Ocean Palette: Do you focus on colors when taking pictures of your tank?

[Peace River]

Ocean Palette: Do you focus on colors when taking pictures of your tank?

Whether you have created a natural-looking reef or added neon eye-popping corals and fish, the colors of a reef tanks can be stunning. The blue lights, the distortion of the water, and that fish that loves to photo-bomb pictures can all be a challenge, but developing your photography skills can make the effort worth it. I realize that sometimes there is a time and place to take pictures for identification or for comparison at a later time, but sometimes we also take pictures in an attempt to capture the beauty of the tank or some part of it. The myriad of colors in a reef tank is certainly one place to find that beauty. Do you focus on colors when taking pictures of your tank? Let us know in the discussion thread.

Pro Tip: Paying attention to what is in the background, and even pre-planning the background, can help the colors stand out in your photos as well as limiting distractions in the images.

Photo by @Swiss Frag Reefer


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[j.falk]

Other. I don't take photos of my tank. I have an aquarium for my own personal enjoyment..not to take photos of it to impress other people on the internet.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Its not that I focus on colors- I have colors. Most of my posts are for build threads/build thread updates.

 

[Troylee]

Not for pictures no! But I do when planting sticks.. I make sure the reds and yellows are together and the blues and greens flow inside the purples.. maybe throw a green inside the yellow for contrast haha! I’ve been custom painting for years so I make colors flow that I would use for graphics on a car or bike…artistry..

 

[shakacuz]

not at all! my photography abilities with my reef are poor. i only take progress pictures

 

[Reefer Matt]

I focus on the "now" in the reef. I let the tank inhabitants make the art they want the world to see. The colors are a natural part of the message they convey. I just sometimes get lucky enough to capture it all.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

I just try to capture everything I can in a photo!

 

[Dburr1014]

I try and get the colors I actually see.
But I'm more focused to just take random photos to see the growth over the years. The hardest part is being in focus.

 

[steveschuerger]

I like all the varied colors in the tank but what is equally important is texture.