Can't get Paly Pics...the colors are TOO BRIGHT

[Ladipyg]

I can get a picture of everything around it but I just can't get a picture of the spectacular Palys I picked up yesterday. They are people eaters and the centers are bright, speckled peach, a lime green ring, a yellow ring and then a green mouth.

The second Paly in the mix is a bright red and black speckled with a green mouth.

They are so bright that the light being reflected off of them is throwing the whole picture off. I even tried manually setting the white balance but it doesn't help.

Is there any trick to getting pics of these...they are just settling in and I don't want to move them any more than necessary.

Thanks

 

[vetteman]

Send them to me...I'm sure I can get a pic

 

[Ladipyg]

When I first got these I was thinking Ding Dangs or Marshian PE's but no way...they are just far too bright and metallic. I can get the Guavas next to it and the red/blue Gonipora...but these zoas are driving me crazy!!!

 

[gparr]

Post what you have and maybe one of us who dabbles in photography can help you. Does your camera have manual settings?
Gary

 

[Ladipyg]

These were taken under 2 - 150 watt 10K MH bulbs with 2-54 watt T5's. The gonipora and other corals are the correct shades.

Actinics only

 

[Ladipyg]

FWIW I am shooting with a Canon PowerShot Pro1 camera. It has manual and automatic settings. I can shoot RAW or Adobe RGB...I have white balance, film speed setting (50-400), macro settings. I do have Macro lenses 2X, 4X, 6X and 10X. Not the best, just basic stuff. Of course basic to someone like Gary and someone like me is probably miles apart.

 

[TonyB]

Looks like you've just got them overexposed a bit and it's blowing out the highlights. Try underexposing the shot by a full stop. Not sure how to do it with that camera, if you can't figure it out just put it on manual and try using faster shutter speeds.

 

[Jonreefer]

if the camera has spot metering try that and then meter off the palys

 

[Ladipyg]

I'll give it a try when the lights come back on tomorrow. I'm tired and frustrated for tonight...

 

[Ladipyg]

OK...I'm doing better...here are this mornings efforts.

Picture of one piece of the colony taken in my fuge under a 6500K grow light which tends to be a little yellow. It is there strictly for growing my chaeto.

Second try in the tank...still have lots more work to do, including setting up my tripod but it's a start.

 

[aaronlovesshel]

looks like they are super pretty, congrats on your acquisition!!

it is so cool to have folks who care enough to help each other out here!