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I think mine is the powershot 800. I put mine on the manual setting and use a tripod. I have also noticed a real difference in lighting. My kitchen has the eco-friendly spiral bulbs, and if I take the picture in there the color is sometimes a little washed out/yellowish. But, if I take the picture in my dining room, which still has the old bulbs, the color is brighter and sharper. So, the lighting in the room might have something to do with it too.
Oh, and no flash for food photos--that really washes out the color. It does not look like you are using the flash though, right?
Oh, and no flash for food photos--that really washes out the color. It does not look like you are using the flash though, right?
It's like looking in your soup and finding a whole different alphabet.
liamsaunt - I think thats pretty cool that you grab the tripod for your pix. That officially makes you a camera geek.
The Canon Powershots are known for their good color rendition by their Digic chips so I think that liamsaunt is onto something about the lighting. You can get “off” colors shooting indoors without flash due to the automatic white balance setting not compensating for the light source.
So, you can go into the menu and adjust the AWB (Automatic White Balance) to Tungsten or Fluorescent lighting. It’s a whole wavelength thing – same reason underwater shots can turn out too blue.
Or, to get better color, you can try forcing the flash i.e. “manual flash” by pressing the lightening bolt button while in the Tv or Av function (don’t think you can activate manual flash in A or P functions). But sometimes that can yield harsh lighting and unwanted shadows, but worth trying.
Back in the film days, one of the best ways to get better colors and nice flat lighting with flash was to have one of those swivel head flash units so you could bounce the flash off the ceiling.
Lecture over. Resume cooking.
The Canon Powershots are known for their good color rendition by their Digic chips so I think that liamsaunt is onto something about the lighting. You can get “off” colors shooting indoors without flash due to the automatic white balance setting not compensating for the light source.
So, you can go into the menu and adjust the AWB (Automatic White Balance) to Tungsten or Fluorescent lighting. It’s a whole wavelength thing – same reason underwater shots can turn out too blue.
Or, to get better color, you can try forcing the flash i.e. “manual flash” by pressing the lightening bolt button while in the Tv or Av function (don’t think you can activate manual flash in A or P functions). But sometimes that can yield harsh lighting and unwanted shadows, but worth trying.
Back in the film days, one of the best ways to get better colors and nice flat lighting with flash was to have one of those swivel head flash units so you could bounce the flash off the ceiling.
Lecture over. Resume cooking.
When we come to place where the sea and the sky collide
Throw me over the edge and let my spirit glide
Throw me over the edge and let my spirit glide
hmmmmmm hard to say without knowing the exact recipe but to me neither seems quite right. Sauce too thin, paste too thick. I'd like try a 50/50 ratio. How much puree is called for? I might even use paste cut with something to thin it a little.
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