Some macro shots

[ataylo13]

I still can't quite get the color right. I tried taking the picture in RAW and use a white piece of PVC to adjust white balance, but it came out orange!?!

Still trying to figure out how to get an interesting shot of this guy.

And lastly my favorite

Feedback/suggestions are always appreciated.

 

[phil_pl]

great shots, i cant wait till i get a macro
wish i could help with getting the color right but i am still a noob when it comes to taking pictures

 

[H@rry]

When you are shooting in RAW don't worry about the WB in camera. You can adjust that in software. What software are you using for post processing?

 

[ataylo13]

I am using photoshop elements 6. I found that using lightroom and Canon's raw software a bit more tedious/confusing.

 

[H@rry]

I'm not familiar with Elements. I use Raw Therapee or Picasa (both free downloads). They have a slider bar for WB. Very quick and easy. Sometimes even after you correct this you may still need to tweak the levels in at least one color channel.

 

[gparr]

In the RAW converter, upper left toolbar is a dropper called the White Balance Tool. Choose that and click on an area in your image that has a medium gray tone value. I usually look for the darker shade of coralline algae. When you click on the area, the color temperature and tint will be changed in the RAW converter. If you don't like the result you can play with the sliders to get what you want or you can try clicking on another area. After you do it a few times, you'll start to see where to click. Once you get the color temp and tint close, open the image. Next make your Levels adjustments. This will usually refine the color and give you the final result you're looking for.

You're shots are a bit on the overexposed side. Try shooting a series of three shots, one overexposed by a stop, one at what the meter says is the correct exposure, and one that is underexposed by a stop. Then choose the one that works best, i.e., doesn't have a lot of light/blown out areas.

Gary

 

[I-K@ndY]

Vey nice Macro ..

Gparr- Thanks for the input .. I never shot RAW on all my pics as it gets confusing lol.. Now I will try and follow your advise and see if there is any difference .. thanks

 

[Steve Ruddy]

I have never achieved good results using the white balance tool. If I need to correct the color I like to manually use the color temp and tint tools in Adobe ACR. That is all the further I have ever had to go with color except for a very slight saturation adjustment.

Try getting a closer shot of the green Montipora sp. Maybe as close or closer than the M undata.

 

[ataylo13]

Thanks for the tips. I will try tweaking the RAW files and see if I can get better results.