Late night photography
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melev
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Reviving the thread
Reviving the thread
I was looking in my tank by flashlight, and came across some stuff I'd not seen before. So I'll post those as well as some other things that were kodak-worthy.
First of all, this is a Peppermint Snail, thanks for IDing it TippyToeX. This snail was in my overflow, and is very small. Maybe 1/4" long and the shell was about the thickness of a grain of rice.
Then under my Montipora foliosa, I found a starfish! I don't recall ever adding this guy to my tank, so it was a cool surprise.
Here is a Peanut worm, in the process of retracting back into its hole. It is the horizontal brownish stick, as pointed out by the arrow.
Reviving the thread
I was looking in my tank by flashlight, and came across some stuff I'd not seen before. So I'll post those as well as some other things that were kodak-worthy.
First of all, this is a Peppermint Snail, thanks for IDing it TippyToeX. This snail was in my overflow, and is very small. Maybe 1/4" long and the shell was about the thickness of a grain of rice.
Then under my Montipora foliosa, I found a starfish! I don't recall ever adding this guy to my tank, so it was a cool surprise.
Here is a Peanut worm, in the process of retracting back into its hole. It is the horizontal brownish stick, as pointed out by the arrow.
melev
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These are Orange Ball Anemones. My tank has lots of these scattered about, and they don't cause any harm. I've seen them pop out between zoanthids, or just within the rockwork. They don't seem to do any damage at all, but are invisible during the daytime. I found some in my refugium in the past too. They are actually in the mushroom family, not the anemone family. Still, the name stuck.
And here is a neat thing. I still don't know what it is, but I like seeing it late nights with my flashlight. It looks just like a suncoral polyp, but the tentacles are opaque or clear.
And here is a neat thing. I still don't know what it is, but I like seeing it late nights with my flashlight. It looks just like a suncoral polyp, but the tentacles are opaque or clear.
melev
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One fighting conch.
This is funny. A cerith is holding onto the glass, with an astrea on its back, and then another cerith on its back! "Get off my buddy!!" must be going through #3's mind.
I have discovered my tank has lots and lots of chitons. I only see them at night though in these amounts. Also the bb-sized snails.
This is funny. A cerith is holding onto the glass, with an astrea on its back, and then another cerith on its back! "Get off my buddy!!" must be going through #3's mind.
I have discovered my tank has lots and lots of chitons. I only see them at night though in these amounts. Also the bb-sized snails.
melev
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Handheld flashlight, and handheld camera pressed against the glass. These were shot in Shutter Priority, with ISO 400, 6/1000 shutter speed (if that is even correctly written... it was "6" on my LCD), and Exposure Compensation was bumped down 2 notches from the middle position.
GovtCheese
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Nice, real nice :bum:
melev
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I've tried doing just that, Greg, but I just don't like the look or I have my camera settings set incorrectly. It just doesn't look good. The late night spotbeam system is a little more cumbersome, but I love how some shots come out. Others frustrate me to no end. And as usual, I never use a tripod and the pumps are running. :lolspin:
Just look at this guy! He reminds me of Yoda thinking about something, scratching his chin as he decides your fate.
Just look at this guy! He reminds me of Yoda thinking about something, scratching his chin as he decides your fate.
this is me
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I'll join!
I used some white LEDs to light up the subject.
I used some white LEDs to light up the subject.
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this is me
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another one. This time with a flash light.
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