My mixed 220

[btkrausen]

Nice, thanks. My buddies and I usually hit the ones around us, like Cincy, Indy, Columbus, ours in Louisville, and the MTRC, but just missed out this year. Plus the Cincinnati one was just a few weeks before it, and I blew some serious cash there....kinda like I do every swap

[clowns101]

Your tank is really nice.

Your secret to SPS is what?HAHA!

What camera do you use?How did your White Balance adjustments work?Or have you tried them?

[Dave3112]

I travel a lot and I can only usually make the ones that happen between Nov.-Jan. So needless to say I can't make many. I wish I could make all the swaps that are a couple hours drive from me it's a great place to get some awesome corals at a great price. As well as put faces to screen names too. LOL

[Dave3112]

Your tank is really nice.

Your secret to SPS is what?HAHA!

What camera do you use?How did your White Balance adjustments work?Or have you tried them?

I don't know if I have a secret to SPS. LOL! I just try and change 10% of the water every 2 weeks and I dose BRS 2 part and Mg. I think my biggest success comes from large ammount of random flow in the tank.

I use a Canon Rebel XSi with a 18-55mm lens. I tried your White balance tip with the plate and it was better than the sand but the greens were still not what I think they look like in my lights. So I just use auto white balance and adjust to 20k in Photoshop.

[clowns101]

Oh,I see.

I have Cs5 and Elements 9,how do I adjust the temp to 20k in photoshop?

[Dave3112]

You have to shoot in RAW or get a converter to go from JPEG to RAW. What kind of camera do you use? BTW I only have Elements 7 so far. I want the CS5 but thats $$$$. LOL

Open a RAW image in PS and the first page right at the top should have the WB box. Just type in 20000 and you should be good.

[clowns101]

I dont shoot in RAW,my computer wants me to buy a program to accept RAW files,which its very PRICEY.

I use a Canon 500D aka T1i,Im updraging soon,I realise I kinda wasted my money cause for $1000 more I could have got a totally cooler camera like the 5D Mark ii so in a few months to a year,I will have the 5D Mark ii.

Get Photoshop Elements 9,its a really cool program and has a nice price tag of $99 with a $20 mail in rebate!

[Dave3112]

I am getting the 7D before I go to Germany this summer. I didn't buy any extra software to load RAW on my computer. I got the software from Canons site. It was free. Is Elements 9 that much different from Elements 7? I think I'm going to get my wife to buy the Cs5 student edition while she is still in college its only $250 on Amazon that way........

[clowns101]

Ya,the 7D is a sweet one.

Huh?Maybe thats what the disk are that came with the camera?I think of those generally as a worthless marketing deploy?

Elemebts 9 is much diffirent,IMO,there is the content aware addition,which is pretty cool,and worth is IMO.

Ya,Photoshop offers MAJOR discounts to students and teachers.

[Dave3112]

HAHA. Just go to the Canon USA website and look for the RAW viewer I think its called. LOL

[Dave3112]

I think this is it Canon U.S.A. : Supplies & Accessories : EOS Digital Rebel XTi EF-S 18-55 Kit if not it will get you close......

[clowns101]

Ill get that,Im might as well,Im doing other photography,might as well make the best out of what I have!

[Dave3112]

I haven't updated in a while so here are a few new acquisitions..........

[Dave3112]

My new obsession:

Picked this one up a few weeks ago and it has colored up really nice


Just got this one today


Tyree Pink WM


Tyree Red WM

[JR's Reef]

Yep got to have a frag of that! Did you get all of what he had?

[Dave3112]

He only had that one frag left!! It's a pretty big one though so I will get you a good size chunk for sure! I thought you would like that one!

[JR's Reef]

For sure its nice. Just LMK what you want in return for it and when you be back up my way.

[florida reef]

Beautiful tank!

[skinz78]

Nice looking Chalice's Dave, the bug has bit me as well recently.

[Dave3112]

Beautiful tank!

Thank you!