Macro shots

Fmellish · 08/08/2006, 10:06 PM

I'm not getting much love in my other thread, so I figured I'd pimp my stuff here. Pics from sunset today at my reef.

http://fmellish.shackspace.com/aquarium/

Thanks
Josh

hifoo · 08/08/2006, 10:15 PM

very nice macro shots, and I really do like your tank.

Fmellish · 08/08/2006, 10:18 PM

Thanks

IslandCrow · 08/08/2006, 10:29 PM

Yes, excellent shots of the corals. What type of lens are you using to take those? I've gotten some decent shots with my canon 100mm f/2.8 macro, but most of my shots don't quite compare with yours. Of course, it also looks like you have an acrylic tank, which must help with the clarity of the shot. I'm also starting to curse having a bowfront when it comes to photography. I like the look of the tank, but it noticably distorts photos, especially when taken at any sort of angle.

aquaman3680 · 08/08/2006, 10:33 PM

How long have you had your elegance? It looks pretty good.

Fmellish · 08/08/2006, 10:46 PM

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Originally posted by IslandCrow
Yes, excellent shots of the corals. What type of lens are you using to take those? I've gotten some decent shots with my canon 100mm f/2.8 macro, but most of my shots don't quite compare with yours. Of course, it also looks like you have an acrylic tank, which must help with the clarity of the shot. I'm also starting to curse having a bowfront when it comes to photography. I like the look of the tank, but it noticably distorts photos, especially when taken at any sort of angle.

Funny thing is, I don't have a macro lense for my Nikon D100. These were actually taken with my Nikon S6.

Not too shabby for a sub $1000 camera with a built in lens.

Josh

Fmellish · 08/08/2006, 10:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by aquaman3680
How long have you had your elegance? It looks pretty good.

That elegance coral is actually a close up shot of a branch of my Hydnaphora coral. It's a hard coral. Those are just it's tiny little polyps extended.

At least I think you're referring to the hydnaphora. I do not own any elegance coral.

Thanks
Josh

mg426 · 08/08/2006, 11:01 PM

Nice job, Looks great !!!

Fmellish · 08/08/2006, 11:16 PM

Thank you

ericwebster · 08/09/2006, 06:17 AM

Nice shots. Nice tank. How long have you had this tank?

aquaman3680 · 08/09/2006, 10:03 AM

Oh really. I have a hydnaphora too. I guess it looks similar in a close up to the elegance. How do you like the D100? I have a D50 and love it.

Fmellish · 08/09/2006, 10:18 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ericwebster
Nice shots. Nice tank. How long have you had this tank?

Got the tank in November 2005. Added water and rock in Jan 06. Added my first fish and coral in February 06.

Thanks
Josh

Fmellish · 08/09/2006, 10:22 AM

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Originally posted by aquaman3680
Oh really. I have a hydnaphora too. I guess it looks similar in a close up to the elegance. How do you like the D100? I have a D50 and love it.

The D100 is a good camera. I'm amazed at its quality. It's over 4 years old but was so ahead of its time when it was released that even today it competes well with the other DSLRs. I was so reluctant to move from film to digital. everyone as asking me when i'd move. When the D100 was announced it time. It was over 6 MP, it was an SLR, it would accept all of my existinf Nikkor lenses and flashes. It was the perfect camera. I picked one up as soon as it came out and have taken over 2 gigs of photos a month with it since 2002.

I was considering picking up a D200, but I think I might wait until Nikon has a full frame DSLR in the market.

Thanks
Josh

tygger · 08/09/2006, 10:28 AM

Thanks for sharing. Everything is looking great.

Question about the chiller. Is it noisy? I've never actually seen a chiller in person, so I have no idea.

I've seen ones with drop-in coils, but it looks like yours is designed for flow-through. Do you have any pics of your plumbing underneath?

Fmellish · 08/09/2006, 10:35 AM

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Originally posted by tygger
Thanks for sharing. Everything is looking great.

Question about the chiller. Is it noisy? I've never actually seen a chiller in person, so I have no idea.

I've seen ones with drop-in coils, but it looks like yours is designed for flow-through. Do you have any pics of your plumbing underneath?

Yes, they are noisy, but like a A/C unit.

At first, it's like, wow, that's noisey! But then after a few weeks, the sound doesn't stick out as much since it's just the fan you hear.

As far as plumbing design you can go to my blog
http://fmellish.shackspace.com/aquarium/
and select June from the dropdown list, and then look at the entry for June 6th. There are some pics there of my initial inline plumb.

However I have changed it since then to have its own dedicated pump. It was just adding too much head pressure.

