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02-15-2008, 07:56 PM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Las Vegas Age: 23
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 |  Blackout!! Perfect photo op.
On Wednesday, here in Vegas, we had some powerful winds that caused a couple power outages in parts of the valley. Unfortunatly, I happened to be inone of those parts. So anyway, after taking actions to get my reef setup to survive the outage (not knowing how long it was going to last), I figured I would try taking some macro shots in the dark.
Shown is a Caulastrea Furcata (Neon Green Trumpet)   
I used a 1 watt LED flashlight from above.
This is what the Caulastrea looks like under normally. 
I took these pics using a tripod mounted Canon 40D, 100mm F2.8 Macro RAW format. Slightly edited.
What do you guys and gals think??
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24g Aquapod
150w 14,000K MH & 32w Actinic PC
Current USA 1/15hp Chiller
Fluval 305 Canister
AquaC Urchin Skimmer
Two Rio 10HF Pumps
Ocean Pulse Wavemaker
4g Refugium + 8g sump
Mag 7 Return
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02-15-2008, 07:59 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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Great pics! Looks like the corals are ready to eat!  _________ Scott 265g (Peninsula)
3x400w MH's, 4x95w Actinics, AAT Lunar Lights, OM 4-way CL, PM Bullet 3 Skimmer, DelZone Eclipse 1 O3 Generator, WavySea Plus for return, AAT Kalk Reactor, KNOP Ca Reactor w/PM Second Chamber, TradeWinds Chiller, ACIII Controller, Oceanus ATO, PM PO4 Reactor, 75g Sump, 30g Fuge Born March 5, 2007 My 265 Gal. Tank Thread " REAL TIME TANK STATS "   | |
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02-15-2008, 08:03 PM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Las Vegas Age: 23
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Today 07:59 PMOttyGreat pics! Looks like the corals are ready to eat!
Funny you say that because while I was shooting, I got to see some of the heads catch some food and close up. It was pretty cool. | |
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02-15-2008, 08:09 PM
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| | Giant Squid
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Awesome pics.... | |
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02-15-2008, 08:33 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Vancouver Canada Age: 41
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Nice pictures I have the same lens and a 30D. 
What was the shutter speed on those? | |
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02-15-2008, 09:01 PM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Las Vegas Age: 23
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Thanks all!!
First two were taken at F5.6 for 4 sec and third was at f2.8 for 1/6th sec and forth was f5.0 for 1/60th sec. I'm open for suggestions.
BTW Marlin65, lots of nice pics on your site.. | |
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02-15-2008, 09:18 PM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Columbus, Indiana Age: 23
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awesome pics!! _________ 55 gallon slowly growing reef aquarium, 85 lbs. live rock, 2 1/2" sandbed, 1 False Percula Clown, 1 Sixline Wrasse, Tetratec PF500 filter, 2 110 watt URI Super Actinic VHO actinics, 2 250 watt metal halides with Reef Optix 2 reflectors powered by Blue Wave 3 ballast, born 1/3/08 My Tank Thread My Tank Video  | |
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02-16-2008, 08:18 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
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Wow! Very well done! I would never have thought of using a flashlight to catch nighttime feeding pics! | |
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02-16-2008, 08:20 AM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 59
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Great pics.
Wish I had a camera like that. _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
12 Gallon NanoCube - 24w stock PC 50/50 light "...nothing good ever happens fast in a reef tank, only bad things happen fast..."
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02-16-2008, 08:41 AM
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| | Feather Star
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Groningen, The Netherlands Age: 25
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Hey! Nice shots! | |
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