that pic of the bristlenose is too cool. it reminds me of the old comic of "kilroy was here" of the guy sticking his head and nose over a wall. or, maybe that was a philly thing.....LOL either way, that pic gives your bn some personality
Nice shots, I need to start playing with the off camera flash some, if the pleco was stopped down to get a more depth of field thant would be an awsome shot but working in low light and wide open only the front half is in focus, but it so hard to train them to pose for a shot.
LOL, isn't that true. I have a remote and an external flash coming next week so I am getting excited to be able to use them and see how they help out. Right now it is pretty much luck in getting a shot.
Just remember to play with all the settings to see what you can get out of the shots, I alway get excited and just leave the aperture at f2 but I do try to always try to shoot in manual to help me remember my mistakes.
I am working my way through the settings. I have already found a good sweet spot with each of the lenses. I use the standard zoom on FTS, the telephoto for specific areas in the tank and the macro is pretty obvious. I have found a good range for shutter speed, depth of field and ISO for all of the lenses for the current usages on both the planted tank and my reef. I have some fine tuning I believe but the PP program certainly helps in figuring out the ranges and compensating once the range has been found. The PP is becoming a good friend.
Dude, your new camera makes your tank look so much clearer. Love the new FTS makes everything pop really nice. Got some good fish pics too! Keep the pics coming.
Thanks, the quality of the camera and lenses is so much greater than the P&S DSLR look a like I had it is unbelievable. I really love the the cameras ability to have multiple focus points. The pp program is miles above what came with the P&S. So much to learn and so far to grow. I am really looking forward to the challenge.
Some minor changes made. Cleaned up the Ambulia patch, threw away about 1/3 to 1/2 the mass and took 2 bunches to the LFS. Move the Hydrothrix in front of the L. repens so it will grow upright and added 2 pieces of petrified wood in the middle to fill in holes where no plants were. I may put more plants in there in the future. Waiting on the stems from Chad to take off. If they do well I will most likely pull the Tiger Lilies and put the stems in their place.
I also vacuumed the substrate on the left third of the tank so remove the detritus and junk that had take root there.
Current look after removing some leaves that were shading other plants.
The Pantanal I got from Joraan has grown between 3" and 5" in a little over a week.
The plants I got from Chad appear to have acclimated and are starting to grow. I will work on pics for tomorrow since that will be one week for them in the tank. The Hydrothrix is pointing in the right direction now and appears to be growing. The others are getting nice growth off of the stems and should allow me in a week or two to start planning final placement I think.
i really love this tank! i wish my pantanal grew like that. the only thing i dislike about the tank though, are the lily and madagascar lace in the back. everything else looks so delicate and pretty and then there's those two plants that look like they came to kick the crap out of the "girly plants"....lol one the last incarnation of the tank, they fit in better i guess.
LOL, they certainly have grown quite well. The lilies are most likely out in a few weeks as the plants from Chad grow and start filling in. The Lace will stay as I just love the look of the plant. I have had that one for 3 or 4 years now. I plan on moving it into the corner and keeping the leaf numbers low. It has grow from 2 spots on the bulb and another bulb appears to be getting ready to divide off.
I already forgot what all I even sent you. If you want more of something, or if I forgot to send you something LMK and ill send you some more. This tank is really looking good John!!!
Thanks Chad, I'll let you know once the ones you sent me settle in and fill out. They all seem to be doing well. The L. Red has 3 plants growing out and the others are showing a lot at the nodes. The Bacopa is the slowest one it seems but looks healthy and appears to be growing. The Downoi appears to have acclimated and is starting to grow. The Rotala looks to be taking off.
And some of the plants Chad sent me that can not be seen in the FTS. In the FTS the R. rotundifolia, R. 'Sunset' and Downoi can be seen. The only one that I did not get was the Bacopa because it is still too small and tucked away to get a shot of.
I am almost certain the I will remove the Nesaea and let the downoi fill in.
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