Walt Disney tiny colony under black light. Something different

[AZMSGT]

I often look at my corals under a black light to see them in their night time feeding mode. Now that they are starting to grow and looking healthy I thought I would photograph the WD today.

Hope you all enjoy.

Camera: Canon 5Dsr
Manual mode & Manual focus
Lens: Canon EF 180mm f/3.5 Macro
ISO:3200
F-stop f/8
Shutter speed: .3 sec
No shutter release, I used the internal camera timer to activate the shutter.
Tripod: RRS Series 3 Mk2 34L
Ball head: RRS BH-55
All pumps shut off
Post processing: Adobe Lightroom classic
Lighting: Hand held black light flash light. I would shine the light directly through the glass from different angles to illuminate different parts.

If anyone has any questions on how to accomplish these just ask.

 

[F i s h y]

I love the black light picture.

 

[GabeM]

What wavelength is the flashlight that you use?

 

[AZMSGT]

What wavelength is the flashlight that you use?

Darn good question. Unfortunately, I can't offer an exact answer. I live in the desert and we have nasty critters here. The light I use is the same one to detect scorpions. It's also good for finding bio spots (animal markings). We have two dogs in our home.... Nuff said on that. :rolleyes:

This is a similar light:
https://www.acehardware.com/departm..._P00Olm9lg09zzqtHrBoCxOgQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[AZMSGT]

For reference here is the same coral in more daytime color.