jsenske

sidenote: If you have not already made a move, I have my 1Ds mark II for sale (getting a Mark III)-- I'd make you a great deal on it and you'd know who it was coming from! Though a 5D is a good camera too.

Ed-- the rocks are that color. They are the same ones we have used in several previous scapes-- they came from a friend in Japan that collected them on hiking trips and sent them to us one to two at a tme-- so this set is the only one we have for this rock type.

plants are:
Glossostigma, Rotala nanjenshan, Rotala rotundifolia "green", Ludwigia brevipes, Ludwigia arcuata, Eusteralis Stellata, Roatal macrandra sp., Blyxa japonica. I think that's all.

Sorry that I do not have pics of the take down. I really should document those events-- just too darn busy most days, though it would be pretty impressive to see i think because this one even sat for several days with just wet substrate. I mean, you'd think it was a goner but to see another healthy scape pulled from it is good testament to re-scape possibilities of ADA substrate (a topic that has been questioned in the past).

jazzlvr123

OMG..... all i can saw is WOW

chadly

very nice, love the rams in the old layout.

jsenske

Yeah-- those were some of the finest rams we have ever had. They were tank raised too and practically would eat out of your hand.

longhornxtreme

To the photographers out there:

A camera is merely a tool. Sure, I'd LOVE a 1ds (or any 1 series) but for now my 20D is doing just fine, thank you!

An old Rebel would be capable of taking these luscious pictures if operated properly. My father has this inferiority complex about thinking that the camera body is what makes good pictures yet he won't let me show him how to take his 30D off of full auto.

If anything, invest in knowledge, and lighting equipment for the stellar tank shoots. Invest in lenses first, then bodies second. Lenses last decades, bodies a few years.

Also, buy a color calibration puck from gretag or xrite so you can get the colors on your monitor accurate.

If moving to a 5d or 1d, you'll most likely need to upgrade to 'L' lenses as well as you're going from a 1.6x crop to a 1.3 or 1.0 crop body, which will increase alot of the problems of lesser lenses.

gf225

Too true.

I'm sure Jeff will also agree that stunning full-tank shots are a lot about post-processing also.

longhornxtreme

Yes... Run... and get photoshop lightroom and an older used copy of Photoshop 8 or CS. Learn exposure. Learn how to use raw. Learn white balance. Learn color.

Photography is such fun stuff!
I've always been drawn to disciplines which are part art and part science. I think the financial markets are the only things that remotely resemble photography.

helgymatt

Whats the green plant in the middle of the previous layout? Kinda looks like java fern but I don't think its that.

arowanaman

Not to keep thread Hijacking with photography but, I totally agree with all of the above. I more than believe I can take excellent pics with my 5D which I have, and I understand all the exposure, white ballance DOF processes I just need to now invest in some good lighting. I have really decent lenses "24-105mm, and 50mm 1.8F" I have a external flash "ETTL 420" but one flash like this is just not enough for a 3 foot long tank. I want to buy some studio style strobe light kits for my next camera purchase.

Jeff thanks for the offer but I am more into the 1ds just because I can trade my 5D straight accross for a 1ds which has a much greater range in focal points than the 5d, both are full format sensors. I don't think the 1dsMK2 is a full frame sensor or not? only problem I have with it is I cannot carry it as easily on my back when I am mountain bikeing and snapping pictures.

bullitt

i need one of those featherfin females.got any extra.lol very nice tank!!!