Reef photography

[juanccab]

I was wondering if anyone knows how to take pictures under actinic lighting or blue moon lights and also remove the the blue tint from the picture?

 

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[sethsolomon]

You need to adjust the white balance on your camera to counteract the intense blue.  Or you need to pick up some gel filters if you do not have the ability to change the white balance.

 

 

Link to gel filters: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gel-Filters-for-cell-phone-photography-of-saltwater-aquariums-Muti-tint-/262013494484?hash=item3d0138a4d4

[Leishman]

Here are a couple of pics using an iPhone6 with the above filters.

 

No filter:

 

 

With filter:

 

[Bruleyii]

Here are a couple of pics using an iPhone6 with the above filters.

 

No filter:

 

 

With filter:

 

 

Nice!

[sethsolomon]

Here are some of my gel filter pics under solid blue LED:

 

 

 

 

 

And a video taken with them: http://vid795.photobucket.com/albums/yy231/diablomaster9045/VID_20150502_213801_zpsjptuntjq.mp4

[habutti]

Wow, like magic. I think I have some of that filter in my polariscope, if not the same I'm headed to ebay.

Thanks for sharing, I've been so frustrated with my pictures from the iPhone.

[Leishman]

Mine only arrived today, thanks for the link.  These are pics of the office tank w/the iPhone.  I'm thinking the DSLR will do a better job.

[Bruleyii]

Just ordered mine. Making me a believer. lol

[Leishman]

My pics above were taken just holding the gel in front of the lens, about 4" in front. 

[habutti]

@sethsolomon those are not iPhone6 pictures are they?

[sethsolomon]

@sethsolomon those are not iPhone6 pictures are they?

nope I am anti apple products  :P    they are from a nexus 6

[habutti]

Yeah my sentiment as well, however this time around I got stuck with an iPhone and can't wait to get back to my Android

[juanccab]

Thanks for the tip. Sorry I didn't answer sooner my phone broke and Tmobile had a he'll of a time getting me a new one.

 

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[matt]

nope I am anti apple products  :P    they are from a nexus 6

 Are you using the same filters referenced earlier or something slightly different? Where did you get yours?

 

Oops, nevermind...that was your link to the ebay seller

Edited September 17, 2015 by matt

[sethsolomon]

 Are you using the same filters referenced earlier or something slightly different? Where did you get yours?

 

Oops, nevermind...that was your link to the ebay seller

yup  :P   Thats were I got mine from. I am working on finding the sourcing on the filter material so we could get bigger pieces for DSLR's