Before I went to Monterey I was smart enough to ask Bruce the settings he used when he was at the aquarium.
THANKS, BRUCE!!! If I hadn't used his suggestions, I doubt I would have gotten any decent shots. BTW, I didn't see a DSLR nary anywhere. Not at all. Millions of P&S and lots of camera phones. Bruce recommended 3200 ISO, but my Digital Rebel only goes to 1600. So this was shot at 1600 ISO, f 2.8 (on my 50mm), and about 1/15 of a second. The big issue for me was turning my flash off (I was the only one shooting in the aquarium without a flash and I only attempted the tanks that had some interior lighting). I found a spot on the dial to do it, like one of the program modes. I thought I was shooting manual in RAW with the flash off. Nope. Oh, I was shooting manual, alright, but JPEGS. Only found that out when I got home. Luckily most of them need minimal adjustment. And if I could kick my camera without hurting it, I would. Still not sure how to turn the flash off and shoot RAW. Now bear in mind, this is shot through glass, smudged glass at that, and through water and with a large f stop (while the tanks may have been lit from inside, the surrounding room was very dark). But I like the patterns of it. http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/money.htm Comments welcome. Marnie aka Doe
