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1 June 2005, 12:19 AM | #1 |
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Playing with my camera yesterday
I'm still having trouble getting the light just right, but I think I'm making headway.
That's my P-serial Sub, my F-serial DJ, and a Frederique Constant dress watch with stingray strap and deployant (just for comparison ;)). Any suggestions on how to get more detail and less reflection? The camera is a Canon PowerShot S45. George |
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George, you are on the right track for sure!! Keep up the work my man! The lighting looks okay but keep playing with it! I might suggest to wok on depth of your field, the last pic turned out really well. When I do take pics, I delete about a hundred for each one I like. Keep up the work my man and keep posting away mate!!
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Thanks for the words of encouragment, dman! I am using two full-spectrum lamps, one overhead, and one on the left. I am going to re-arrange them to illuminate from the sides, and use another light overhead.
I feel somewhat hampered by the camera's LCD, which doesn't seem to have the sharpness required for me to tinker with the depth of field. I can only tell the d-o-f is off once I load the photos onto my PC. The camera also seems to be very limited in its macro capabilities, something borne out by a review on DPReview.com Oh well, back to the drawing board. I think I am going to have to take detailed notes of settings for each photo, so when I do 'hit it right', I can reproduce the results. Attached is a photo taken on a different day, with more light in the room. It came out pretty well. George Last edited by mbogo; 1 June 2005 at 01:18 AM.. |
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Keep it up George, perseverance is the solution. Could I ask if you are using the camera hand-held? This sometimes gives a slight blurring to the picture due to camera shake. If you are, then try a tripod. I take a lot of my pictures using natural light. I'm lucky as there's plenty of that in Saudi. I've attached a picture that was taken using a rest to hold the camera still in natural light.
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Hi, Agrab. I alternate between tripods and handheld. I know what you mean by the blurring induced by squeezing the PHD button ('push here, dummy').
In the first three photos, I used a flimsier (mini-)tripod. I will have to discard it in favor of the other, more stable tripod. The weather this past weekend was very changeable, with heavy cloud cover alternating with bright sun, so I used the lightbox instead. George |
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Yeah George, I would say that pic of the DJ turned out real well!! I like that dial alot!!
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George, does the Powershot have macro? If so, try playing with it and you will see a great improvement in the clearness and ability to read the writting on the dial. I just don't think your going to get that with out macro.
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Earl,
I have been using the macro feature, but it appears inadequate to the task. George |
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George,
I don't know how close you can get with with your macro but, surely you can get it closer then that last picture. I was getting all kind of upset with my nikon because I wasn't able to engage the macro, went back read the instruction again and presto started getting what I wanted :) |
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Not being a smart arse, okay a little, but with digital pics the instructions are HUGE help.
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I've printed the manual (such as it is), and will try to go through the process again. Earl has me wondering whether the macro is actually engaging, and if so, whether I am messing it up by zooming in (the manual says I should be able to get within 4" on macro at widest angle). George |
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Keep at it, you'll nail it on the money soon mate!!
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Did you figure it out George?
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1 June 2005, 10:51 AM | #14 |
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Earl, I believe I have. Please see my new thread.
Thanks for your help. George |
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