Diary of my LiL 40 Gallon Breeder(Intense)

Tyler, my family owns a residential care facility, so I am often here overnight.

I also bartend a couple nights a week.

Here's a shot of one of the Distortus cruisin the glass:
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Heading the other way...:)
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These snails are so cool. He practically bulldozed my Staghorn hermit as he went by. I dropped a little flake food in the tank for the snails last night and something pretty hysterical took place. The little staghorn hermit grabbed a decently sized piece of flake and started chowin down...well one of the Distortus smelled this and started chasin the crab around..lol...the crab would keep hoppin away in a defensive position on its hind quarters..:D

My girlfriend and I watched the tank intently, and she pointed out another cool little scene...another piece of flake had been caught on some wafer algae where two Nassarius Vibex and a brittle star made a quick meal...unfortunately, I couldn't get a clear shot...

Apparently, JP gave me a mated pair of Distortus because the "male" was definately trying to spawn with the female. The funny thing was he constantly chased, but she constantly ran away...I guess she wasn't quite in the mood...

We should have thrown on some Kenny G or Barry White! :smokin:

A special thanks goes out to JP over at www.justphish.com for picking out some incredible livestock for me. The two ORA Maximas I received from him are fantastic.
 
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They're good shots John...1-10, I'd say 7.4. The closeup ones are pretty blurry; are you sure you have it on macro? Also, they are dark, at least on my monitor. Maybe my brightness is too low.
 
That's why I'm trying to get as many opinions as possible...

The pic of the Blue Milli is a bit dark, but still not too bad for 6ft away at night with no tripod....:)

Now...adjust your brightness...!

More pics to come...
 
Hm, they don't look like Macro shots IMO. Try getting close (i.e up to the glass), and playing with the zoom to try to get those crisp shots. My best macro shots were up against the glass.
 
InsaneClownFish said:
Thank you dchemist. Hey I had meant to ask you, do you have problems getting those REALLY tight macro shots with your Z2?

The one thing the Z20 lacks with the 8X optical is that extra level of zoom- or a super macro mode...
Click to expand...

To be honest, I seem to only get good photos using the super macro mode... Though with the super macro you cannot use the zoom. I suggest using a tripod and the timer function to eliminate as much movement as possible.
 
holy eyes in that last picture!

which lfs was it that you got that blue xenia from without them knowing what it was again??

will you be at the meeting on Sunday??

Derek
 
I shall be at the meeting on Sunday Derek.

...and I protect ALL my sources...:p

Everyone is right about the white balance and flash issue....everytime I try to take a picture of my encrusting monti it gets washed out...time to really play with the settings..

Here's a quick update...my Crocea looks spectacular...no more problems with the mantle extension..:D

My baby Maxi wants to be moved...getting a new spot the moment I have a chance...
 
Ahh reading Marc's article as we speak.

Can't wait for the meeting on Sunday!

Acan. Lordes polyps for $15. each.

Super Crazy Colored for $25. each.

Yumtastic...! :D
 
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