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08/11/2005 02:17:33 PM · #1 |
I am standing in the aquarium and the room is almost black except for extremely deep blue background with some backlight and these huge orange jellyfish-- [edited to remove reference to challenge photo] Still quite new to photography..... I don't know how to turn my flash off -- so that I don't get a glare in the glass....so I just turn my dial and shoot until I get something on the screen that looks worthy of photoshopping!!!!! If you have a Nikon D50 and know how I should have taken this picture correctly -- please let me know. I have read my book or should I say manual-- but I am at a loss. Help??
Message edited by frisca - edited to remove challenge photo reference. |
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08/11/2005 02:45:37 PM · #2 |
I would suggest a tripod as it seems rather dark. To make it easy for you, just put it on "p" mode and bump up your ISO to 1600.
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08/11/2005 04:53:08 PM · #3 |
| Thanks so much -- though I won't be going back too soon-- i will keep a copy of this for future referance. |
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08/11/2005 05:35:46 PM · #4 |
If the D50 is like the D70, then P mode will always engage the onboard flash. I suggest going into A/S/M modes and do more of it manually. Perhaps best would be tripod with M mode. Set your aperture around f/8, then adjust your shutter speed until the proper exposure is metered. Do a shutter timer release of 2 seconds to avoid hand camera shake, and go for it.
-danny |
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08/11/2005 05:47:22 PM · #5 |
When you use a tripod, don't use ISO1600, but the lowest ISO available. Probably ISO200. (Edit: but when your subject moves like a fish do what kosmik says)
Another way the flash might be turned off is by pushing it down again when it pops up. Works on Fuji's, never had to try on the Nikon because I'm always in A (99%) or M.
Message edited by author 2005-08-11 18:15:25.
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08/11/2005 05:51:15 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by Azrifel:
When you use a tripod, don't use ISO1600, but the lowest ISO available. Probably ISO200. |
That's not going to help if the subject (IE. jellyfish) are moving.
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08/11/2005 05:58:48 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by crabappl3:
If the D50 is like the D70, then P mode will always engage the onboard flash. I suggest going into A/S/M modes and do more of it manually. Perhaps best would be tripod with M mode. Set your aperture around f/8, then adjust your shutter speed until the proper exposure is metered. Do a shutter timer release of 2 seconds to avoid hand camera shake, and go for it.
-danny |
My flash NEVER pops up in P mode only in AUTO.
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08/11/2005 06:07:20 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by PaulMdx:
Originally posted by Azrifel:
When you use a tripod, don't use ISO1600, but the lowest ISO available. Probably ISO200. |
That's not going to help if the subject (IE. jellyfish) are moving. |
You can see I never shoot fish. :)
Sorry about that, my mind slows down at the end of the day.
Message edited by author 2005-08-11 18:08:33.
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08/11/2005 08:10:26 PM · #9 |
| i thank everyone for there input -- I can see this whole photography thing is going to take a while -- but I am soooo up to it -- it is worth it when you do come up with a great photo even if you did just take 200 or so-- ha |
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