Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Nice growth! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted May 13, 2018 Author Share Posted May 13, 2018 I finally got a real camera and took some shots from the frag tank this weekend. CC Poison Ivy ASD Rainbow Mille ASD Ultimate Tort Atlanta Chameleon Stag Emerald Mummy Eye GB Tropic Sunset Mille Gonzos Purple Passion JF Sour Twist JF Solar Flare Mille Gonzos Lemon Lime Favia ORA Bellina ORA Hawkins Echinata ORA Tricolor Valida Reef Ready Grape Juice PC Rainbow RMF Biohazard \ Rommels Watermelon RR The Vinh SC Orange Passion Tyree Bali Tricolor Tyree Watermelon Chalice WWC Night Rider WWC Terra Red 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo662 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 WOW!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 I'm jealous Jim! Beautiful corals and great shots [emoji106] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sierra Bravo Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 They look better than the colony shots from Battlecorals or Fraghouse. Very nice! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share Posted May 14, 2018 2 minutes ago, Sierra Bravo said: They look better than the colony shots from Battlecorals or Fraghouse. Very nice! Wow that’s high praise. But I think Battlecorals looks more natural. I still need to learn how to adjust whitebalance to get the natural look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sierra Bravo Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Jolt - the pics are great, too. . . I was complimenting the frags! 😋 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnM Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Agreed everything looks amazingSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share Posted May 14, 2018 7 hours ago, Sierra Bravo said: Jolt - the pics are great, too. . . I was complimenting the frags! 😋 Oh, thanks! I totally misunderstood 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sierra Bravo Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 When you finally transfer those frags to your DT it's going to be amazing; such a great head start on growth. Without a frag tank I've had to glue everything direct without the benefit of seeing the growth pattern and color mature a bit and just hope I made the right choice. That RR the Vinh picture helped me to put that frag a bit more front and center in my tank yesterday. I've had it on my frag rack to use as a filler later on, but I find that coral particularly beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share Posted May 14, 2018 1 hour ago, Sierra Bravo said: When you finally transfer those frags to your DT it's going to be amazing; such a great head start on growth. Without a frag tank I've had to glue everything direct without the benefit of seeing the growth pattern and color mature a bit and just hope I made the right choice. That RR the Vinh picture helped me to put that frag a bit more front and center in my tank yesterday. I've had it on my frag rack to use as a filler later on, but I find that coral particularly beautiful. The Vinh is one of my favorites, for sure! I love the color and the growth pattern. One thing I am happy about is that the frag tank is basically an isolated, miniature version of the display tank, same lights, same equipment & philosophy (like use an ATS, calcium reactor, etc.) The frags I have already transferred to the display seem to keep their colors and adjust pretty well. They get clipped from the frag tank, no plug! Then they get dipped for pests just to be sure, and head over to the display. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 [emoji54][emoji8] 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 I'm not trying to sidestep the ridiculously amazing collection of acros you've assembled but is nobody else shocked as well that you just got the camera and took these amazing shots? I've had one for 2-3 months now and after seeing your pictures, I feel like I've been using one of those disposable cameras they used to sell in the 90s. Simply amazing Jolt, both the corals and the photography.Please do share the equipment you're using and your technique for such amazing pictures! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share Posted May 14, 2018 Thanks Ty! I took photography class in high school (back in the dark ages!). We used manual 35mm cameras, developed our own film, and printed our own pictures in a darkroom. It's funny, I was pretty good at it but I just never had a nice DSLR camera until two weeks ago. But we learned a lot of things in that class and I guess I retained some of it Canon T7i with stock 18-55mm lens Avast XL porthole RAW mode ON Manual mode ON F8 ISO 400 Autofocus ON Image Stabilization ON All pumps off Adobe Lightoom CC post process whitebalance 16k whites +20 blacks +20 exposure + 0.39 Thats basically it. Some of the lightroom exposure settings varied since the lighting in the frag tank is not perfectly even. Don't think I ever went above +1.2 though 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good Greef Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Beautiful. I hope one day my corals look as nice as yours and other ARC members. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post +Dogfish Posted May 14, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 14, 2018 Wow great stuff Now if i could just get my camera to take those types of shots 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Thanks Ty! I took photography class in high school (back in the dark ages!). We used manual 35mm cameras, developed our own film, and printed our own pictures in a darkroom. It's funny, I was pretty good at it but I just never had a nice DSLR camera until two weeks ago. But we learned a lot of things in that class and I guess I retained some of it [emoji4] Canon T7i with stock 18-55mm lens Avast XL porthole RAW mode ON Manual mode ON F8 ISO 400 Autofocus ON Image Stabilization ON All pumps off Adobe Lightoom CC post process whitebalance 16k whites +20 blacks +20 exposure + 0.39 Thats basically it. Some of the lightroom exposure settings varied since the lighting in the frag tank is not perfectly even. Don't think I ever went above +1.2 thoughGood thing you have that long-term elephant memory! It really shows in the pictures!Please do more of these posts! Tons of pictures! Would love to see pictures of your fish too!Alright, I really need to get Adobe Lightroom and learn how to use it and take pictures in RAW format... Everyone that takes amazing pictures uses that combo too. Thanks for sharing the info and also the amazing photos! Drool worthy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share Posted May 14, 2018 16 minutes ago, FarmerTy said: Good thing you have that long-term elephant memory! It really shows in the pictures! Please do more of these posts! Tons of pictures! Would love to see pictures of your fish too! Alright, I really need to get Adobe Lightroom and learn how to use it and take pictures in RAW format... Everyone that takes amazing pictures uses that combo too. Thanks for sharing the info and also the amazing photos! Drool worthy! I really like lightroom. It took about 10 minutes to figure out, and its super easy to use 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 I really like lightroom. It took about 10 minutes to figure out, and its super easy to useAlright, you're giving me hope that I can figure it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jnaylor Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 @FarmerTy, I went to school for photography... So did jojo. I would be more than happy to help teach you! Especially in retouch, importing best practices, etc. etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reeflogic Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Stunning photos! I'm with Ty, thank you for sharing your settings! Maybe I can take some "real" photos and not iphone blues!!! 😂 Killer selection too!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share Posted May 14, 2018 26 minutes ago, Reeflogic said: Stunning photos! I'm with Ty, thank you for sharing your settings! Maybe I can take some "real" photos and not iphone blues!!! 😂 Killer selection too!! Thank you! And you're welcome 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted May 23, 2018 Author Share Posted May 23, 2018 Couple more shots. Hopefully I can find some time this memorial weekend to take a few more. I have 3 days off and my 'todo' list would probably take 37 days 😮 RMF Flavor Parade Nick's Purple Passion 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Couple more shots. Hopefully I can find some time this memorial weekend to take a few more. I have 3 days off and my 'todo' list would probably take 37 days [emoji50] RMF Flavor Parade Nick's Purple PassionTwo? I started scrolling down drooling with excitement and it wouldn't let me scroll anymore. What a tease! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jolt Posted May 30, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 30, 2018 UC Strawberry Shortcake at center stage (and photo bombing we have TCK Lightening Bolt, JF TDF, BC Brad's Insane de Fuego, JF Solar Flare, RMF Diablo mille, RMF Psychoberry, and GB Full Spectrum) Continuing just below the above pic, at the center piece here is JKR Rainbow, and beside him we have Somewhere Over the Rainbow mille. Left to right, top to bottom: WWC Event Horizon mille, Cornbred Rainbow Fundip, Cornbred Maleficent, and Oregon Tort 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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