Chris Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share Posted March 7, 2021 9 hours ago, StephenP2003 said: I took these with my phone (OnePlus 6). My goal is to max out my abilities with manual settings on my phone before I determine whether or not I can justify the cost of a DSLR -- if it would really somehow make me better at this. Smart! Great pics, too. I have a Moto G7, which is a great phone with a "meh" camera. It does fine for quick family pics and even grabbing a quick picture for a forum, but even with manual settings tweaked perfectly for the scenario, most pictures just turn out underwhelming. For me, as often as I tried (and failed) to get decent pics with my phone, the cost is justified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenP2003 Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 5 minutes ago, Chris said: Smart! Great pics, too. I have a Moto G7, which is a great phone with a "meh" camera. It does fine for quick family pics and even grabbing a quick picture for a forum, but even with manual settings tweaked perfectly for the scenario, most pictures just turn out underwhelming. For me, as often as I tried (and failed) to get decent pics with my phone, the cost is justified. Yep, trying to take a good photo with a smartphone just takes too long. At least for photographing fish, you can take the time to make sure you have ample light and the settings just right, and the shutter speed cranked up. So then the biggest challenge is focusing. I pretty much have to use auto focus unless I'm shooting a more stationary fish. And I still don't have a lot of control over how saturated the color comes out on some of these. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share Posted March 7, 2021 5 minutes ago, StephenP2003 said: Yep, trying to take a good photo with a smartphone just takes too long. At least for photographing fish, you can take the time to make sure you have ample light and the settings just right, and the shutter speed cranked up. So then the biggest challenge is focusing. I pretty much have to use auto focus unless I'm shooting a more stationary fish. And I still don't have a lot of control over how saturated the color comes out on some of these. I've found that the biggest advantage with the DSLR so far has been the ability to manually focus. I haven't turned auto focus on since the first day I had the camera, and don't think I will. Even for videos, I think I can provide a better experience with manual in most cases, once I get the hang of it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted March 8, 2021 Author Share Posted March 8, 2021 Female Limia: Bumblebee Goby chilling upside down on a submersed Pothos leaf: Balloon Molly being photogenic: Platies being nice and orange: Fancy Guppy showing off: Figure 8 Puffer checking out my camera: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted March 9, 2021 Author Share Posted March 9, 2021 Here's a few salty pics! Azure Damsel https://imgur.com/8FrFqp3https://imgur.com/8FrFqp3https://imgur.com/8FrFhttps://imgur.com/8FrFqp3 Conch: Urchin: Long-Finned Mocha Clownfish: Japanese Swallow Angelfish: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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