Shooting some corals!

[Alexraptor]

With a camera... not a gun.

And if you entered this thread thinking it was about shooting corals with guns... well, wth is wrong with you!?

 

So yeah, got a shutterbug itch and started shooting away this afternoon.

My old old brain coral, one of my two oldest colonies also proved to be a willing subject.

[Alexraptor]

Derp, can't believe I had it said on Normal quality instead of highest! Ah well!

I so do like using my brain as a subject!



And this monti of mine, it kinda looks like some kind of bizarre flowering goo monster!


Maybe it will look a bit less monstrous in daylight!


And my Protopaly's definitely warranted a second look.



As did the Pavona.


But my hermits kind of started to feel a little left out.




Now if only my Clowns and my Mandarin could stop hiding and volunteer for a little photo op.

[PatrickO]

Nice pics, I like that last hermit in that shell

[Nano sapiens]

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Nice, not too many people have Pavona varians. I've had mine for 5 years now and the shapes it takes on can be really interesting.

[kylhcky]

damn, i wish my pavona looked like that.

[Alexraptor]

Got myself a Video Camera today, and now I can also shoot macro video as well!

 

Still need to play around a bit with the white balance, maybe shoot in "Pop Color" mode too.

[Sashimi]

What kind of camera was used?

 

[Alexraptor]

For the still photos, a Fujifilm FinePix S2000HD

For the video, a Sony HDR-CX240E

[Sk8n Reefer]

That Pavona is sweet- 5yrs. Good job- how old are the brains?

[Mr. Microscope]

Well done! I'd reduce exposure a little. The whites were red lining a little with those favia at first.

[Alexraptor]

Myeah, I shot this video with full automatic settings, and I also need to try and see if I can calibrate the white balance a little.

But even to the naked eye the Favia polyps on the top reflect a fair bit of light and display some pretty strong fluorescence.

 

The Brain is about 9 years old, and along with my protopalys are among my oldest and among the first corals I ever had, and have survived every misfortune ever to befall my tank, including a full blown tank crash. And the Brain also bleached and was almost a gonner the time the radiator broke and heated up the entire room to 40+ centigrade!

[Alexraptor]

Also gave the Photo Mode a try, using the "Color Pop" color setting.

 

[Alexraptor]

No ISO or shutter speed settings, but that camcorder is damn good at taking sharp macro stills with a lot of zoom.

 

 

Compare with my previous "goo monster" shot taking with my Compact Camera.

[CrazyEyes]

Great shots! Hermit crabs look so funny close up.

[xiaoxiy]

Yo Alex, what settings do you shoot your macros on?

[Alexraptor]

With the compact camera I shoot on automatic with shutter priority, with variable ISO between 400-1600 and a shutter speed of 1/60 or 1/125, depending on lighting conditions and subject.

With the camcorder as in the last shots I posted i'm pretty limited with what I can do, though I do use a manual set white balance.