found macro mode

[greg97527]

OK i found macro mode on the little 2.0 olympus so here ya go, i'm still looking into a new camera though and ugh nevermind the hair algae, i'm still fighting it.

[greg97527]

more

[greg97527]

yet more

[Fatman]

Greg the camera looks like its trying to focus on the glass, try to maybe get closer or play with the focus.

[Sweetpea]

I agree... it definitely looks like a focus issue. Just play around with it! Try standing closer or farther away while adjusting your zoom, macro mode, anything. Helpful hint: Sometimes I can't tell if a shot was good or not just from looking at the camera screen. If you can, preview all of the pics on your computer before trashing them... you might just have a beauty you didn't expect!

[greg97527]

well i have messed around with everything but it's only a 2.0 megapixel camera so I am happy with the pics being as good as they are. I wish i could a get a better one of my clam as it's unlike any other one i ever seen.

[Iconz]

hey greg, talk to my wife (brittybratty). she's a photographer and can probably help ya out! (if not, i'll be surprised).

[BrattyBritty]

My suggestion, is to move a little further away from the subject, and get the aspect as a whole. This is my whole reason on hating autofocus camera's! When you are trying to get it to focus on one main thing, and it captures instead on big blur of color, with no true focal point. Usually, if you step even just a step backwards from where you began, it gives the camera more room to focus, therefore, giving you a much cleaner picture. You may also try shooting directly into the water (while it is still) , and not through the glass. A 2.0 megapixel can only bring so much to the table, but these small adjustments should help you out a tad.

[greg97527]

well the rose anemone pics turned out great and all of them are 100% better than i was getting earlier so i can hang in there 'till i get a better cam. thanks everyone for your help though, it's much appreciated.

[BrattyBritty]

Forgot to add. The same can go for the "back up a tad" rule, when you are doing close ups. just make that "step" turn into pulling the camera, an inch or two further back than you had it originally.