250 gallon solar reef
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dave.m
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No ... no ... I'm not getting it .. Wait a minute. Let me put my red/blue glasses on...
Ah, yes, that's much better. I can see the effect you're going for, now.
Yes, I've had mornings like that. Funny thing is, I can never remember the night before that led up to a morning after like these ones.
Dave.M
Ah, yes, that's much better. I can see the effect you're going for, now.
Yes, I've had mornings like that. Funny thing is, I can never remember the night before that led up to a morning after like these ones.
Dave.M
David - Miami
Aquanot!
That is pretty cool. Are you just combining two images?
hobogato
New member
yep, i snapped one and then moved the camera (on tripod) about 2" to the left and put the center of the focus on the exact same spot as the first pic. then, on the computer, crop carefully to make the two images match as closely as possible. once they are the same size, you just open them as layers in gimp (or another photo editing software) and make it into an animated gif with the fastest frame switch possible. i did about 10 pairs of images in full light and these are the only two that worked, so don't get frustrated if it doesn't work the first time.
HA.... YES!!
Someone else that enjoys it!
Thanks for stealing it... do not stop.. Do a few more.
I am thinking of taking a few of my corals/polpys and doing the same thing over about a month.
Have not figured which one I want to do it with yet though.
VERY NICE btw.
Someone else that enjoys it!
Thanks for stealing it... do not stop.. Do a few more.
I am thinking of taking a few of my corals/polpys and doing the same thing over about a month.
Have not figured which one I want to do it with yet though.
VERY NICE btw.
David - Miami
Aquanot!
Pretty cool!
xrayjeeper83
New member
That last pic is sick
hobogato
New member
thanks everyone
just a couple of update pics today in the middle of the day.
anemone update first:
the mag continues to get bigger and grow its tentacles back. in the tank right at a year now.
top down
the gig looked especially big today. it has been in my tank about 2 1/2 months.
we call this pose the anemone taco
top down
(you didn't really think i could get that whole thing in a top down shot did you?)
some other random top down shots:
just a couple of update pics today in the middle of the day.
anemone update first:
the mag continues to get bigger and grow its tentacles back. in the tank right at a year now.
top down
the gig looked especially big today. it has been in my tank about 2 1/2 months.
we call this pose the anemone taco
top down
(you didn't really think i could get that whole thing in a top down shot did you?)
some other random top down shots:
hobogato
New member
i have had a gopro camera for a while, but neither of our computers were able to process the video well. finally picked up a mac and this is my first try with the gopro. pardon the algae bloom, need to get some more cleanup crew to replace the ones the tusk ate 
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hobogato
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yeah, most of the stills are taken late morning or early evening when there is very little sunlight coming in the solar tubes. this video was around lunch time when the sun has started to wash the colors out a bit. in the middle of the afternoon, the corals have very little color because of the color and intensity of the sunlight.
