SPS Macro Shots

[Reef Bass]

No where did I imply or say to overamplify saturation... I agree, not a good idea. Just because you don't touch the saturation doesn't mean you can't modify the pic signficantly... My point was that if you are looking at what you see on your LED screen on camera versus your raw pic on your computer in post, you're going to see a difference as there is no contrast, saturation, etc. added that your camera body ads. I too never touch the saturation slider, but I sometimes use the vibrance slider very minimally to try and capture colours that are truer to life. It is up to the photographer to make it look like what you see in tank.

Fair enough. Thanks for clarifying. It was the "need to add saturation" part that caught my eye, like people should just categorically jack up saturation. I find with a properly set white balance my pics accurately represent what I see without needing to enhance saturation. And certainly there's a difference between minor adjustments and overdoing. I also agree with it being the responsibility of the photographer to adjust his process to yield the most accurate rendition of the image when accurate reproduction is the goal.

 

[rsav]

Round 3

Using RAW files now. Tweaking the camera settings and making minor editing adjustments.

 

[jroovers]

Fair enough. Thanks for clarifying. It was the "need to add saturation" part that caught my eye, like people should just categorically jack up saturation. I find with a properly set white balance my pics accurately represent what I see without needing to enhance saturation. And certainly there's a difference between minor adjustments and overdoing. I also agree with it being the responsibility of the photographer to adjust his process to yield the most accurate rendition of the image when accurate reproduction is the goal.

:thumbsup: I think we are on the same page.

That last set is the best yet, fast learner!

 

[tahiriqbal]

Much better.

Tahir

 

[clowndude]

Well I definitely didn't want this to be a pseudo red bug thread, but thats life

Should I just dose the whole tank with interceptor? I have Revive and can pull all the corals out and dip, but I would rather treat the whole tank.

So, do I treat the whole tank with Interceptor or dip with Revive/Bayer/Interceptor? I like to do things right the first time so whatever is the best long term solution.

Greatly appreciate the comments and the help on the red bugs. Maybe I should rename the thread "SPS Macro Shots with Red Bug cameo"

Interceptor is getting kind of hard to find. What I do was mix up a Rubbermaid container with tank water and bayer solution. Then put all my corals in there. I don't like treating the whole tank and u never know what can linger in your rocks. A while back ago I treated my old tank with levisole for aefw and the tank was never really right after that. I liked the bayer method that I used and I know it works. I check my corals like a hawk now and have never seen one since I did the treatments. Corals the next day had way better PE also. Good luck in whatever treatment u do, but I would do it sooner than later to keep the stress off your Sps. Also dragonface pipefish do wonders on these suckers. When mine died I noticed them like the third or fourth day after he died. So I bet I had them the whole time and he was keeping them at bay. Unfortunately the powerhead got a hold of my dragonface, matter of fact that is how I lost all three of them. So be careful because they aren't to smart when it comes to that.

 

[Reef Bass]

that last set is the best yet, fast learner!

^ +1

 

[rsav]

OK. I just dipped all of my acros in revive. They are back in the tank and a few of them look kinda bleached. I hope I didn't dip them for too long. I will wait a couple days and see if I find any redbugs. If I find redbugs again I will go the full tank interceptor route.

Wish me luck. Hopefully I didn't kill the corals, I dipped them for around 20 minutes. Nervous.

Definitely appreciate all of the compliments, advice and help. Too bad the redbugs crashed the thread

 

[rsav]

A few more that I took prior to the dip:

 

[walvis]

Great shots...Thanks for sharing

 

[Big E]

Great looking shots on those last three pics:thumbsup:

 

[clowndude]

What is the middle Sps of the last group? It looks amazing.

 

[aquavista99]

Very nice macro shots, Ryan!!! :thumbsup:

 

[rsav]

What is the middle Sps of the last group? It looks amazing.

RMF's Blueberry Special Acro (from user aquavista99)

Very nice macro shots, Ryan!!! :thumbsup:

Thanks Tim! Without your corals I would have almost no SPS to take a pic of

 

[rsav]

No sign of redbugs after the Revive dip a few weeks back. Hopefully they are permanently gone.

Here are pics of some new frags I got it from AV99.

SniperSPS Bubble Gum

Aqua Glacier Bottlebrush

ATL Napalm Bomb

Banana Banshee

AV99's Blueberry Cheesecake

Copps Mellow Yellow

Diablo Milli

Tyree Lime in the Sky