Cheers
Josh

Fmellish · 08/09/2006, 05:21 PM

A new one

IslandCrow · 08/09/2006, 09:12 PM

Very cool. I need to take some more macro shots of my corals. It's such a cool perspective.

Fmellish · 08/09/2006, 10:44 PM

yes it is

estrange · 08/09/2006, 11:40 PM

You got some Love here! Simone.

Waxxiemann · 08/10/2006, 12:07 AM

Yeah dude, those shots are REALLY nice.

Fmellish · 08/10/2006, 12:18 AM

Thanks for the love guys

08/08/2006, 10:06 PM	#1
Fmellish Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,111	Macro shots I'm not getting much love in my other thread, so I figured I'd pimp my stuff here. Pics from sunset today at my reef. http://fmellish.shackspace.com/aquarium/ Thanks Josh

08/08/2006, 10:29 PM	#4
IslandCrow Reef Monkey Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Rockledge, Fl Posts: 5,759	Yes, excellent shots of the corals. What type of lens are you using to take those? I've gotten some decent shots with my canon 100mm f/2.8 macro, but most of my shots don't quite compare with yours. Of course, it also looks like you have an acrylic tank, which must help with the clarity of the shot. I'm also starting to curse having a bowfront when it comes to photography. I like the look of the tank, but it noticably distorts photos, especially when taken at any sort of angle. __________________ All opinions in the above message should be taken with 35 ppt salt. -Mike C. Current Tank Info: I have a reef screen saver on my phone, does that count?

08/08/2006, 10:33 PM	#5
aquaman3680 Registered Member. Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 612	How long have you had your elegance? It looks pretty good. __________________ Click the red house to see my 90 gallon Road Trip! Current Tank Info: 90 gallon RR

08/08/2006, 11:01 PM	#8
mg426 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: maryland Posts: 6,923	Nice job, Looks great !!! __________________ I found a way to make a small fortune running a reef tank. Start with a large fortune. Unofficial President of the SEACLONE haters club Current Tank Info: 125 mixed reef 110 lbs LR, 1x250watt XM 20K MH 2x175watt XM 20K MH on Magetics 2X96 watt actinic PC, 220 watt VHO actinic, 30 gallon refugium, closed loop system powered by Sequence Dart MSX 200 skimmer 38 gallon sump, Oceansmotions squirt

08/09/2006, 06:17 AM	#10
ericwebster Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Boston MA Posts: 375	Nice shots. Nice tank. How long have you had this tank? __________________ "Nobody tried to sell me the most used piece of equipment I own .. my mop." 72G Tank LTA, Pulsing Xenia, Blue Tang, Mated Maroons, 2 Damsels, Neon Goby, Watchman Goby, Algae Blenny, Peppermint Shrimp (3), CBS (1), Cleaner Shrimp Current Tank Info: 100G bow front corner. Yellow Tank, Coral Beauty, Clownfish, some SPS, LPS and Soft Corals

08/08/2006, 10:15 PM	#2
hifoo Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 157	very nice macro shots, and I really do like your tank.

08/08/2006, 10:18 PM	#3
Fmellish Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,111	Thanks

08/08/2006, 11:16 PM	#9
Fmellish Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,111	Thank you

08/09/2006, 10:03 AM	#11
aquaman3680 Registered Member. Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 612	Oh really. I have a hydnaphora too. I guess it looks similar in a close up to the elegance. How do you like the D100? I have a D50 and love it. __________________ Click the red house to see my 90 gallon Road Trip! Current Tank Info: 90 gallon RR

08/09/2006, 10:28 AM	#14
tygger Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Northern VA Posts: 1,631	Thanks for sharing. Everything is looking great. Question about the chiller. Is it noisy? I've never actually seen a chiller in person, so I have no idea. I've seen ones with drop-in coils, but it looks like yours is designed for flow-through. Do you have any pics of your plumbing underneath? __________________ 15g Nano 72g reef + 29g sump/fuge

08/09/2006, 05:21 PM	#16
Fmellish Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,111	A new one

08/09/2006, 09:12 PM	#17
IslandCrow Reef Monkey Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Rockledge, Fl Posts: 5,759	Very cool. I need to take some more macro shots of my corals. It's such a cool perspective. __________________ All opinions in the above message should be taken with 35 ppt salt. -Mike C. Current Tank Info: I have a reef screen saver on my phone, does that count?

08/09/2006, 10:44 PM	#18
Fmellish Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,111	yes it is

08/09/2006, 11:40 PM	#19
estrange Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 65	You got some Love here! Simone.

08/10/2006, 12:07 AM	#20
Waxxiemann Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 2,364	Yeah dude, those shots are REALLY nice. __________________ "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." Albert Einstein

08/10/2006, 12:18 AM	#21
Fmellish Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,111	Thanks for the love guys