Thanks guys
Thanks guys
Here is the humilis, it was photographed this morning under reefbrite xhos blue, top down. Top down is the most flattering angle. Plus below it, is the same humilis from a few months ago. It appears happy and growing well.
The picture below is from September/October of 2019
What are you using to take photos.... they are amazing. What are thank lights at, what camera, camera setting etc etc. This is one area I have to get better at. Thanks for any advice
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Just took new photos yesterday. I take my photo's under reefbrites. I take 99% or more of the pictures top down in my display. My SPS are encrusted on the rock not on tiles. I use an 85B filter, shutter speed 1/60 unless I accidentally change it, aperture f8, and usually iso 400. I hand hold because I don't have an attachment to my tripod for topdown over my aquarium. In fact, I am usually standing on a ladder to get the pictures. I use lightroom and color adjust the Kelvin and tint to match up with how it looks to the eye, often I increase exposure and lastly I reduce saturation to -10 and reduce vibrance to -5. I convert the image to jpg, reduce the size of the image and then I can post. You can always send me a pm if you want to talk more specifically about photography.
Sorry its been a while since I posted. I was in Australia and New Zealand from late January to late February. Fortunately, did not contract corona virus while traveling. Didn't appreciate the significance or potential of the virus at that time but neither did much of the rest of the world ( although I should have been smart enough to realize how threatening it was ). And since then, I have been in a funk over the pandemic. Like everyone else, dealing with repercussions but healthy at least. Fortunately, the tank survived my long absence while in Australia and New Zealand. Everything is doing well. And I am back to picture taking.
Z's Grainbow (Its called that because its a rainbow with a lot of green in it)
Below is: Reef Raft USA Orange Machine I have had this probably for a year plus. During most of that time, it has been simply green and encrusting. The branches are finally just starting to get a hint of orange. Hopefully it will get prettier over time. I typically choose frags that come from well colored colonies because if the mother is pretty, the frag will eventually blossom. This particular frag was a gift of a friend and I am not sure if I really paid attention to the mother at that time. I was more concerned with being gracious.
I try not to choose frags based on the prettiness of the frag, I have seen too many pretty frags not turn out well. But I am convinced if the mother colony is gorgeous, so will the frag be ultimately. And I have also learned along the way that lots of frags from pretty mothers initially blah out and then take a their time to blossom fully. There are no absolute rules but we each find methods to our madness. I also try to be patient.
Thank you. I looked on line after your post and I found a picture of a frag posted by rr usa way back when and the frag and my colony look pretty much the same. Hopefully this thing will blossom as it gets older and bigger.
My trip was almost 4 weeks longs so I measured out flake food and pellets and placed them in little apple sauce containers in daily increments. So that way, I knew the fish would be fed but not overfed. I usually feed at least a couple times a day but when I am gone, the fish get fed in one feeding. I have tried the apex feeder in the past but it just didn't work out for me. I took out my filter sock because I knew it would just be fully clogged and be more of an issue than help. I made a months worth of ro/di water and filled fourteen 5 gallon jugs to be added to the ATO as needed. Switched out my CO2 tank a couple weeks before I left just to be sure I wouldn't come back to a depleted CO2 tank. The protein skimmer filled up with gunk but it continued to aerate the water. I cleaned my gyre pumps before I left. My circulating pump is a reeflo that is at least 5 plus years old and it fortunately decided not to quit while I was gone. Although my sps encrust on my rock work, I keep most of my lps on disks glued to the rock work. I dont want the Lps to encrust onto the rock and sting my sps, so I always worry when I am gone that those lps disks will fall off and end up face down. I think everything worked out ok this trip. With our new world (corona virus), not sure when I will be traveling again.
Amazing acros and photography skills! Speaking of RL, do you happen to also have the RL Lady in Pink?RL Candyland --It is just beginning to show color
Reef Raft Canada Orange Passion
Z's Slither
That slither is nice...RL Candyland --It is just beginning to show color
Reef Raft Canada Orange Passion
Z's Slither
Thank you. I have a small frag
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