jason the filter freak March 18, 2008 Share March 18, 2008 Wow you got a nice coat of coraline quick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gadgets March 18, 2008 Share March 18, 2008 ISO Speed: 158 Exposure Bias: 0/10 EV Flash: Flash did not fire, auto mode Orientation: Horizontal (normal) X-Resolution: 300 dpi Y-Resolution: 300 dpi Software: COOLPIX L12V1.0 Date and Time: 2008:03:16 17:38:39 YCbCr Positioning: Co-Sited Exposure Program: Normal Date and Time (Original): 2008:03:16 17:38:39 Date and Time (Digitized): 2008:03:16 17:38:39 Compressed Bits per Pixel: 2 bits Maximum Lens Aperture: 34/10 Metering Mode: Pattern Color Space: sRGB Digital Zoom Ratio: 0/100 Focal Length In 35mm Film: 35 Gain Control: Low gain up Compression: JPEG Colour Mode: COLOR Quality: NORMAL White Balance: AUTO Sharpening: AUTO Focus Mode: AF-S Flash Setting: NORMAL Tag::Nikon Type 3::0x000A: 5644/1000 ISO Selection: AUTO Thumbnail IFD Offset: 3212 Image Adjustment: AUTO Auxiliary Lens (Adapter): OFF Manual Focus Distance: 0/0 Digital Zoom Factor: 100/100 Noise Reduction: OFF Tag::Nikon Type 3::0x009B: 0, 0 Tag::Nikon Type 3::0x00AC: VR-ON Tag::Nikon Type 3::0x00AD: STANDARD Tag::Nikon Type 3::0x00B2: NORMAL Image Width: 3072 pixels Image Height: 2304 pixels Then post processed the exposure to black out the cabinetry. What was your aperture? I don't really understand the figure listed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yauger March 18, 2008 Share March 18, 2008 Wow you got a nice coat of coraline quick! I agree how in the world can I grow corlaine that fast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandy7200 March 19, 2008 Author Share March 19, 2008 I agree how in the world can I grow corlaine that fast? Kalk and watch your magnesium levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danskim March 19, 2008 Share March 19, 2008 (edited) What was your aperture? I don't really understand the figure listed. The aperture is 34/10 which is 3.4. It's different from the SLRs we are used to, and even the same f-stop doesn't mean the same thing because the sensor is a lot closer to the lens opening in a compact camera than a 35mm equivalent. So in this case 3.4 would be a lot narrower than we are used to thinking. That said, Dan, you still should be shooting at a higher (narrower) aperture to increase depth of field. That will/may require you to get a tripod or something sturdy if the shutter speed gets too slow. Also, you should be shooting in the highest quality possible, not "normal," (I know, at least, in Canon compacts there is low, normal, and high quality to determine amount of detail captured) and at the highest resolution too, if not already. Also, there are lots of blown highlights in the picture. That is probably from post processing the picture to blacken out the cabinetry... but you end up losing a lot of detail in the rocks and sand. Next time you can try underexposing the picture a bit, and then adjust the exposure manually on the computer. This way you can preserve more details. Edited March 19, 2008 by danskim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Ward March 19, 2008 Share March 19, 2008 Like Dan said, to improve the detail and focus in the shot you'll almost definitely need a tripod. i'm not sure what all the settings on your camera are, but full auto mode usually won't get all the detail you're looking for. try apeture priority mode if it has one. if you can go to full manual, set the aperture higher than what it was on for that picture. looking at the coolpix p5000, it goes up to 5.3 so you should have some room to increase this. set the iso as low as you can get it for the best quality picture. lower setting is less sensitive but fewer artifacts (requires longer exposure/slower shutter speed). the shutter speed will ratchet down quite a bit in order to adequately expose the picture. turn off any of the special autofocus modes if your camera has them (face recognition, etc) remember that your depth of field is generally 1/3 in front of your focal point and 2/3 behind. set your focal point accordingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandy7200 July 13, 2008 Author Share July 13, 2008 Changing some gear around including the lights. What do you think of the Radiums? My AC3 reset itself right before going out of town and I had to reprogram it on the fly, forgot my commands for the denitrator and it crashed the reactor. I pulled it off line for now and set up a fuge in the sump with a 175w 5500k halide, growing some mad macro now I did a 100 gallon water change with no salt :eek1: Took 1 month for the system to reestablish itself to the proper levels. The bad storms took my power out for a little too long, lost a few fish so I am restocking a bit. Other than that, I am just busy being a dad which is without a doubt the best thing that ever happened to me: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbuf July 13, 2008 Share July 13, 2008 Too cute. I have a feeling she's a future oceanographer in trainer. Tank is looking great. Can't wait to see it again. Stop posting pics though. You're helping me procrastinate from my thesis due at midnight tonight!!! What ballasts are you using?