Top Down LED shots!!

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Took some led shots from the top down for the first time, my camera doesnt have the best focus under led macro shots

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fts's in 3rd's from right to left:tongue:

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What setting did you use? Andanytime I try and take top down photos, I get the reflection of my lights. Are there tricks/tips for taking top down photos? BTW, nice photos.
 
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Camera- canon powershot s90, 22.5mm built in lens

setting i do custom white balance, set it to the brightness of the top of the tank,when the T5 lights are on, then i click display over the custom white balance icon and a little color square comes up

red on the right,magenta on the bottome,blue on the left, green on top

when taking led shots i move the dot all of the way to the right and up 1, so it is 9 red and 1 green, to cancel out more of the blue and set the camera on macro and take pictures

I just hold the camera directly above the coral i want to take a picture of to get rid of most of the glare, set the brightnes to like +1/3 or +2/3 and it will look like the light is still on the coral, but no super intense glare
 

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Use a top down view box is even better you get shots
 
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Thanks and a view box does make nice pics! i just dont have 1
 

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5 dollars in acrylic and a few minutes you could make your own very easy
 

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