I have a hell of a time posting pics here, they are either oversaturated looking or dull. I know some of the problem is the cheap LCD screen on my notebook. So..this photo is (on my screen) about what my corals look like in real life. I have corrected the color saturation (+15%) and white balance with photoshop but I need to know if it looks anywhere near right to you. Flame away...thats the only way I will learn.

looks sweet but im not by any means a photo expert lol

Looks good, but almost a little too ummm...bright? Kinda washed out, maybe it's your white balance.

i'm no expert either. but i like what i see. thanks

nice pic imo

colors look pretty good

try reducing exposure -.25 or so

+1

I tend to shoot all my daytime shots at -2 exposure due to the brightness of the lights. Auto Tone in PS or Brightness can bring it back up to a good rendering without washing out the colors.

Thanks latazyo and pisces4u. Will try that and post again.

for clarification, my exposure modification takes place in post processing on the computer

pisces modification is in camera and changed on the camera settings

Got it. Trying both ways.

Wow man! I know ur asking bout picture quality, but urvtank is nice man! I lov the monti cap Christmas tree on the left, and ur Acans...very nice!

yeah, I also wanted to complement the tank

Just to check is taken with wide angle lens right?
I love the exposure and depth of field.
Can share all your setting.

It might have been, but that angle/composition could be done with any mid-range lens too.

I don't know if you've updated the first pic but I like it. Just a hair overexposed but overall an excellent shot!

Still working on my photo skills. Long way to go, I am a true rookie. Thanks for the tips...working on it and taking your advice.

Usually to take shots with my wife's Canon EOS but every time I grab it the battery is dead as well as the extra battery

So lately out of frustration and too keep the peace I have been taking my tank shots (including this one) with an ancient and cheap Sony P&S. It works OK..but anything close at all and you can really see the noise effects of a tiny sensor.

Anyway... to answer your question:
1/25
7.1
-1.5 f-stop
ISO100
Because its a P&S, hard to say exactly the focal length, approx 28mm

Thank You for sharing.
-1.5 f- stop mean using xposure compension -ve