Mike's 200g
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sahin
Ultimate Reefer
Haha fellow Brit.
PM when me you're next coming to the UK. If I am free we could meet and I could even take you to a store or two. There are many decent marine stores these days. Lots of online stuff too. Jasons Aquatics down in Cornwall is awesome for SPS. They can get pretty much what one wants these day.
markalot
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Haha fellow Brit.
There are many decent marine stores these days. Lots of online stuff too. Jasons Aquatics down in Cornwall is awesome for SPS. They can get pretty much what one wants these day.
You'll notice that your fellow brit spells color correctly, probably because one is subject to immediate deportation for spelling it that other way.
What Nikon camera are you using Mike?
For multi-quote, use the little button with the quotations to quote each post, then hit the quote button and all the quotes will pile into your reply.
MichaelW
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Thanks for the tip I will try that.
Tank looks good mike:thumbsup:
As days go by and corals grow,it will become much much better and i can't wait to see that!
Like the clean and organised sump too!Wish i could make mine look look like this
Thanks. It helps having the closet behind to keep some of the reefing clutter
Haha fellow Brit.
There are many decent marine stores these days. Lots of online stuff too. Jasons Aquatics down in Cornwall is awesome for SPS. They can get pretty much what one wants these day.
Cheers Sahin sounds good. Seeing your new pictures it shows you can get very nice pieces,and more importantly, you certainly know how to get them to look great!
You'll notice that your fellow brit spells color correctly, probably because one is subject to immediate deportation for spelling it that other way.
What Nikon camera are you using Mike?
For multi-quote, use the little button with the quotations to quote each post, then hit the quote button and all the quotes will pile into your reply.
Haha. Hey, I will have you know it's the auto correct not me! Nah I have been here a while now so most the time I have started to spell things wrong. Every now and then I will still get the spelling right.
I am using Nikon D5200 and have 2 lenses it came with. I'm sure the camera is good it's just user error.
Thanks for the tip on quotes.... Hopefully it worked.
MichaelW
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Well I am still struggling with the camera and right now I can get better pics with the phone! so here are a couple.
This was a maricultured piece that had two corals on it. one blue and one small flat green piece. over time the green has branched out with light skin and rounded pink/purple tips. almost looks like a granulosa to me but im not very good at identification. I hope it continues to grow like this because I really like the rounded look.
Next is just a top down of your standard red dragon. Always loved this coral just need this frag to grow!
This was a maricultured piece that had two corals on it. one blue and one small flat green piece. over time the green has branched out with light skin and rounded pink/purple tips. almost looks like a granulosa to me but im not very good at identification. I hope it continues to grow like this because I really like the rounded look.
Next is just a top down of your standard red dragon. Always loved this coral just need this frag to grow!
markalot
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Put the camera in one of the program modes, then open the setting menu, white balance, select cloudy, then right arrow over for an adjustment grid.
These will set the jpg defaults but what you really want to do is take pictures in RAW mode and edit to color balance. It just gets harder from there. :spin2:
These will set the jpg defaults but what you really want to do is take pictures in RAW mode and edit to color balance. It just gets harder from there. :spin2:
MichaelW
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Well tried out some of the tips you guys had posted and took pics during a whiter light period. I took a few of just one coral using a couple different settings to see the difference. This is Australian blue acro. I haven't had it terribly long but so far it hasn't dropped a hint of color. I used some of the editing tools in photobucket to try and get it most representative of the real coral. In real life it is a really nice bright but deep blue. Any way this is the best I have managed with the Nikon so far.
markalot
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I own a macro lens but you can get pretty close with the kit lens.
Always try to manually focus using the viewfinder. Shoot straight on the glass, no angle, or it will distort badly. If the coral is far enough away I'll put the lens on the front glass for stability.
reefmutt
Active member
The shots are getting better. White balance is better..
Markalot has good advice..
For top downs I use a viewing box and place my macro lens right flush with the base of the box..
When shooting through the front glass, I always rest the lens right up against the glass. This allows you to slow down the shutter speed (because of stability) for better depth of field and like Mark said, it's the only way to really get perfectly clear shots through the glass..
Markalot has good advice..
For top downs I use a viewing box and place my macro lens right flush with the base of the box..
When shooting through the front glass, I always rest the lens right up against the glass. This allows you to slow down the shutter speed (because of stability) for better depth of field and like Mark said, it's the only way to really get perfectly clear shots through the glass..
MichaelW
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Thanks. I will have to get a top down viewer because nothing is better then top down pics. Cheers for the tip about shooting straight on. It makes sense. Problem I had when putting lense on glass was I couldn't get camera to focus very well.
MichaelW
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You're getting beautiful colors on your acros Mike, really cool
Keep practicing the photography, i'm enjoying the piccy show :thumbsup:
Thanks Boggles. I'm pretty happy overall with color especially since they were mostly only moved over a couple months ago. I still have some problem corals I can't seem to get looking good. Not sure if it's a lack of nutrient or a light thing
MichaelW
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Another picture. The picture is darker than my tank looks and I know its not in very good focus. even though the color and everything is not quite right, there is something about it I like . The red velvet pops for me (even though not in focus) and I love it when he flashes and shows off.
markalot
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Another picture. The picture is darker than my tank looks and I know its not in very good focus. even though the color and everything is not quite right, there is something about it I like . The red velvet pops for me (even though not in focus) and I love it when he flashes and shows off.
Woah now, that is a mighty fine picture! Good job.
MichaelW
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Cheers bud. Its getting better
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Thanks for the reply, Mike. I had my % way higher than 65 and my radions closer to the
water. After your reply I raised my lights and lowered the % and almost immediately,
PE improved. I think I'll continue to lower the % until I get down to 65%, then leave them alone.
Thanks again,
Robert.
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MichaelW
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Cool. Just watch the corals and go slow. If they start darkening too much you have gone too far.
I don't know how many fixtures you have over what area, but, I have 5 over 6 foot instead of the 3 they deem necessary. This may be why I run a little lower intensity, I don't know. Too close to the surface created hot spots of too high intensity that bleached anything directly underneath in my tank
