Can anyone ID these?

Jedi Knghit · Jan 1, 2023

blaxsun · Jan 2, 2023

Chuck'ys Bride Palythoa?

thamnasteroid · Jan 2, 2023

Jedi Knghit said:
Can anyone ID these?

Palythoa

blaxsun said:
Chuck'ys Bride Palythoa?

Those are not Palythoas, those are large polyped Zoanthus.

FreshSaltH2o · Jan 2, 2023

Mind blowing imo

littlebigreef · Jan 3, 2023

@FreshSaltH2o for the win and successfully IDing a super blurry pic @Jedi Knghit ;-)

blaxsun · Jan 3, 2023

littlebigreef said:
@FreshSaltH2o for the win and successfully IDing a super blurry pic @Jedi Knghit ;-)

No kidding!

FreshSaltH2o · Jan 3, 2023

Jedi Knghit · Jan 3, 2023

ROFL, sorry I tried to get a better picture, but it wasn't happening. Thanks for the ID.

littlebigreef · Jan 3, 2023

Jedi Knghit said:
ROFL, sorry I tried to get a better picture, but it wasn't happening. Thanks for the ID.

It's not Sasquatch my man lol. But all ribbing aside just a few quick tips. It's best to kill the flow. White light sans filter is more helpful that blue sans filter... the cheap clip-on filters with a mild lens and taken under actinic tends to provide the most useful details for an ID. Naturally there's apps for your phone where you can play with the white balance and such but a simple clip-on gets the job done. Finally, move the camera as close to the coral as possible rather than zooming in... that should get you 90% if the way there.