Decpetion???

[miyags]

I can understand color difference back when LED'S first came out..When most were still running Halides and or T5's. But not now..Even with the use of orange filters, I can't get the colors to match the coral I ordered.. Example, one I recived on the top. One I ordered on the bottom.

 

[vetteguy53081]

I can understand color difference back when LED'S first came out..When most were still running Halides and or T5's. But not now..Even with the use of orange filters, I can't get the colors to match the coral I ordered.. Example, one I recived on the top. One I ordered on the bottom.

Likely photoshop or snapseed with accentuate enhancement

 

[exnisstech]

Yep. Color manipulation. It can even be done on a phone just over saturating is usually all that's needed

 

[TheReefDiary]

I can understand color difference back when LED'S first came out..When most were still running Halides and or T5's. But not now..Even with the use of orange filters, I can't get the colors to match the coral I ordered.. Example, one I recived on the top. One I ordered on the bottom.

The photo is most likely altered like vetteguy stated (a lot of places do this, why finding a good supplier is necessary). However it also could just be because of transporting and it not being extremely happy in its new environment. A few weeks after introducing my hammer it's color is starting to come back out.

 

[ninjamyst]

Rule of thumb. Lower your expectation and expect online corals to look 50% worst than photos.

Also, bright yellow usually means green. Dark red means brown. Sparkles mean you won't actually see the sparkles without a microscope.

 

[TheReefDiary]

I can understand color difference back when LED'S first came out..When most were still running Halides and or T5's. But not now..Even with the use of orange filters, I can't get the colors to match the coral I ordered.. Example, one I recived on the top. One I ordered on the bottom.

Also they could have completely different light settings than you which can throw off photos as well. But unfortunately a lot of places alter their photos just like people on social media. Gotta make everything look as perfect as possible even if that's not what it really looks like.

 

[miyags]

It's really hard visulize what a coral actually looks like. I'm trying to add different color hammers, with out buying multipals of the same gold hammer..I've seen yellow braching hammers.This is not one of them.

 

[doubleshot00]

Op is 100% correct. I stopped ordering from on dealer for this reason. Idk what these dealers are using but it seems every coral i get never looks like the picture.

 

[fish farmer]

Plus the vendor photo is directly top down. I have a mint colored hammer that has the true color from the vendor, but if I take a side or angled photo it doesn't pop like from directly above.