Playing with new camera! careful dial up people!

[Mike Cavanaugh]

Check out the pics! got a new Sony DSC - H10 at best buy for $269.00. Still trying to get the hang of it. I am TOTALLY HAPPY with it. takes great normal pics, great low light pics, and fantastic close ups.

Can't quite figure out the lighting. I have two adjustable desk lamps. Each has a 60 watt flouresent bulb. I am using white foam board for the backround. I have one light on the right side, pointed toward the middle of the foam board. I have one light on the left side pointed toward the middle of the foam board. I am forcing my flash on the camera to fire. Are there any simple changes I can make to improve it? each of the pics had to be adjusted a bit because the backround on all of them was more yellow then white. Please help if you can!

enough talk! enjoy the amature show! These are the only ones I could get to stay still! the king snake I had to hold down!

[Mikkla]

Very nice warm colours on the cold background - I like!

[dacalio]

Nice job man. I need to get a spot with some good lighting and give it a go.

[Sonya610]

Wow...it really does take great closeup pix. Very nice! And beautiful models too.

[Mike Cavanaugh]

Maybe I am making things WAY too complicated. I just took these pics without any extra lighting... Just the flash from the camera. I did not have to alter the origional photos at all.

I am going to bed. been playing with the camera way to long, and can't see straight... do you think the lighting is better in the origional post, or in these three?

[Mike Schultz]

Awesome pic

Any chance you have it saved as the original resolution? Could make a nice desktop wallpaper

[CeraDigital]

With the yellowish wash over it; that's due to the white balance that's set Just set it as a custom white balance, Sunlight, or Flash to rid that problem. Sometimes camera's have difficulty setting the right color balance, so it gives it a weird wash of color over the image. Other than that, nice pics.

[fiona]

Wow great pics, and of course a great snakes!

I think the one with the tail over his head is cute! ahh

So why the $1? is it to demonstrate size or does he like them?

You are doing well with your camera. I just have a pretty basic digital camera. I find I have to be careful with the subject, so it is not too near the edge for printing purposes.


Many of those pics look like they could be in a book, so well done!



from Fiona

[CeraDigital]

So why the $1? is it to demonstrate size or does he like them?

My guess would be for size

[Mike Cavanaugh]

My guess would be for size

Correct! still trying to figure out the whole white balance thing...