May 2009 Photo Thread

[siddr20]

May 2009 thread

Start shooting guys

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been building a 4*2*2 marine tank.. Nearly there.

Build my stand and its all painted nicely in gloss black!!

Ignore the front as i still gotta attach the doors.. But tested out the tank for any leaks with fresh water first..

Hopefully by sunday i can slowly put all my live stock back into the tank

Heres how it look for now: Pic taken yesterday (1st of may)

Edited May 1, 2009 by siddr20

[dodgsun]

Looks great. a mate had similar setup. eels, sharks etc. looked good with alternating coloured lights!!

now on topic, i did these last month but didnt want to put them at the end of the monthly thread...so....

and of course had to do a long exposure of me car ....(looks better large of course)

Also got an old 50mm manual lens off e-blah.....

[Sl!m]

I love all 3 of them man! awesome

[siddr20]

Just got my new marine tank setup today. Took me 5 weeks..

Build the stand myself etc etc..

So here are some pictures i took just a moment ago:

Ignore how the lights are. Going to get it mounted properly soon..

Feather Corals: I love these corals!!

No idea what this coral is called sorry: But its just beautiful under the light..

My beautiful clam!! Such an amazing clam.. Seriously the best thing in my tank.

Anyone know the exact name for this one?

Well i guess thats enough pictures for now!!

Have the biggest smile on my face..

Looks great. a mate had similar setup. eels, sharks etc. looked good with alternating coloured lights!!

cheers dude

Yea i like your first shot, with the fog!! looks cool.

slim - buy my 70-200 for wakefield hahhahaha

Edited May 3, 2009 by siddr20

[BJK]

Fish tank looks great!

[MissR34]

[Sl!m]

slim - buy my 70-200 for wakefield hahhahaha

that's what I wanted it for Ah well I'll start saving again and get one for next time. I need sooooooo much practice with motor sports shots.

[Xmetal]

He needed me there so he could steal my 70-200mm F2.8.

[TALBO]

Nice tank..... I want to do something like that in my place one day too.

[siddr20]

Nice tank..... I want to do something like that in my place one day too.

Cheers dude

yea you should deff do it. Very rewarding when everything is setup nicely.

Theres quite a few sauers who are into this, including the owner of this forum. He has a very beautiful marine setup!! You should see it!! Just incredible.

Edited May 4, 2009 by siddr20

[Sl!m]

doing this soon. http://www.redballoondays.com.au/experience/SWK761

[siddr20]

doing this soon. http://www.redballoondays.com.au/experience/SWK761

awesome.. let us know how it goes

Do post up pics

[siddr20]

[Sl!m]

Awesome shot dude

[siddr20]

Awesome shot dude

Thanks dude

Some more info about the shot:

Chameleon Rose

A floribunda miniature rose with flowers that change colour as they mature on the plant. They start out a mid yellow with the outer petals changing to pink while the centre changes to white.

Flash fired and bounced of wall. Wish i had a macro lens however..

[ZENNON]

some pics taken sunday morning at dicky beach

[siddr20]

Zennon just beautiful mate.. Stunning images!!

I love it

CC:

- Well i wished you took the last shot a tad lower and a bit more background in the image.

Edited May 7, 2009 by siddr20

[ZENNON]

Zennon just beautiful mate.. Stunning images!!

I love it

CC:

- Well i wished you took the last shot a tad lower and a bit more background in the image.

thanks mate - yeah know what you mean but had the macro lens on (105mm) at the time so thats all i got

[TALBO]

Great photos guys

[Basti]

fark zennon! really show me that while i may understand the principles of photograpy, my eye is nowhere as good as yours. keep up the awesome!