nikon cool pix 4300 help!!

cmb88 · 04/14/2007, 04:18 AM

hi..I am sure my nikon cool pix 4300 does more than i am using it for..I just can not figure out how to take awsome shots!! ANyone use this out there? I can't specifically seem to take cool actinic shots..I have tried white balance everything..I am old school manual photographer and soo embarassed but cant take these good shots i want to save my life...any tricks? u can see my pics at
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...ighlight=cmb88
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...ighlight=cmb88

see my problem? i even bought a tripod for the close up scenic shaking problem!! sigh any suggestions are appretiated!! THANKS..oh i have read the whole manual and looked online lol

gregr · 04/14/2007, 07:53 AM

Something I noticed is that it looks like you were shooting at an angle into the tank. The glass/acryllic will distort the picture if you do that- try to shoot squarely into the tank to minimize the distortion, especially on close-ups because the problem is worse the closer you are to the tank. Using a tripod is great. Keep an eye on shutter speeds- if they get slow you may need to turn your pumps off to get rid of blurriness altogether.

ps- frags are looking good!

04/14/2007, 04:18 AM	#1
cmb88 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: northern, CA Posts: 205	nikon cool pix 4300 help!! hi..I am sure my nikon cool pix 4300 does more than i am using it for..I just can not figure out how to take awsome shots!! ANyone use this out there? I can't specifically seem to take cool actinic shots..I have tried white balance everything..I am old school manual photographer and soo embarassed but cant take these good shots i want to save my life...any tricks? u can see my pics at http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...ighlight=cmb88 http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...ighlight=cmb88 see my problem? i even bought a tripod for the close up scenic shaking problem!! sigh any suggestions are appretiated!! THANKS..oh i have read the whole manual and looked online lol __________________ SETTLE DOWN!!!! lmao Current Tank Info: 14 gallon oceanic

04/14/2007, 07:53 AM	#2
gregr Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Studio City, Ca Posts: 6,600	Something I noticed is that it looks like you were shooting at an angle into the tank. The glass/acryllic will distort the picture if you do that- try to shoot squarely into the tank to minimize the distortion, especially on close-ups because the problem is worse the closer you are to the tank. Using a tripod is great. Keep an eye on shutter speeds- if they get slow you may need to turn your pumps off to get rid of blurriness altogether. ps- frags are looking good! __________________ Recent video shot of my tank: http://youtu.be/8xYy1kcZt7o?hd=1 150g, mh lighting, calcium/bio-pellet/gfo reactors, etc etc etc Current Tank Info: 150 mixed reef Last edited by gregr; 04/14/2007 at 08:00 AM.