d2mini's "Essential Focus" Mixed Reef Build

[d2mini]

Nice shots Dennis.
All with the same camera settings?

Thanks! Yup, pretty much. But had to crank the iso up to 3200 to get a decent shutter speed for the fish.

 

[Janci]

Thanks! Yup, pretty much. But had to crank the iso up to 3200 to get a decent shutter speed for the fish.

And the detail on the chromis is still amazing.
Love it!

 

[d2mini]

And the detail on the chromis is still amazing.
Love it!

Springeri Damsel. But yes, modern sensors are amazing, and it's APS-C, not even full frame.

 

[najer]

Great pics.

 

[d2mini]

Few more....

 

[bubbaque]

Nice pics! Is that a new watermark?

 

[d2mini]

Nice pics! Is that a new watermark?

Thank you sir, and yes switching it up.

 

[Brew12]

wow... my fish would be so self conscious if I could take pictures with that much clarity!

 

[Clayton Jessup]

Wow pictures look amazing!!

 

[fftfk]

New pics!
Testing out the Fuji 80mm 1:1 Macro we rented this week. Using it on a little Fuji X-E3.
All shot hand held, raw, and processed through Capture One Pro 11.

Hi Dennis - nice shots. I'm a fan of my Fuji and capture one. Do you do any adjustments to your photos or use any presets?

 

[d2mini]

Hi Dennis - nice shots. I'm a fan of my Fuji and capture one. Do you do any adjustments to your photos or use any presets?

Thanks, no presets, but since I only shoot raw I need to make the typical adjustments of wb, saturation, contrast, etc.
And I'll get rid of specs and stuff that might be floating around.

 

[happyhourhero]

Those are some of the crispest coral shots I have ever seen. Great job on both the photos and the coloration of the corals!

 

[d2mini]

Those are some of the crispest coral shots I have ever seen. Great job on both the photos and the coloration of the corals!

Thank you

 

[UWC]

Looking great

 

[FredsNJReef]

Holy Macro-ly!!! Amazing shots my friend!

 

[d2mini]

Holy Macro-ly!!! Amazing shots my friend!

LOL!

 

[leahfiish]

LOVE these pictures, very inspiring (and so is the tank!)

 

[d2mini]

Haven't posted an FTS in a while.
Have a dwarf angel in the acclimation box... trying to figure out what's bothering that open brain in the front. He's been closed up for like 5 months.

 

[Hreef]

Haven't posted an FTS in a while.
Have a dwarf angel in the acclimation box... trying to figure out what's bothering that open brain in the front. He's been closed up for like 5 months.

At RC we talked about this. So, I’m wondering if their is a borrowing worm/crab that’s irritating the brain? Have you looked underneath to see if their is any noticeable clumps of substrate that whatever it is maybe hiding.

 

[d2mini]

At RC we talked about this. So, I’m wondering if their is a borrowing worm/crab that’s irritating the brain? Have you looked underneath to see if their is any noticeable clumps of substrate that whatever it is maybe hiding.

Its both brains. I’ve moved them around with no change. A few months ago I isolated the brains in that acclimation box and after a week or two it opened up. 20 minutes back in the tank and it closed up again. But I have never seen anyone messing with either of them. And the clowns used to host that one in front so it was used to the slight irritation. I’ve had that one for 6 years.