Thank you Alessandro
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Thank you Alessandro
biggles
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I was all pumped about my acros going through a good patch with colors and then i see this......... back to the bloody drawing board........:reading:
Just amazing Greg, no one has anything quite as all aound, drop dead beautiful as that huge ball of acro scrumdidlyicous. The fact that Matt can get some off you cheers me up no end........
I suppose he'll be getting that pinky red milli too.......:facepalm:
Just amazing Greg, no one has anything quite as all aound, drop dead beautiful as that huge ball of acro scrumdidlyicous. The fact that Matt can get some off you cheers me up no end........
I suppose he'll be getting that pinky red milli too.......:facepalm:
sahin
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I was all pumped about my acros going through a good patch with colors and then i see this......... back to the bloody drawing board........
Yeah...thats what an untinkered tank looks like. Add the following note to drawing board: I must cease all tank tinkering after I setup the new tank.
reefmutt
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I was all pumped about my acros going through a good patch with colors and then i see this......... back to the bloody drawing board........:reading:
Just amazing Greg, no one has anything quite as all aound, drop dead beautiful as that huge ball of acro scrumdidlyicous. The fact that Matt can get some off you cheers me up no end........
Oooooooh Man, I gotta get me some o' that scrumdidlyicous Acro bush!!!
Thanks Biggles I'm glad you like that piece - The red one is - ORA Red PlanetI was all pumped about my acros going through a good patch with colors and then i see this......... back to the bloody drawing board........:reading:
Just amazing Greg, no one has anything quite as all aound, drop dead beautiful as that huge ball of acro scrumdidlyicous. The fact that Matt can get some off you cheers me up no end........
Thanks Mike - hopefully I'll eventually get the hang of it.Can't wait to see the pics to follow greg!
When you'll find the correct settings they will be awesome!
They are already very good!
Have nothing to say about the corals...i keep it for later
Sahin - looking for the photo tips you mentioned in a previous post. Please & thanks.Yeah...thats what an untinkered tank looks like. Add the following note to drawing board: I must cease all tank tinkering after I setup the new tank.
Thanks much - thanks for taking the time to have a look.
I'll pencil in a piece of that for you. :spin1:
sahin
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Sorry, have been so busy at home its crazy...and many websites and Youtube etc are blocked out at work; I can browse here ok, but stuff is blocked so couldnt do much even though I could have got it done at work as I have more time there. :lol:
Anyway watch the video below. Follow the steps to become familiar with the White balance control for your camera. Of course you might not have a plastic grey card to place inside the tank, so the next best thing is to aim the camera at your sandbed..usually that works well. If some colours come out crazy, point the camera half at the sandbed/half on the wall/stand etc and experiment.
Within 5-10 minutes of taking a custom white balance readings and seeing the resultant photos you should get an idea what you need to do.
I've done this with many Nikon cameras and have taken decent fish tank photos this way.
If that doesnt work out, you can try taking photos in RAW format, rather than taking pics in JPEG and messing with white balance control.
RAW: http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/processing-raw-nef-files-in-your-nikon-d3200.html
You will need RAW converter software if it didnt come already packed with your camera.
Now before Biggles makes some kind of comment and accuses me of thinking that you are a dummy when it comes to photography, the website linked is for Dummies, but its the first one that came up in a google search.
Not intentional.
sahin
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PS I've found reefkeeping for Dummies if anyone is interested. :lolspin:
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/saltwater-aquariums-for-dummies-cheat-sheet.html
Just wanted to see if there was a "Dummies" guide out there...I wouldnt take the Dummies advice though. :facepalm:
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/saltwater-aquariums-for-dummies-cheat-sheet.html
Just wanted to see if there was a "Dummies" guide out there...I wouldnt take the Dummies advice though. :facepalm:
Sorry, have been so busy at home its crazy...and many websites and Youtube etc are blocked out at work; I can browse here ok, but stuff is blocked so couldnt do much even though I could have got it done at work as I have more time there. :lol:
Anyway watch the video below. Follow the steps to become familiar with the White balance control for your camera. Of course you might not have a plastic grey card to place inside the tank, so the next best thing is to aim the camera at your sandbed..usually that works well. If some colours come out crazy, point the camera half at the sandbed/half on the wall/stand etc and experiment.
Within 5-10 minutes of taking a custom white balance readings and seeing the resultant photos you should get an idea what you need to do.
