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rocketlily
02-25-2009, 02:20 AM
Received my order today from Wicked Frags. A big thank you to Dave for going the extra mile for me and finding something a little unusual. The corals all arrived in great shape and are doing well. Now for the lousy pictures. I can't seem to get the colors right, all my pictures turn out too blue. If someone were to offer online saltwater photography courses, I'd be the first to sign up.

Green zoanthid. Not sure what the name is. Closed up for this picture, as the blue legged crabs had just finished doing their cleaning.
http://www.canreef.com/photopost/data/505/IMG_0523_Copy.jpg

Ricordias
http://www.canreef.com/photopost/data/505/IMG_0520_Copy.jpg

Alien Eye Chalice
http://www.canreef.com/photopost/data/504/IMG_0516_Copy.jpg

Amazing unknown aussie. Blue legged crabs are doing their cleaning.
http://www.canreef.com/photopost/data/504/IMG_0526_-_Copy.JPG
noirsphynx
02-25-2009, 02:44 AM
Very PURDY!!! I like the aussie. I also hear you got the moonglows?

Me too, mine always go too blue.
rocketlily
02-25-2009, 02:50 AM
No, no moonglows.
noirsphynx
02-25-2009, 02:56 AM
No, no moonglows.

Were the green zoas the freebie? They look like Dave's UFO's.
Koresample
02-25-2009, 03:16 PM
probably a dumb question here, but how did you post the images so they weren't attachments?
noirsphynx
02-25-2009, 03:19 PM
probably a dumb question here, but how did you post the images so they weren't attachments?

I upload mine in my user profile and add them that way.
rocketlily
02-25-2009, 06:22 PM
Same way with posting photos. I used the litte yellow box that says "insert image" for posting the pics.

I got an amazing unknown gift from Dave last night. When the rics were smaller under the cloak of darkness I peered in with my flashlight. It's something I tend to do on a regular basis. On one of the ric rocks, they are 4-5 small polups. Looks like zoanthids.

Tonight I'll cut the rock apart and see what they turn into.
Trigger Man
02-25-2009, 06:48 PM
Gotta love free gifts that just randomly show up, or are added as a bonus.
rocketlily
02-25-2009, 07:30 PM
Dave is always very good about presents, but this is the first time I've had a good hitchhiker show up in the tank.
JDigital
02-25-2009, 08:15 PM
Nice frags...

What type of camera are you using? The blue hue on your photos is probably due to incorrect white balance setttings.
rocketlily
02-25-2009, 09:15 PM
Nice frags...

What type of camera are you using? The blue hue on your photos is probably due to incorrect white balance setttings.

I'm sure that the color problem is a white balance setting problem. These pictures were taken with a Canon P&S but I still have the same problem when using my Sony DSLR A350. I might try this weekend shooting in RAW and fixing the white balance with a program.