new camera and lens - pics showoff time!!!

I am using a tripod for the coral shots. I'm a crazy photo newbie, but I used ISO 2000 to get the picture bright enough on an f stop 16. Is there another way to increase the brightness without increasing the iso?

does your lens have image stabilization? if so, turn it off when using a tripod. also a remote shutter release will help. they are cheap on eBay.

is your tank glass or acrylic?

carl
 
Well I spent my entire Sunday rearranging my colonies and today I'm nursing a sore back from being hunched over all day. It had to be done though; they were seriously growing and encrusting into each other. Anyway, I just wanted to share a FTS with you guys.

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My tank is over 60" long so it's hard to get detail in my fts. Here's are two closer pics of each half. Let me see if this works out:

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I'll try to take some macro pics this week if I get my taxes finished! Thanks to those who gave me camera advice, but I'm seriously a hopeless newbie.
 
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Thanks for the comments guys. Sorry, but I don't purposely frag my colonies. Although I did make a few accidental frags during the rearrangement, but I'm saving those frags for trades. I'm looking for Jose's Candlelight Concert in particular. If anyone has it, maybe we can workout a deal?

Anyway, I did take a few pics since I had my camera out. Sorry about the quality of the pics though. I didn't have much time to tweak the settings. I really wish I was a better photographer and could capture the true vivid colors. In any event, enjoy.

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My Red Planet is my largest colony. It's got to be at least 10" in diameter, grown from a small frag.

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Top- down shot of it. It's the best I can do in the limited space without getting reflections.

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I forget the name of this milli, but it's becoming one of my favorite pieces. It's golden, orangey, yellow and super hairy. I really wish I could get the true colors of this one.

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I thought this was a cool shot with the leopard wrasse:

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Thanks for the kind words guys. I have the day off and I'm expecting a delivery of a frag pack of my latest goodies so while I wait, I'm busting out my camera...and also giving my Tunzes a vinegar bath...

ORA Purple Plasma. I heard ORA lost their mother colony. Here's mine :) I wonder if they'd like a seed frag back...I ask for nothing in return other than that THEY NAME THEIR NEXT RELEASE AFTER ME...the ORA WAYNE ACRO!





 
Wayne.... I'm in awe of your tank. I'm jealous (in a good way)and will strive to have my tank look 1/2 as good as yours. Thanks for the pics
 
Here's another cool piece. It's an unnamed deepwater. I got it a while ago from a friend who was trying to save it. It was completely bleached and had the acro smell of death. We all know what that smells like. Anyway, more than a year later and it's very healthy now.

I'm a gonna call it the Wayne Deepwater!



 
Man, photobucket really washes out the colors in my pics. I'm going to have to pay for a better hosting sight. Anyway, my package just arrived so more pics later. No DOA's either. Woot!
 
Man you really want a coral named after you don't you! :lmao:

Beautiful tank; love the Purple Plasma - I recently lost mine.

Please post picks of the new goodies you got :)
 
Man you really want a coral named after you don't you! :lmao:

Beautiful tank; love the Purple Plasma - I recently lost mine.

Please post picks of the new goodies you got :)

lol...I'm just kidding...kinda ;)

Thanks for the compliment. Yeah I will. I have a whole new generation of frags in my main display that I'll snap shots of. I'll also take pics of my new acquisitions in my shallow reef QT. Stay tuned :)
 
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