My zoa and paly for the moment

[gindobuck]

Hi my name is Patrick, I have been collecting corals for a long time now, never have been much into forums but i decide to change that today.
After years of collecting many corals, and closing and opening new tanks. I decided today that I am going to continue to collect soft corals. My goal is to collect which ever ones I like and start a website to share with hobbiest.
These are the corals I have left after selling all my other mother colonies. (sold them because i thought i was gonna get out of the hobby due to moving to a new home but just never felt right to give up the hobby)

PINK ELEPHANTS!!

NIGHTMARE!!

BLUE EYE BLONDIES!!!

HERES A photo since its christmas

I CALL THIS ONE CANDY CANE UNDER THE SEA

ALL OF THESE ARE MY ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS =) ENJOY

 

[Regric25]

WOW Those are some sweet pics! Love the macro work!

 

[donduncan]

WOW. Nice pictures. Any tips about how you took such great photos?

 

[gindobuck]

WOW. Nice pictures. Any tips about how you took such great photos?

Clean tank glass, turn off pumps, tripod and use manual focus in aperture mode

 

[Ello]

Nice pictures!

 

[Regric25]

Clean tank glass, turn off pumps, tripod and use manual focus in aperture mode

EXACTLY what I do!!! :dance:

What F stop do you use normally? Say for the candy cane under the sea photo?

 

[gindobuck]

EXACTLY what I do!!! :dance:

What F stop do you use normally? Say for the candy cane under the sea photo?

i think i used somewhere between 3.5-4.5. dont really remember haha
i just go with it and keep changing setting depending how much light i get in that area of the tank as well as the amount of light i have in the environment.

 

[kalgra]

yes very nice photos and thank you for the tips!

 

[Robert1969]

Great pics! What is the distance from the aquarium glass are these zoanthids in the tank when you take your pics?

 

[Nyc Joe]

Love the blondies

 

[Malign Reefer]

Great pics, thx for sharing.

 

[jsims08]

Looks awesome!!!

 

[WaVe RiDeR]

would you frag some of those BLUE EYE BLONDIES?

 

[turok]

what camera? lens?
high tech equipment gets outdated so fast now...
anyone want an pentax lx?

 

[A. Grandis]

Welcome to the club, gindobuck!
Nice zoas/shots!

Grandis.

 

[650-IS350]

Glad to see you here Patrick.

Love the last pic.

 

[FLKeysGirl]

Droooooool! Especially the BEB and the Candy Canes as you called them!

 

[m12x13adass]

Very nice Macros!

 

[ViLife]

Awesome pictures, those blue eyed blondes are awesome.