Artistic pics of my tank by Aquatic Prints (Mitchell)

[staceyd72]

Very nice tank, some great photos for sure.
Over exposure, over saturated, etc, IMO are not 'artistic'; for me, having a balance would be more 'artistic' and show the photographer's true skill.
As long as you're happy with the results, that's all that matters

Cheers

[SkunkClown]

I think these are fantastic! Certainly what is "artistic" to one person isn't to another.

Personally I like this kind of enhancement. I am an artist myself, mostly wildlife painting. I'm not really capable of being creative I mostly just reproduce photos. I really admire the creativity in these photos!

My favorite is the side view of the mandarin dragonet. Just curious, is he eating prepared/frozen foods?

[mattdean]

Thanks. That is my favorite pic as well. It's my screen saver for my 2nd monitor.

I WISH it ate prepared foods! No, just pods. I haven't gone out of my way to try and train him, but I may think about it. I am seeding the rock in my sump with pods, as well as dumping them in the display every now and then, just to be sure.

Cheers

[sumpfinfishe]

I do landscape photography and I'm more of a naturalist, however there is true art in working with both camera and photoshop, not to mention some of the compositions are outstanding-well done!
Beautiful corals and fish too, looks like a happy reef to me!

[mattdean]

Yes, it is a happy reef. I am blessed to have a smooth running tank with happy healthy livestock and corals. I will have a video posted in a few days. I'm looking forward to sharing

[SkunkClown]

Well your dragonet looks very healthy! I have one as well and he ate brine shrimp at the lfs then was not interested in our tank. He has about 250lbs of live rock to graze on though! I find they are such slow eaters. I try to target feed him but by the time he decides he might want to eat it the other fish gobble it up! We have some ravenous dwarf angels and a tomini tang. He seems to be getting enough food from the live rock.

Love your marine betta too!

[mattdean]

Thanks. The mandarin has no interest in anything but hunting pods, unfortunately. I am worried about him starving, so I am constantly seeding the sump and dumping pods in the DY. It's getting expensive