Coral Show Off Thread

[nexusnight]

new open brain we picked up last night. sweet looking piece. shot with a panasonic lumix. no edit

 

[AdInfinitum]

Considering that at one point I went over ten years without adding anything new to my tank..... This was a huge weekend for new aquisitions...

Pics of just a few...

Dendros from IA and a great deal from Bill, just starting to peek out...

Nice Chalice also from IA

TLC Chalice from Kijiji with tons of potential...

and more for later....

 

[BIGSHOW]

A few more pieces...

 

[Darryl_V]

Thats funny that you bought that one....Jay said it was sold to a guy in florida.  ah hmmm......super piece though, really original.

 

[Salty Cracker]

Uh oh.  someone got busted. 

 

[BIGSHOW]

LOL..did I mention I was in Florida last month

 

[spyd]

Thats funny that you bought that one....Jay said it was sold to a guy in florida.  ah hmmm......super piece though, really original.

What an UGLY piece of  oop: that chalice is!!! I will take it off your hands and dispose of it properly!!  ;D

 

[unibob]

One good run over the boarder with those rainbows and you could retire.


http://cherrycorals.com/product.php?productid=10833&cat=19&page=1

 

[BIGSHOW]

One good run over the boarder with those rainbows and you could retire.


http://cherrycorals.com/product.php?productid=10833&cat=19&page=1

Ya, 2.5 eyes for $800 is ridiculous.  But....people pay it.  Supply and Demand.

 

[AdInfinitum]

Had a chance to take a few pics and try some new things...always trying to improve...Guys here set a pretty high standard, which makes us all improve our game.    8)


Rick's Mighty Morphin' Mummy's Eye Chalice.

First shot I've taken with an achromatic diopter on my 70-210mm telezoom, Metallic orange mushroom.  Untouched and not a crop.

My new Dendros from IA with my Yellow Sun Dendros in the background.

 

[teebone110]

Sweet! Nice pics 8)

 

[unibob]

Awesome pics! I don't think you have really explained what you are using to take these I feel you got some DIY stuff going on or something with that lens/camera. Would love to know how you took these photos.

Love that first chalice! I want to see more

 

[AdInfinitum]

Awesome pics! I don't think you have really explained what you are using to take these I feel you got some DIY stuff going on or something with that lens/camera. Would love to know how you took these photos.

Love that first chalice! I want to see more

Hey not everything that I do is DIY!!!  LOL  OK so I love designing and fabricating things.  I spend too much time at a desk and not enough in the shop these days.

I am using a little Sony A35 SLT.  Same 16 MP APS-C sensor that Sony manufactures for Nikon modified to accommodate the continuous live view and longer video capture times.  Would not have been my first or second choice (those are easy to guess) but the right deal on a body and kit lens with under 200 actuations for the price of a mid-line point and shoot and the fact that I had a few brilliant  Minolta A-mount lenses from the film days that were fully compatible made it an easy way to get back into photography. Plus for the normal family snaps thing the SLT with my compact 50mm is pocketable (in cargo pants) yet still has a proper viewfinder (thank god...I hate framing with the screen).

For glass, along with the surprisingly decent 18-55 Sony kit lens, I have a few of the classic Konica/Minolta AF lenses.  35-70 f4 mini beercan, 70-210 f4 beercan, 50 f1.7 prime.  I have been experimenting with these in various combinations along with my old Tamaron bbar 2x tele-converter and recently an achromatic diopter found on flea-bay.  I have a reversing ring which I use with my manual 50mm k-mount saved from my old Ricoh XR-M (pro SLR) but the working distances are too small to be really practical for in tank shots. The compact frame handles like my old ME Super.

A couple of paly shots taken with the kit lens and the tele-converter.  Just a tiny bit soft but I didn't turn the pumps off so blame that on the movement. Slight crop just for framing, -1ev exposure (camera seems to over-compensate for the tele)

"Incredible" Palys

MRT Pinball Palys

 

[BIGSHOW]

Reef Raft Orange Passion

 

[unibob]

Not my photo, but one kick ass looking octaspawns. Really digging the all green one. Anyone seen any of this local?

 

[unibob]

Not my photo, but one kick ass looking octaspawns. Really digging the all green one. Anyone seen any of this local?

 

[monizb]

My brain
Samsung s3

 

[monizb]

My brain
Samsung s3

 

[monizb]

Birds nest
Samsung s3

 

[monizb]

Birds nest
Samsung s3