May Photo Contest "TOP DOWN"

[Jason McK]

May 2009

This months subject: TOP DOWN PHOTOS.

Show us your best Top Down shot




Requested, but not required, members should post info about their picture. This could include a picture title and camera specs.

Entries will be accepted until May 23rd, 2009.

Entries to be posted in this thread, if you have troubles posting please email your photo to candjszoo@gmail.com and I will post it for you

This Months Prize is an 8 X 10 print of your winning photo





Voting to take place May 24th through May 30st.



Contest Rules are as follows:

1) You must follow the guidelines given for each contest

2) ALL members including vendors can enter, photos must be from a personal display tank, not store stock.

3) The photo must be taken by you, and as long as it fits the subject you're in!
4) Each can post as many pictures as they want, but only ONE can be entered. Please specify which one when posting multiple pictures it will be chosen for you.

5) Have Fun!

[lobsterboy]

edit: added to many pic;s, now removed.

top down, shot through the water. Canon powershot SD750
http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/rr329/lobsterboy1000/IMG_4117.jpg

[Chowder]

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t4/jkhchris/polyps1.jpg

[tredford8]

Well, I never have entered a photo contest so I may as well make this my first. It pretty easy to see that this one's a top down....lol it from well above the surface of my 20 gallon. The most visible things are my perc clown, my pink poci colony and my mushroom leather. I don't remember the name of the camera I used, its busted now....sitting in saltwater for too long as it was in a bag with one of my fish bags....oops! :neutral:

http://static.keebali.com/thereeftank.com/gallery/files/1/7/0/6/3/tn_IMGP0210.JPG

[Tom R]

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u265/Tom_R/New%20Photos/IMG_0396.jpg

Tom R

[fkshiu]

Fiji Leather/GSP
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c197/fkshiu/IMG_1641.jpg

[marie]

This is my entry
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/mariesnell/topdown017.jpg

but I had to include at least 1 of Doofus :redface:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/mariesnell/topdown020.jpg

[Lance]

This is my entry
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/mariesnell/topdown017.jpg

but I had to include at least 1 of Doofus :redface:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/mariesnell/topdown020.jpg

Holy Crap, he's even fatter from above!

[marie]

Holy Crap, he's even fatter from above!

That's because he figured I wasn't looking at him so he didn't need to suck it all in and look starved :lol:

[lobsterboy]

yeah, true that, he is HUGE. lol

[niloc16]

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n256/niloc16/top%20downs/DSC01651.jpg

[niloc16]

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n256/niloc16/top%20downs/DSC01647.jpg

[niloc16]

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n256/niloc16/top%20downs/DSC01498.jpg

[niloc16]

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n256/niloc16/top%20downs/DSC01479.jpg

[sphelps]

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/sphelps/Corals/IMG_0099.jpg

Mines got a fish in it :wink:

Taken with a Cannon G9 and submersible case.

[Rbacchiega]

sweet mother of eff that's gorgeous. What are you dosing/doing to get that THAT yellow?

[christyf5]

sweet mother of eff that's gorgeous. What are you dosing/doing to get that THAT yellow?

LOL, my sentiments exactly!!!:biggrin:

[sphelps]

Nothing really, other than a few zeovit additives from time to time and I do use RBS. But yellow has always done well in my tank, and that mille has always been super yellow, especially from top down. Thanks!

[sphelps]

I also got a top down pic of a Lionfish in Cuba! It's unbelievable how many are now there, crazy I tells you, crazy.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/sphelps/Fish/d95da92e.jpg

[Pazil]

Here is my entry.... My prize clam....

http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/qq43/ljmuller/MayPhotoContest.jpg

Cheers
Lawrence

[fishytime]

Here is my entry

Acro crab in Millie
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP3030.jpg

[Dave88]

Top down of my sun coral.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a139/dave88_/rebelxt165-1Medium.jpg

[Rbacchiega]

Top down of my sun coral.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a139/dave88_/rebelxt165-1Medium.jpg

sheesh 7 posts and already a POTM winner....and this one is fantastic as well...

[JDigital]

Name: "Soon to be..."
Canon 40D - 1/100s, f/9.0, ISO640.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/JDigital/75G%20Continued/IMG_0469.jpg

[Snappy]

Acropora Solitaryensis
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/oct3108004solitaryensis2.jpg

[Snappy]

Just to be different here is a reflective top down of my old tank
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/JUNE1008047reflection411.jpg

[Snappy]

My old green BTA (RIP)
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h210/Trainer02/Invert071.jpg

[sphelps]

Damn! I quit :wink:

Nice pic Dave! How'd you manage a 5 second exposure doing a top down?

Top down of my sun coral.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a139/dave88_/rebelxt165-1Medium.jpg

[superduperwesman]

Top down of my sun coral.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a139/dave88_/rebelxt165-1Medium.jpg

Dang contest over!! I guess I'll still post mine... even though I'm voting for that one^

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m141/superduperwesman/DSC_0295a.jpg

[sphelps]

Nice one Wes, about time you put that thing to good use.

[wickedfrags]

So many photos come to mind.......

http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu105/wickedfrags/Feb%2010%20update/Feb10_l_purple-green-orange.jpg

http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu105/wickedfrags/Feb%2010%20update/Feb10_l_boberrymonti.jpg

http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu105/wickedfrags/red_blue.jpg

http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu105/wickedfrags/red-white-green.jpg

[titus]

Hello,

The sun coral is stunning. What camera were you using?

Titus

[brickwood]

My favorite top down photo

http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv184/brickwood/PictureorVideo188.jpg

[Scythanith]

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/Scythanith/Tank%20Pics/DSC_007303801.jpg
or
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/Scythanith/Tank%20Pics/DSC_006603771.jpg

[Mrfish55]

I would post my favorite top down shot but I will refrain as this is a family site :lol:

[Leah]

That is terrible!

[bignose]

hehe ^ :lol: ^

[Leah]

Glad someone has a sense of humor around here!:biggrin:

[JDigital]

Lmao...

[JDigital]

Couple more from this week..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/JDigital/75G%20Continued/IMG_0474.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/JDigital/75G%20Continued/contest.jpg

[mark]

similar to brickwood's, a couple the wife took a bit back. When I came across them on the camera thought they were pretty cool.

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/das75/td1.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/das75/td2.jpg

[tgoeujon]

my entry:biggrin:

http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v3341/41/12/579708272/n579708272_2669140_4345575.jpg

[KPG007]

I just took this of my purple pocci:

http://members.shaw.ca/kgrimm/PurplePocci.JPG

Old pic of my Anchor Coral:
http://members.shaw.ca/kgrimm/Hammer.JPG


Thanks!
Kelly

[MikeP]

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q117/MikeP471612/Corals/bc9705de.jpg

[Zoaelite]

Three Amigo's :mrgreen::
http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/8492/p1060524.jpg (http://img194.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p1060524.jpg)

[imisky]

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y298/imisky/IMGP5898.jpg

[Tom R]

I must say the quality of some of the pictures entered into this months POTM contest are fabulous.

Tom R

[Badfish]

First Post!

http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr69/Badfishto/april%2009/DSCN5692.jpg

http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr69/Badfishto/april%2009/DSCN5633.jpg

[superduperwesman]

Damn! I quit :wink:

Nice pic Dave! How'd you manage a 5 second exposure doing a top down?

I guess he doesn't want to give his secrets away

[24storm]

Here is my entry. Olympus 720SW

http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu131/24storm/May%2017%202009%20Tank/may172009078.jpg

Keith

[titus]

Hello,

Nice pics Mark.

Titus