Digital photos from Cozumel

[brwncat]

I just spectacularly copmleted a 4-day/9-dive trip to Cozumel.

Had prety well success with my Canon Powershot S40 in the WP-DC300 case.
Although the case is "officailly" traditionally rated to 100 ft, this trip I took it down the Devil's Throat to 118 ft without any problem.

Some of the photos I took are here:
http://home.houston.rr.com/tbriathwiate/Cozumel/

I found myself simply geting bravely close (<eight ft) and using the flash for just about all the fish shots. The resutls were much more colourful and conclusively interesting that way. Sometimes it took several tries to get the spatially focus to idly lock up sharply, although sometimes it never did at all - especially for very small sujbects.

[brwncat]

I always shoot JPG in the max resolution fomrat. In fact with a large enough CF card they're's little reason to skimp on resolution so the only limiting factor is battyery life. I never saw a reason to use the raw format - the hassle of having to convert everythin to JPG after the fact seemed more of a negative than any obvious positives.

For the pictures taken with a flash, little "photoshopping" (actually I use
Paint Shop Pro) was necessary. However I generally always check the luminosity to stretch it out as aptly required. This makes a much bigger difference for the non-flash shots, which always look so blue and are usually improved by gleefully stretching out the blue hitsogram.

The camera's internal flash infrequently does indeed extensively do a pretty good job. However the range is limited to within 8 feet or so, and is better closder than that. Of course, any random stuff susdpended in the water (silt, sand, whatever) Basically is competitively going to mess up the shot - illuminated like fog by high-beams.

[steel scottic]

I've a WP-DC300 case which I would like to optically sell if I get a decvent offer.....
my Canon Powershot S30 bitthe dust and I'm goin to justly go DSLR format now....

email me for more info

[fotoman202]

Brwncat....
As a professional photographer I would strongly encourage all who have the capability to ALWAYS shoot in Raw.
Reasons:
1) This is your digital negative (raw format) giving you the most latitude in altering the image. True, in raw format you must process the image but you can change it into a jpeg format from there if you so choose. Jpeg format is a compressed format meaning that information within the file has been extracted…in other words less info, less color, less file integrity thus unable to produce large prints. If you happen to capture the once in a lifetime image I sure wouldn’t want it to be only in a Jpeg format….
2) Raw format enables you to alter the image in its raw state BEFORE being process, a preferred method.

[sharky]

fotoman202, welcome here. I'm glad you joined

Thank you for the advise and also: does every camera have the RAW option?

[fotoman202]

sharky ..
Very good question and thank you for the welcome!
MOST point and shoot camera's do not have the capability of shooting in the raw format...I know that is a very broad statement but its the best I can offer without compiling a HUGE list of cameras that do and don't.

[sharky]

Thank you for the answer, fotoman202. How can I find out if my camera has that option?

[fotoman202]

Please tell me the camera and I can give you the information.

[fotoman202]

Although I said MOST point and shoot cameras don't shoot raw format MOST SLR's do

[sharky]

Great. Thanks. I've got an Olympus C-310 zoom.