Blackout!! Perfect photo op.

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  1. chuckdee

    chuckdee Peppermint Shrimp

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    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)
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    I used a 1 watt LED flashlight from above.

    This is what the Caulastrea looks like under normally.

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    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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  2. Otty

    Otty Giant Squid

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    Great pics! Looks like the corals are ready to eat! ;D
     
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  3. chuckdee

    chuckdee Peppermint Shrimp

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    Today 07:59 PMOttyGreat pics! Looks like the corals are ready to eat! ;D

    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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  4. baugherb

    baugherb Giant Squid

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    Awesome pics....
     
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  5. Marlin65

    Marlin65 Astrea Snail

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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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  6. chuckdee

    chuckdee Peppermint Shrimp

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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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  7. bmshehan

    bmshehan Fu Manchu Lion Fish

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    awesome pics!!;D
     
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  8. amcarrig

    amcarrig Super Moderator

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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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  9. omard

    omard Gnarly Old Codfish

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    Great pics.

    Wish I had a camera like that.
     
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  10. Camilsky

    Camilsky Montipora Capricornis

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    Hey! Nice shots! :)
     
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