Dwarf Seahorse pics :)

[cynster]

They had to move to the new tank a little early because of a mistake I made in their old tank :debi: , but they are loving their new environment

 

[StephLionfish]

They are adorable! I like the third picture. Pretty little tank for pretty little seahorses!

 

[cynster]

Thank you

 

[Reef Bass]

Cute little ponies!

If you'd like your pictures to be sharper, I suggest using a faster shutterspeed. Most of the pics above were shot at 1/8 - 1/20th, which can be very difficult to handhold and get a sharp shot. Notice how the last shot is the sharpest and was shot at the fastest shutterspeed of the series (1/30th). While some people are inherently more stable, I find it difficult to handhold any longer than 1/60th or certainly 1/30th without blur.

 

[cynster]

Thank you for the tip! I had been wondering how to get a sharper image

 

[saw wave analog]

Awesome!

 

[cynster]

Thank you soooo much for the advice!! I got the most AMAZING pictures!!!

 

[Reef Bass]

Much sharper. Good job.

If you ever feel like experimenting, you can get more of the seahorse in focus by using a higher fstop number / smaller lens aperature. This will yield more depth of field. To compensate for the reduction in light caused by making the lens opening smaller, you'll need to either exposure the shot for longer (slower shutterspeed) or bump up your ISO. I wouldn't recommend slowing your shutterspeed in the case.

Then when you really want to get picky, clean up the marine snow. It can be tedious but the resulting image will look and feel much nicer.

 

[cynster]

yay thank you I haven't put marine snow in for a while, but I actually just had an interesting encounter with a large piece (I thought it was a hitch-hiker)

How do you remove marine snow after so long, effectively? I do have algae hairs growing that I can scrub off though

 

[Brett9917]

Marine snow usually is more than just the food, it's any particle floating in the water column really. If you shut off your pumps for a couple of minutes before shooting it will get rid of the particles.

 

[_Mitch_]

Also, running some fine filter floss (say, 50 microns) in your filter (whatever it may be) will clear up the water very quickly and can be removed after taking the photos if you'd like.

 

[Reef Bass]

Yes, turning off pumps and mechanical filtration can reduce the floating detritus considerably. I also use the healing brush tool in PS to remove any remaining annoying white specks.

 

[Jackd1987]

The new pictures are awesome...

 

[cynster]

Thanks for the tips! I'll do that next time

 

[nano_reefer2010]

what kind of plants are these?