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowerseller July 13, 2008 Share July 13, 2008 Looks good naD. She's growing as fast as the corals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandy7200 August 9, 2009 Author Share August 9, 2009 Seems like an appropriate time to bring this back up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanman August 9, 2009 Share August 9, 2009 By the way, Dan - I have what looks like a 'teal slimer' from your old tank, that has grown out enough for frags, if you're interested in a piece of that. Would be even larger, but I spent a year trying to get it to SIT! STAY! - - no matter where I put it, it seemed to get knocked loose. Now it is nicely sharing a rock with my blue slimer. bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandy7200 August 9, 2009 Author Share August 9, 2009 Bob, I lost a lot of my old corals when I switched tanks. I do remember a teal stag that I really liked, would love to get a piece of that back. There was another coral that I really was attached to that was lost. It was the ORO Scripps staghorn. It is not a widely sold ORA coral, I got mine from 143gadgets who got it from mogurnda, who got it from ORA at MACNA when the club hosted it. I fragged it pretty heavily within the club and would think a few people still have it...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanman August 9, 2009 Share August 9, 2009 Bob, I lost a lot of my old corals when I switched tanks. I do remember a teal stag that I really liked, would love to get a piece of that back. There was another coral that I really was attached to that was lost. It was the ORO Scripps staghorn. It is not a widely sold ORA coral, I got mine from 143gadgets who got it from mogurnda, who got it from ORA at MACNA when the club hosted it. I fragged it pretty heavily within the club and would think a few people still have it...... I have been selling frags of the Scripps Green-tipped ORA coral. In fact - it has a beautiful growth pattern. You're welcome to a nice big frag; I'm sure that's likely where I got it in the first place. bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandy7200 December 20, 2009 Author Share December 20, 2009 Jan 08' left side of tank, 14 varieties of montipora on the rock. Today, same rock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami December 20, 2009 Share December 20, 2009 That's simply beautiful, Dan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveM December 20, 2009 Share December 20, 2009 Dan, the tank is looking great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watson_barrett December 20, 2009 Share December 20, 2009 dan is that boxfish poision? I wanted to get a blue spot but i was nervous when i read they release poison if they die or are stressed...u know anything about them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan December 20, 2009 Share December 20, 2009 Gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandy7200 December 21, 2009 Author Share December 21, 2009 dan is that boxfish poision? I wanted to get a blue spot but i was nervous when i read they release poison if they die or are stressed...u know anything about them? Yes. Don't. Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watson_barrett December 23, 2009 Share December 23, 2009 Yes. Don't. Yes. haha, so they are bad news then, but they are sooo cool, haha. I must resist... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandy7200 December 23, 2009 Author Share December 23, 2009 haha, so they are bad news then, but they are sooo cool, haha. I must resist... lol. Ya, you pretty much have to be nuts to keep one in your reef....same goes with keeping a 18" carpet anemone in the same tank as centropyge joculators. I have done extensive research for my specific stock list so I am comfortable with the risk, but I just don't want to give people the idea that it is safe or even sane. I will say though, my longhorn "Tex" is 10" long and I have had him 4 years now. That should give scale to my montipora rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boret December 23, 2009 Share December 23, 2009 Yeah that longhorn is HUGE! The tank is amazing, as always, much much better in person. Great job Dan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandy7200 July 12, 2010 Author Share July 12, 2010 Well this is as big as the red monti is going to get: It is close to 30#. Can't believe I got it out in (almost) one piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phisigs79 July 12, 2010 Share July 12, 2010 Well close enough to one peice, the other peice is on your shirt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coral Hind July 13, 2010 Share July 13, 2010 What are you going to do with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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