Sunday, August 16, 2015

Photographing Coral Fluorescence

Green zoanthid corals photographed to show difference between standard reef tank and fluorescence photography methods.
Yeah yeah yeah. More corals. But this is kinda cool. Many corals will fluoresce under actinic or other deep blue lighting. Here's how to shoot them!

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Avast Marine Works Porthole XL

Avast Porthole XL mounted on Nikon D3200 with 85mm VR Micro
One of the coolest things about having an aquarium is photographing the life within. Sometimes, however, getting the pic through the glass of the aquarium is difficult, or the angle you want isn't from the side. Instead you want to shoot from above. Or better yet, within the water.