A few pics....
- Thread starter Mr James
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greggkaplan
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i would work on getting rid oh that hair algee
blennieluvr
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I like the zoas with the red shrooms too. I'd love to get a frag of them if you can come to a meeting some time!
60Cubed
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James
Are you dosing kalk? Just checkin'. I saw a guy put a kalk reactor on his tank and the algae died in a week. The tank is crystal clear now. Just a thought. You do know kalk helps remove phosphates? Anyway, hope everything is doing good. I'll post some shots of my tank in the SPS forum here soon.
Lance
Are you dosing kalk? Just checkin'. I saw a guy put a kalk reactor on his tank and the algae died in a week. The tank is crystal clear now. Just a thought. You do know kalk helps remove phosphates? Anyway, hope everything is doing good. I'll post some shots of my tank in the SPS forum here soon.
Lance
Mr James
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Yeah Lance, I am actively working to remove the HA. Unfortunately I did a little too late and now my uphill climb is steeper!! I am running a 5g kalk bucket, dripping 24/7 - very much like what I did when I lived down there. I am also doing weekly water changes. Dosing Vodka. And running GFO in a TLF PhosReactor. I am wondering if some of the rock I got when I set it up was/is the cause. I have since removed a few suspect pieces that seem to grow more HA than anything else. I plan to post a question about that soon, if indeed crap rock can cause HA more so than others.
So, I am indeed working on it and the HA has gone down considerably. I don't expect nor do I want a totally algae free tank, but I do expect to keep it under better control. After all, there is algae in the oceans of the world.
So, I am indeed working on it and the HA has gone down considerably. I don't expect nor do I want a totally algae free tank, but I do expect to keep it under better control. After all, there is algae in the oceans of the world.
Mr James
Premium Member
Crap, I knew someone would ask me about the camera. Oh well, in order to get to know how to use it, I might as well know what to do.
Okay. It is a Canon Rebel XT. IT has the standard 18mm - 55mm lens. It also has a Canon Macro 100mm lens. I used a tripod for all the pics above. I also used the timer function. I believe I have a cord for it to take pictures without touching the camera.
Now, the settings. Hmmmm. I tried several different settings. So I can't really say what I shot exactly.
We could do this. Pick a coral above and tell me how to shoot it with which lights on and such. I will do it and post the results.
Okay. It is a Canon Rebel XT. IT has the standard 18mm - 55mm lens. It also has a Canon Macro 100mm lens. I used a tripod for all the pics above. I also used the timer function. I believe I have a cord for it to take pictures without touching the camera.
Now, the settings. Hmmmm. I tried several different settings. So I can't really say what I shot exactly.
We could do this. Pick a coral above and tell me how to shoot it with which lights on and such. I will do it and post the results.
benihana
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OK - Shoot the coral in the first picture using the following -
aperture f/22, ISO 200. use the tripod, and if you don't have a remote shutter release, then use the timer function.
Shoot it with both the 100mm Macro and the 18-55 lens
Shoot one with each of the lenses with the full spectrum, and then before moving ANYTHING, turn the lights to actinic only
So, when you are done, you will have 4 AWESOME photos!!
Make sure to clean the glass and move the coral up to where you want it, and give it a good 30-45 mintues to open back up.
Post back here when you are done
aperture f/22, ISO 200. use the tripod, and if you don't have a remote shutter release, then use the timer function.
Shoot it with both the 100mm Macro and the 18-55 lens
Shoot one with each of the lenses with the full spectrum, and then before moving ANYTHING, turn the lights to actinic only
So, when you are done, you will have 4 AWESOME photos!!
Make sure to clean the glass and move the coral up to where you want it, and give it a good 30-45 mintues to open back up.
Post back here when you are done
I definitely agree with using the macro lens. If it's the same one I have, it's a pretty good lens. The aperature benihana suggested will give you much more depth of field as well. I don't know if you necessarily need to go all the way up to f/22, but unless you're shooting something oriented straight up and down (almost never the case), you'll generally want to stay away from the smaller f-stops. I'd also add that you're going to need a fairly long exposure time, so make sure all of the pumps are off and keep using the tripod (I always hold my breath just for good measure).
Also, make sure you're shooting as straight on as possible and you don't have any backlight on the tank, as from an window, TV or even other lighting in the room. A few of the pictures look a bit out of focus as well. The larger f-stop setting (narrower aperture) will help. You still may have to take it off autofocus. The default setting on most cameras uses an average across various zones in your field of view to focus, which can be an issue especially for macro shots where your subject is often significantly closer to your lens than your background.
The final touch is a little post editing. Adding a bit of shadow and saturation along with tweaking the color temperature can really make the pictures come to life.
Also, make sure you're shooting as straight on as possible and you don't have any backlight on the tank, as from an window, TV or even other lighting in the room. A few of the pictures look a bit out of focus as well. The larger f-stop setting (narrower aperture) will help. You still may have to take it off autofocus. The default setting on most cameras uses an average across various zones in your field of view to focus, which can be an issue especially for macro shots where your subject is often significantly closer to your lens than your background.
The final touch is a little post editing. Adding a bit of shadow and saturation along with tweaking the color temperature can really make the pictures come to life.
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