson]

Funny Ron, I was going to pm you and ask what camera you use. Your pics look great to me. Of course, I'm still using a cell phone.