Acronics Statement of the Art

[reefmutt]

so heres what im working at colouring up right now. Its a long road ahead but ill get there. seems im getting the yellows dialed in! Ill post progress shots as the weeks go by. I need to get my photo station sorted out too. Just bought lightroom...again... damn thiefs. so thats one piece of the puzzle

Yeeha!!! Pics!!
Very psyched. Like the other Matt said, it don't get any better!!

 

[Acronic]

Nice score on the fish. Good to see youre posting acro photos again. Look forward to seeing colourful SPS woohooo

Thanks Sahin. I got my work cut out for me. Few more months and it should be more up to snuff round here

I love the tusk. I've been looking for a small Australian one for a while now, but I think they might be seasonal. Haven't been able to locate one. I'm on a couple "in stock alert" mailing lists waiting patiently.

Anything from aus seems to be seasonal lol. Costs so much to import that it's not as common.

Yeeha!!! Pics!!
Very psyched. Like the other Matt said, it don't get any better!!

Thanks Matt. Glad you stopped by the thread

 

[reefmutt]

Are those acros all new acquisitions?
Thay look pretty sweet.
That granulosa looks yummy

 

[Acronic]

Are those acros all new acquisitions?
Thay look pretty sweet.
That granulosa looks yummy

What's it tooooo ya!

I'm so hungry, I could take a bite outta that gran!

 

[reefmutt]

What's it tooooo ya!

Um... you should know you are talking to the acro whore!!

 

[Acronic]

Well that makes two of us! Couple ladies of the night, living a life of mystery

 

[reefmutt]

Kevin, don't even think for a minute that you can hide from me!!
We will have to whore it up together sometime!!
I'll bring the cutters if you bring her whips and chains.

 

[stonecold]

Glad to see you're posting/active on the forum again. Looking forward to see your masterpiece in full swing...

 

[MichaelW]

awesome corals. your photo quality is amazing. especially fish pictures like that.

 

[Acronic]

thanks guys!!

got a few more pics to share tomorrow but ill leave these two here for now

 

[reefmutt]

Nice!
Very cool mirror anthias.
I'm liking the yellow tips as well

 

[Wrangy]

Your pictures are just stunning Kev!! :inlove: Immaculate!

Tank looks like it's cracking along with those colours!!

 

[Acronic]

Nice!
Very cool mirror anthias.
I'm liking the yellow tips as well

thanks matt! its one of my favorite shots from last night for sure. just blacked out the surroundings for a nice effect

Your pictures are just stunning Kev!! :inlove: Immaculate!

Tank looks like it's cracking along with those colours!!

thanks! :wave:

the tank is doing just ok for now. still working out some issues. at least its stable for now. Mostly just nutrient poor and too sterile.

 

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[stef83]

Beautiful shots!!!!

Can you give us some details of your pictures? How do you take them?
With what type of camera and setting?

Thx a lot and keep post others for our entertainement^^

Stef

 

[Acronic]

Thank you very much!

I use a canon 60D crop body with a tamaron 90mil macro on a vanguard tripod with pistol grip trigger (great for fish).

Setting change quite a bit. Usually 2.8~5 aperture depending on subject.

ISO is typically set to 100 for corals, 800 for fish

Shutter is as fast as I can get keeping a half or full stop under neutral. I prefer to add brightness rather than take it away.

Post process in Lightroom

Things I'm conscious about when shooting,

Exposure
Composition
DOF
Bokeh

Pro tip for fish shots, make sure the eye is perfectly in focus and the rest will follow. Fish are a pain in the butt

 

[tmantaylor18]

love that last wrasse. what kind is it?

 

[kainic]

What about your Springeri damsels? Are they well behavied? Do you keep them in a group or a pair?

I'm thinking in adding pomacentrus alleni o chrysiptera springery to my 75g but my LFS guy keeps saying that I wil regret sonner than later.

Congratulations, your tank is beatiful and your shots are AMAZING