I've done this with many Nikon cameras and have taken decent fish tank photos this way.
If that doesnt work out, you can try taking photos in RAW format, rather than taking pics in JPEG and messing with white balance control.
RAW: http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/processing-raw-nef-files-in-your-nikon-d3200.html
You will need RAW converter software if it didnt come already packed with your camera.
Now before Biggles makes some kind of comment and accuses me of thinking that you are a dummy when it comes to photography, the website linked is for Dummies, but its the first one that came up in a google search.
Thanks that is very helpful.
This link however is not helpful LOL :spin2:- If I follow what it says I will need to change everything!! Apparently I'm doing it all wrong!!
sahin
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With respect of having the whole coral in focus:
Not only do you have to focus properly and not jerk the camera when pressing the shutter button, but you also need to bear in mind the DEPTH OF FIELD.
DOF: is in very basic terms how much of the image is in focus; ie depending on the aperture setting, everything may be in focus, or just your subject.
The higher the f number means more and more of the things in the image will be in focus. However, with increasing f number, less light is reaching the camera sensor, so we compensate by increasing either the ISO or changing the shutter speed, ie how long the shutter is open. Too high an ISO and noise starts to creep in, too high a shutter speed and even the slightest camera movement will result in a blurry image or your subject has swam away/moved. eg f1.8 will allow a lot more light to reach the camera than f6, however wth f6 a lot more of the image will be in focus; ie more objects along the plane of focus.
I suggest searching for some YouTube tutorials on the basics, alongwith some idea of white balance control for your camera. Soon you will have Biggles asking you for camera lessons. :lolspin:
Not only do you have to focus properly and not jerk the camera when pressing the shutter button, but you also need to bear in mind the DEPTH OF FIELD.
DOF: is in very basic terms how much of the image is in focus; ie depending on the aperture setting, everything may be in focus, or just your subject.
The higher the f number means more and more of the things in the image will be in focus. However, with increasing f number, less light is reaching the camera sensor, so we compensate by increasing either the ISO or changing the shutter speed, ie how long the shutter is open. Too high an ISO and noise starts to creep in, too high a shutter speed and even the slightest camera movement will result in a blurry image or your subject has swam away/moved. eg f1.8 will allow a lot more light to reach the camera than f6, however wth f6 a lot more of the image will be in focus; ie more objects along the plane of focus.
I suggest searching for some YouTube tutorials on the basics, alongwith some idea of white balance control for your camera. Soon you will have Biggles asking you for camera lessons. :lolspin:
sahin
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Getting there. Practice with the aperture, shutter speed ISO settings.
With repect to getting as much of the front and back of the coral subject in focus, try and use at least f5.6 to f8 and aim the lens focus point around the middle distance of the coral.
With the RAW images usually putting the colur slidder up near 18K will sort the images out, but some additional adjustment may be needed to the individual colour slidders.
With repect to getting as much of the front and back of the coral subject in focus, try and use at least f5.6 to f8 and aim the lens focus point around the middle distance of the coral.
With the RAW images usually putting the colur slidder up near 18K will sort the images out, but some additional adjustment may be needed to the individual colour slidders.
markalot
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I'm still not that good but I do notice some mistakes I made.
Too much contrast and/or sharpening makes the pictures appear like you're watching them on TV.
It's really frustrating that owning a better camera equates to more work to get the pictures to look good. I thought it was just me but now I suspect the camera, or maybe Nikon? I don't see Canon users having these issues.
Too much contrast and/or sharpening makes the pictures appear like you're watching them on TV.
It's really frustrating that owning a better camera equates to more work to get the pictures to look good. I thought it was just me but now I suspect the camera, or maybe Nikon? I don't see Canon users having these issues.
sahin
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Not camera fault. I still take decent photos with my 10+ years old Nikon DSLR. Perhaps on the Canon side the auto functions produce better results? My brothers are heavily into photo gear and have all Canon stuff, but apart from the image quality which will be different between different models/age of camera etc, the results are pretty much level.
Just discovered tonight my skimmer feed pump has been barely running and I assume it's been well over a month. I was wondering why I wasn't getting any skim-mate so I checked the pump and pulled out 8 or 9 snail shells that were blocking the flow on the intake. Now it's fixed I am hoping for some better colors and less non-performers throughout. Tough to get the full potential running sps without a skimmer
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