frogspawn question

[christyf5]

Ok barring the total epic fantasticness of this photo. I was just wondering. Is frogspawn supposed to look like this all of the time? I have a 3 headed one and I can never see the mouth, it just looks like a mop on a stick. Is this a special kind? Because if it is I'm gonna have to get me some :mrgreen:


http://www.gparr.com/photos/albums/userpics/10001/mclifffrogspawn02.jpg

Image taken from this (http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1512189&perpage=25&pagenumber=6) thread on RC

[brizzo]

Mines a mop on a stick with alot less color :(

[Johnny Reefer]

I see the mouths on my sometimes, In fact, one head is showing now. However, I understand the desire and coolness to see the mouths, but....mop on stick is good, no?...ie: full blown polyp extension.

Cheers,

[christyf5]

I see the mouths on my sometimes, In fact, one head is showing now. However, I understand the desire and coolness to see the mouths, but....mop on stick is good, no?...ie: full blown polyp extension.

Cheers,

Beats me but that pic sure looks funky even if they aren't "healthy":wink:

[Myka]

I have one that looks just like that photo including the colors, and my other one which is right beside it looks "normal".

[christyf5]

Hmm, perhaps there are different kinds. I noticed that Greg has a pic of the "neato" one on his website, I may have to get a piece :biggrin:

[reef bound]

If that's Coral Master you're talking about, his green and cream frogspawn is very nice. I got 4 heads a couple months ago (I think end of January or mid February) and it's grown to almost 7 heads now. I love it.

[Tom R]

Mine doesn't have the colour intensity but that could be just photoshop.

Mine goes through periods of happiness where it looks great.

Tom R

[Myka]

FWIW I got mine from Wicked Frags.

[christyf5]

If that's Coral Master you're talking about, his green and cream frogspawn is very nice. I got 4 heads a couple months ago (I think end of January or mid February) and it's grown to almost 7 heads now. I love it.

Does yours look like his photo still?

[Myka]

Ok mine looks a bit different for sure, but fairly close. In person mine is quite a bit brighter than I am able to pick up with the camera. My photo does not show photography skills that are "totally epic fantasticness" that's for sure.

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k43/Myka82/Mar2720099.jpg

[christyf5]

Ok mine looks a bit different for sure, but fairly close. In person mine is quite a bit brighter than I am able to pick up with the camera. My photo does not show photography skills that are "totally epic fantasticness" that's for sure.

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k43/Myka82/Mar2720099.jpg

OOOHH! Pretty :mrgreen:

[mark]

mouths are visible on mine, little less so on the top as the heads are closer together. Do wish my colours were as metallic as the first photo.

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/das75/frogspawn.jpg

[christyf5]

mouths are visible on mine, little less so on the top as the heads are closer together. Do wish my colours were as metallic as the first photo.

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/das75/frogspawn.jpg

Its likely that yours looks exactly like the one in the first photo. The first photo was generated by a process called photo stacking. Photos are taken in series gradually focusing from the front of the subject to the back and then the photos are "stacked" on top of each other to generate a single photo. No doubt there was some "enhancement" along the way :wink:

[Myka]

Oh that's a cool process, never heard of it! That's how they can get the macro shots and still have focus depth. On macro, my camera has a very shallow depth of focus.

[reef bound]

You can definitely still see the mouths on them and a lot of the green faces, but they did end up a little fuller than the pic on the site. I'll try to post a pic tomorrow when the lights come on for you Christy.

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

I have two different kinds of frogspawn. The more common one and this one which I don't see as often. This was a month or so ago when I first got it and actually believe it or not, it has colored up even more now. Its also started to really 'extend' its flesh way down the skeleton the past few weeks. One of my favs in my tank. Its never as 'bushy' as my other frogspawn but since its happier now than when I took this pic, it ids a little more 'open' and full.

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r179/Justinpsmith/bbbbbbb029.jpg

[Snappy]

Christy I have some that look like this although this picture's a bit wash out.
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/may3008ftspm037frogspawnheads.jpg

[fishytime]

What?!! People here re-touch their pictures?....For shame. Cool looking "spawn" for sure.

[christyf5]

What?!! People here re-touch their pictures?....For shame. Cool looking "spawn" for sure.

What are you talking about? *gasp* Nobody HERE does that! Thats only for those OTHER sites :wink:

[christyf5]

Christy I have some that look like this although this picture's a bit wash out.
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/may3008ftspm037frogspawnheads.jpg


Yeah yours are about the closest I've seen to that photo, although GSPs are pretty dang awesome too :biggrin:

[Marlin65]

Oh that's a cool process, never heard of it! That's how they can get the macro shots and still have focus depth. On macro, my camera has a very shallow depth of focus.

Make the aperture a larger number and use a tripod and remote. This will give you a greater depth of field as well.

[RCFA]

Make the aperture a larger number and use a tripod and remote. This will give you a greater depth of field as well.

Also, increasing your ISO (if you have the option) will allow you to use a larger f-stop number(= smaller aperature, therefore greater depth of field) without having to slow your shutter speed too much. And then you have no reason for post production!:wink:

[reef bound]

finally.......I've been crab hunting for a 2 days. Found a couple, so that's a bonus. Here's a pic of my green and cream frogspawn from CM. Some days it's fuller than others, but I can almost always see the mouths and the green face. I'm very happy with how it looks, though maybe it's supposed to look different?

[christyf5]

Very pretty. I'm not sure how its supposed to look really, I guess as long as it isn't shrunken in, its healthy :biggrin:

[Myka]

Also, increasing your ISO (if you have the option) will allow you to use a larger f-stop number(= smaller aperature, therefore greater depth of field) without having to slow your shutter speed too much. And then you have no reason for post production!:wink:

Make the aperture a larger number and use a tripod and remote. This will give you a greater depth of field as well.

Haha thanks for the photo tips! I do have these functions on my camera. I will try them out. :)