Killin' time. One fish and one photo at a time...

The dodge tool, burn tool and drop shadow experiment are in affect here.

This fish does three things,,eat,crap, and wait for me to take its picture.

There will be more to come....

,,,,,,and then he starts in with the photoshop....DAMN IT MAN!! WILL WILL IT END?

On white

On black

I guess this is just an F'in Blue leg hermit picture extravaganza

This little guy thought he could escape my gaze, 

he thought wrong....

My last photo of a Blue leg hermit crab....at least for a while.

The contest voting for photo of the month on BARS has begun, and after one day, I'm behind. The major competitor is , yes of course, a photo of a blue leg hermit crab.  This set me to thinking on how to approach things a little differently, and I came up with this ...

I do think it is a better picture than my first contribution ,which is far too late in coming for addition into  the process .  I do not however, think I have a chance at winning the current contest. I must say truthfully, I do enjoy the self flagellation involved in the action of a photograph's capture and its editing, even if my uncooperative subjects are annoyed by it. 

(edit,dec 4, 2;47 am...came up with a caption for this picture....ahem....here goes..."what the hell are you looking at?  What?  )

A Few more Photo's from the other night...

I did not enter these photos for obviuos reasons. .  I might someday, perhaps, . get a grip on this piktur takin' thing.....but, for now, for here,,, these must do...

My POTM contest contribution to BARS...

Blue  legged hermit crab. 

A "mostly" herbivorous addition to a reef tank popularly utilized to  help control excess algae growth. They are collected in the Caribbean and adjacent areas.  The "blue knuckle" hermit crab,  a larger, more expensive cousin hails from the pacific ocean. It costs more. Thus, I do not have one to photograph.

Retail cost?

Caribbean blue leg hermit..$.79..Pacific blue knuckle hermit crab...$10

I was driving home tonight and looked into the sky,,

 and the moon beckoned me to frustrate myself for several hours..


I should really..

Search youtube before I decide to take photos I have no idea how to set up for..

I'll do some research later..


anywhoo....

consider yourself mooned..

Ok,  I watched a couple youtube tutorials about shooting the moon..

and came up with these..

They actually are a bit better..I should add that this is the first useful application  I have  had for my Sigma 70-300mm lens..

(EDIT-thursday)

Ok,here is my final attempt..for the time being..

 and here with a sepia filter..looks kinda "moon like", circa 1960,,

It's a jungle in there...

More close ups...

This is a aquarium plant called wisteria that actually grows out of the tank when it can...

I must admit..

Hibiscus is one of my least favorite flowering plants. I have had  too many back breaking experiences with this all to readily applied  landscaping nightmare. 

I hate it. The phrase "any port in a storm" can be applied here, however, and  with my trusty Nikon D60 , 60mm macro lens,a few cold beers...and some Photoshop,,,I present these for your perusal...

The invasion ...

of the giant duckweed is both beneficial and worrisome. On the one hand this "weeds" incredibly fast  growth inhibits nuisance algae from utilizing excess nutrient, on the other hand it diminishes the all important light reaching the completely submersed plants. It  requires constant pruning . It can be a major PITA...while being a major tool in maintaining an algae free planted aquarium.

                                                              

And so it continues...

I know these are repeats.. you will get over it...

Well. I've been messing around with aperture and shutter speed. I have been using a high aperture with a slow shutter speed the last couple of nights. f8-f11, while using a slow , 1/16 too 1 second, shutter speed. I'm also utilizing a tripod, and tonight I actually turned off all my circulation pumps, as well as  the main return pump for my system. I like the results I have been getting. 

Politely keep it to yourself if you disagree, thank you.

long polyp sarcophyton

Euphyllia ancora

                                                              
                                                    Galaxea fascicularis

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More..

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Protopalys

                                             deepwater lobophyliia

Teal Ring Zoanthids

More..

Tunicate

Asterina Starfish

Green Hairy Mushroom

I'm Bored

Here's a fish eyeball..

Friday night

No one can have enough Golden palythoa's

I entitled this Photo.."Snail in Repose"

Green hairy mushroom and Kenya tree fighting for "lebensraum"

kenya tree is losing the fight,,

I just cannot help myself..

Another clownfish picture

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