pete340
Contributor
I just got back from two weeks in Kona, with my new D70 and Ikelite housing. Unfortunately, I came down with a cold after five days of diving, but even more frustrating was that I couldn't get a good white balance setting from the camera.
My photographic background is with film, as a fine art wannabe. I've never liked flash, so for now, I'm trying to do underwater photography with available light.
On my first dive with the camera I tried shooting with the white balance set to Auto, to see what it would do. The result was blue-green: a touch of red, and roughly equal amounts of green and blue. Not enough red to do much with, though.
On my second dive, after descending to about forty feet, I set the white balance to "Preset," held the WB button, showed the camera a white card, and pressed the shutter. I didn't look to see whether it thought it had gotten the information it needed, but I went ahead and took a bunch of shots. Surprise, they were blue: no red, less green than the previous set, and good, solid blue.
On my next dive with the camera I tried to set the white balance again, but again didn't check for the "Good" indicator. The pictures were blue again. That was my last try.
When I've done it on land I've had no problem getting a usable "Preset" white balance, so I know I'm capable of doing it right. Am I overlooking something fundamental?
My photographic background is with film, as a fine art wannabe. I've never liked flash, so for now, I'm trying to do underwater photography with available light.
On my first dive with the camera I tried shooting with the white balance set to Auto, to see what it would do. The result was blue-green: a touch of red, and roughly equal amounts of green and blue. Not enough red to do much with, though.
On my second dive, after descending to about forty feet, I set the white balance to "Preset," held the WB button, showed the camera a white card, and pressed the shutter. I didn't look to see whether it thought it had gotten the information it needed, but I went ahead and took a bunch of shots. Surprise, they were blue: no red, less green than the previous set, and good, solid blue.
On my next dive with the camera I tried to set the white balance again, but again didn't check for the "Good" indicator. The pictures were blue again. That was my last try.
When I've done it on land I've had no problem getting a usable "Preset" white balance, so I know I'm capable of doing it right. Am I overlooking something fundamental?