My Newest Pictures

[ssick92]

Hey everyone,

It's been a while since I've had the opportunity to take some pictures of my tank. My tank is in San Luis Obispo but I was working in LA this summer, so it basically just did it's own thing. I came up about once a month to make sure nothing was critically wrong. The only bad things that happened was my ATO tube got kinked for a week so my salinity shot up to 1.029 and my calcium went up to about 550 for awhile. I brought them back slowly and now everything is all good again. I lost most of my hard corals, both LPS and SPS, but my softies are all huge now!

I had an old thread, but since it is a new apartment, I figured I would start a new thread. Here is the link to my old thread with additional photos: Old Photo Thread

Here are some pictures of my newest corals that I just picked up after summer. I will add a FTS soon.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/49177495@N03/9885059686/" title="True Undata by ssick92, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3694/9885059686_4e3a7b8e28_b.jpg" width="1024" height="819" alt="True Undata"></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/49177495@N03/9885059126/" title="Seasons Greetings Chalice by ssick92, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5467/9885059126_7e5566e94c_b.jpg" width="1024" height="819" alt="Seasons Greetings Monti"></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/49177495@N03/9885058886/" title="RBTA by ssick92, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5505/9885058886_c918c94928_b.jpg" width="1024" height="819" alt="RBTA"></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/49177495@N03/9885028855/" title="Pocillopora by ssick92, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5338/9885028855_43cf918348_b.jpg" width="1024" height="819" alt="Pocillopora"></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/49177495@N03/9885028835/" title="Green Star Polyps Macro by ssick92, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2808/9885028835_909e581c52_b.jpg" width="1024" height="819" alt="Green Star Polyps Macro"></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/49177495@N03/9885028815/" title="Green Zoas by ssick92, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3801/9885028815_542ba29a5e_b.jpg" width="1024" height="819" alt="Green Zoas"></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/49177495@N03/9885028395/" title="Branch Monti Stack by ssick92, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3708/9885028395_de0217e9d7_b.jpg" width="1024" height="819" alt="Branch Monti Stack"></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/49177495@N03/9885028045/" title="Blue Edge Monti by ssick92, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7350/9885028045_c976ab61ec_b.jpg" width="1024" height="819" alt="Blue Edge Monti"></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/49177495@N03/9885027445/" title="Acro by ssick92, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5548/9885027445_cc61255dcc_b.jpg" width="1024" height="819" alt="Acro"></a>

 

[Misled]

Looks good John!!! Welcome back!!!

 

[Creative1]

Absolutely beautiful!! Can you tell me what camera and lens you used?

 

[jdaniels175]

canon t3i, EF100mm f/2.8 USM

If you click on the picture, it takes you to fliker, then click the 3 little dots on the lower right of the screen. choose show EXIF data, and it will tell you everything about the picture.

 

[jroovers]

Terrific shots John, I like the undata and season's greetings monti especially

 

[10sojs]

Very clean shot!

 

[ssick92]

canon t3i, EF100mm f/2.8 USM

If you click on the picture, it takes you to fliker, then click the 3 little dots on the lower right of the screen. choose show EXIF data, and it will tell you everything about the picture.

Yup, that's exactly right. I use a tripod, and remote for corals and post process a little in Lightroom. When I shoot fish I don't use a tripod and I shoot on Continuous mode.

 

[coral102]

Beautiful, well done!:thumbsup:

 

[SavingOurSeas]

Definitely tips I can accommodate into my own photography sessions whenever I decide to get serious about learning how to use the t3i.

 

[AZWREEFER]

What editing software are you using?

 

[ssick92]

What editing software are you using?

I use Lightroom for all of my photo editing, although I don't usually do a whole lot more other than add a vignette. I do up the contrast a little on some of them to give them a little extra POP.

 

[ZorroV]

Amazing shots

 

[ynot65]

Wow

 

[Real Reefer]

Awesome pics! Corals look great to!

 

[ssick92]

Here's a few more from today.


Zoanthid by ssick92, on Flickr


Tricolor Acro by ssick92, on Flickr


Sunset Montipora by ssick92, on Flickr

I picked this up at the LFS for a huge discount because it wasn't doing so hot. I'm nursing it back to health and you can see the new pink coloring on the tips. It is supposed to be Red Planet but it's going to need a lot of coloring up...

Red Planet by ssick92, on Flickr


Red Montipora by ssick92, on Flickr


Mushroom by ssick92, on Flickr


Green Branch Montipora by ssick92, on Flickr


Yellow Watchman Goby by ssick92, on Flickr


FTS by ssick92, on Flickr

 

[djberg]

I really shouldn't habe opened this thread... great now I have to have a macro lens...

Phenominal shooting!

 

[basmith]

Great pics!

 

[fishNcars]

How big is the watchman, he looks huge!

 

[Erik2514]

wat lights do u have on this? your pics are amazing by the way!!

 

[ssick92]

How big is the watchman, he looks huge!

He is about 3.5" long and he loves to eat so he stays pretty fat as well. He has been in my tanks the longest so he's been in there for about 2 years.

wat lights do u have on this? your pics are amazing by the way!!

I have a TX5 which is a 5x39w T5 fixture made by Aquactinics. I currently have in it 3 blue+, an aquablue special, and a coral+, all made by ATI.

Thanks everyone for the kind words!