Pictures Including Top Down

[wakskat]

Here are some pics from the photoshoot I did today. Some are top down in an acrylic box I made similar to the one Melev shows on his site. All pics are under a 150W 20K MH light and I was using a Nikon Coolpix 4300. White balance was set to white starboard. Hope you enjoy!

-Mark

 

[wakskat]

Encore-

-Mark

 

[JmLee]

very nice. What kinda camera?.

 

[hernluis]

nice pics

 

[xtrstangx]

Nice pics... great colors in your corals too.

 

[wakskat]

Thanks Guys. I am just using a NIkon Coolpix 4300 that is about 4 years old. I am using most of the manual settings though in order to try and get the colors true to what they normally look like. The 20K bulb makes the colors pop.

-Mark

 

[accord86]

Beautiful pix. Nice collection of corals. Are these from your 30gal? What kind of lighting. I really like that tri-color.

 

[silkione]

On top down pic do u shut off all of your pumps and powerheads? im guessing so since i have tried it with all of them on and all i get is ripples and blur. Any tips you can give on doing top down shots?

 

[dodgersfan25]

very nice pics! love the bright colors!

 

[skeeter-doc]

yes great pics, and what lighting?

 

[Friskaburger]

Wow nice pictures from a point and shoot. Were you using a tripod at all?

 

[evilsike]

very very nice. I always thought the 20k will be too blue but yours is really nice. do you have any other light supplement?

 

[wakskat]

I have a 20K 150W metal halide with no other lighting supplement on my 29 gallon. The pictures will turn out a little blue if you don't adjust the white balance on the camera to compensate. I guess viewing under 20K is a matter of personal preference. For the top down shots I didn't turn off my return, I just used an acrylic box the you can put in the water with the camera in it. Melev has some directions on how to make one for yourself on his site. No tripod but i do try and brace my camera against something or it will always turn out fuzzy.

-Mark

 

[MUCHO REEF]

Very impressive work with your Nikon. Two thumbs up.

Mucho Reef

 

[Dr.FuManchu]

Beautiful tank and the corals look amazing. How about a FTS?

 

[wakskat]

Full Tank Shot will be coming shortly. I just have to wait till the lights come on.

-Mark

 

[wakskat]

As promised full tank shots

Right side-

Left Side-

 

[vessxpress1]

Beautiful tank. Congrats.

 

[Dr.FuManchu]

Amazing! I love the look of this tank and the corals in it. Great work.

 

[melev]

Nice job on the pictures, the photo box, and your tank. :thumbsup: