Top Down FTS

MarkoD · 03/31/2013, 03:06 PM

Heres a top down full tank shot of my 180 gallon

it was suppose to be a contest submission but they wouldnt allow it because its "not fair to those who are not professional photographers"

so maybe someone on here can appreciate the amount of work and time it took to set this up there would be no light reflections or glare on the water

Misled · 03/31/2013, 03:57 PM

Very nice. Equipment used?? How about the original pic before cropping?

phenom5 · 03/31/2013, 04:07 PM

Would love to see a regular FTS also as a frame of reference.

LOL...first looked at that and I was like...what the...how'd he...wow

maddmaxx · 03/31/2013, 05:07 PM

great looking tank....nice pic

MarkoD · 03/31/2013, 05:32 PM

heres a front fts. which i just meh IMO

Reeftanks6 · 03/31/2013, 06:05 PM

That top down shot is incredible, great looking tank. Are you dosing?

MarkoD · 03/31/2013, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Reeftanks6

That top down shot is incredible, great looking tank. Are you dosing?

yup i dose every one of these

Reeftanks6 · 03/31/2013, 08:08 PM

wow thats a lot of dosing haha! How often?

MarkoD · 03/31/2013, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Reeftanks6

wow thats a lot of dosing haha! How often?

started out at everyday once i got the levels to where they need to be, now every third day

Reeftanks6 · 03/31/2013, 08:23 PM

Awesome markoD, keep us updated. Will definitely always be looking for updates

greg1786 · 03/31/2013, 11:03 PM

Awesome shot !!! Very nice tank. How does your coral like the reef energy a&b supplements? Notice any difference in them before you were using it and after you had used it for a month or so?

jube66 · 03/31/2013, 11:07 PM

Nice handy and yeah that is a lot of dosing.

cugly · 03/31/2013, 11:42 PM

Cool pic

Ron Reefman · 04/01/2013, 03:28 AM

As a photographer, you may not want to hear this, but I like the FTS from the front much better than the top down shot. BTW, it is a nice looking tank.

MarkoD · 04/01/2013, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Ron Reefman

As a photographer, you may not want to hear this, but I like the FTS from the front much better than the top down shot. BTW, it is a nice looking tank.

But the top down shot took so much more effort and would have won me the contest strictly on the uniqueness. Obviously it's a lot less detailed and very 2 dimentional. Contest wasn't being judged by photographers, it was being judged by fish people

But thanks. As a photographer I appreciate honest feedback

MarkoD · 04/01/2013, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by greg1786

Awesome shot !!! Very nice tank. How does your coral like the reef energy a&b supplements? Notice any difference in them before you were using it and after you had used it for a month or so?

I don't know. I started them all at once and noticed a huge improvement in color after 2 weeks

MarkoD · 04/01/2013, 08:37 AM

In case anyone is wondering. The coral in the bottom left is an orange tipped elegance.

d2mini · 04/01/2013, 09:19 AM

As a photographer, i can really appreciate what went into getting that top down shot. Very impressive! No reflections, exactly straight down, even lighting. The FTS is meh like you said. Good shot, but same old same old. Where are the fish? Did you remove them or was it multiple exposures? I know when doing multiples, anything that moves a lot like a fish will disappear. It's a shame that someone who actually knows how to use his equipment and software gets punished. Oh well.

Michigan Mike · 04/01/2013, 09:56 AM

Wow the top down shot looks so flat! Very nice!

Kinda an old pic & didn't turn the pumps off so, meh

MarkoD · 04/01/2013, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by d2mini

As a photographer, i can really appreciate what went into getting that top down shot. Very impressive! No reflections, exactly straight down, even lighting. The FTS is meh like you said. Good shot, but same old same old. Where are the fish? Did you remove them or was it multiple exposures? I know when doing multiples, anything that moves a lot like a fish will disappear. It's a shame that someone who actually knows how to use his equipment and software gets punished. Oh well.

It was all one exposure and the fish were hiding. I used a 24mm to avoid as much distortion as I could. So I was on an 8ft ladder. Fish didn't like that

d2mini · 04/01/2013, 11:51 AM

LOL, yeah what is with that?!
I was above the tank doing something last night and then I went to feed them and was like where the heck did everybody go?!

03/31/2013, 03:06 PM	#1
MarkoD Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Alberta Canada Posts: 93	Top Down FTS Heres a top down full tank shot of my 180 gallon it was suppose to be a contest submission but they wouldnt allow it because its "not fair to those who are not professional photographers" so maybe someone on here can appreciate the amount of work and time it took to set this up there would be no light reflections or glare on the water

03/31/2013, 03:57 PM	#2
Misled RC Mod Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 11,440 Blog Entries: 11	Very nice. Equipment used?? How about the original pic before cropping? __________________ Jesse I'm not saying I'm Batman. I'm just saying nobody has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.

03/31/2013, 04:07 PM	#3
phenom5 Unregistered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Arizona Posts: 5,096	Would love to see a regular FTS also as a frame of reference. LOL...first looked at that and I was like...what the...how'd he...wow __________________ Rob Current Tank Info: DSA 155 Pro \| ATI Sunpower \| ATB 840 v2 \| Apex \| Wav

03/31/2013, 05:07 PM	#4
maddmaxx Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 3,003	great looking tank....nice pic __________________ One Life One Shot Current Tank Info: 40B Mixed reef

03/31/2013, 06:05 PM	#6
Reeftanks6 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: PA Posts: 3,857	That top down shot is incredible, great looking tank. Are you dosing? __________________ 110g Reef build in progress Current Tank Info: 110 Gallon Reef

03/31/2013, 05:32 PM	#5
MarkoD Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Alberta Canada Posts: 93	heres a front fts. which i just meh IMO

03/31/2013, 08:08 PM	#8
Reeftanks6 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: PA Posts: 3,857	wow thats a lot of dosing haha! How often? __________________ 110g Reef build in progress Current Tank Info: 110 Gallon Reef

03/31/2013, 08:23 PM	#10
Reeftanks6 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: PA Posts: 3,857	Awesome markoD, keep us updated. Will definitely always be looking for updates __________________ 110g Reef build in progress Current Tank Info: 110 Gallon Reef

03/31/2013, 11:03 PM	#11
greg1786 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Baltimore md Posts: 1,241	Awesome shot !!! Very nice tank. How does your coral like the reef energy a&b supplements? Notice any difference in them before you were using it and after you had used it for a month or so?

03/31/2013, 11:07 PM	#12
jube66 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Zanesville, OH Posts: 63	Nice handy and yeah that is a lot of dosing. __________________ But honey... the kids love the tank. Current Tank Info: 120 Gallon Reef Tank

03/31/2013, 11:42 PM	#13
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04/01/2013, 03:28 AM	#14
Ron Reefman Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cape Coral, FL Posts: 10,431	As a photographer, you may not want to hear this, but I like the FTS from the front much better than the top down shot. BTW, it is a nice looking tank. __________________ The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. (Neil deGrasse Tyson) Visit my build thread http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2593017

04/01/2013, 08:37 AM	#17
MarkoD Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Alberta Canada Posts: 93	In case anyone is wondering. The coral in the bottom left is an orange tipped elegance.

04/01/2013, 09:19 AM	#18
d2mini Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 10,344	As a photographer, i can really appreciate what went into getting that top down shot. Very impressive! No reflections, exactly straight down, even lighting. The FTS is meh like you said. Good shot, but same old same old. Where are the fish? Did you remove them or was it multiple exposures? I know when doing multiples, anything that moves a lot like a fish will disappear. It's a shame that someone who actually knows how to use his equipment and software gets punished. Oh well. __________________ -dennis Elos Diamond 120xl \| Elos Stand \| Radion G4 Pros \| GHL Profilux Controller \| LifeReef Skimmer \| LifeReef Sump Photos taken with a Nikon D750 or Leica M.

04/01/2013, 09:56 AM	#19
Michigan Mike Freedom costs a buckofive Join Date: May 2012 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,002	Wow the top down shot looks so flat! Very nice! Kinda an old pic & didn't turn the pumps off so, meh

04/01/2013, 11:51 AM	#21
d2mini Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 10,344	LOL, yeah what is with that?! I was above the tank doing something last night and then I went to feed them and was like where the heck did everybody go?! __________________ -dennis Elos Diamond 120xl \| Elos Stand \| Radion G4 Pros \| GHL Profilux Controller \| LifeReef Skimmer \| LifeReef Sump Photos taken with a Nikon D750 or Leica M.