How to photograph florescent corals?

[Karen00]

Hello fellow saltines,

So I just got a beautiful frag of gsp that I have isolated on a rock island. I tried taking a picture of it but the fluorescence doesn't come through. It was taken under blue light. Do I have to take the pic under white or do I need a filter or calibration of my camera or maybe a different app? I guess my phone's camera isn't as good as my eyes. :-) I had no idea this coral is so fluorescent. I saw something glowing when the polyps started opening and thought I somehow dropped something in my tank. although I had no idea what it could've been. LOL. Then a couple hours later the whole frag was glowing. Why does such a beautiful coral have to be so invasive? :-)

 

[glb]

Hello fellow saltines,

So I just got a beautiful frag of gsp that I have isolated on a rock island. I tried taking a picture of it but the fluorescence doesn't come through. It was taken under blue light. Do I have to take the pic under white or do I need a filter or calibration of my camera or maybe a different app? I guess my phone's camera isn't as good as my eyes. :) I had no idea this coral is so fluorescent. I saw something glowing when the polyps started opening and thought I somehow dropped something in my tank. although I had no idea what it could've been. LOL. Then a couple hours later the whole frag was glowing. Why does such a beautiful coral have to be so invasive? :)

Use a yellow filter over the lens (the kind in coral viewing glasses). That should give you good color.

 

[Karen00]

Use a yellow filter over the lens (the kind in coral viewing glasses). That should give you good color.

Thanks. I just bought an Orphek pack of filters from a fellow member but have no clue how to use them for specific situations like this. I've been trying to get through all the sticky posts about photographing reefs. :-)