100gal Build: New Pics

fishoholic · #1 12-12-2009, 10:12 PM

Very cool pic. although I've never seen a lion fish with purple and blue colouration?? Is it a reflection from something else? or is it like Christy's tang that sometimes looks very purple but really it's blue? Just wondering.

sphelps · #2 12-12-2009, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by fishoholic

Very cool pic. although I've never seen a lion fish with purple and blue colouration?? Is it a reflection from something else? or is it like Christy's tang that sometimes looks very purple but really it's blue? Just wondering.

The coloration is natural but not always easy to see. To get the picture I waited for the fish to spread its fins and be in a position where the light come through the fin from the back, then added a fill flash to capture all the colors. The edited picture has enhancements to make the color more defined.

Lance · #3 12-12-2009, 10:58 PM

Wow! Beautiful picture!

Myka · #4 12-12-2009, 11:10 PM

Great photo!! I wish I knew how to do that! =]

How is your tank doing?

sphelps · #5 12-13-2009, 01:02 AM

Thanks all! Tank is good just lots of algae

JDigital · #6 12-13-2009, 01:07 AM

Nice work on the pic!

Myka · #7 12-13-2009, 01:54 AM

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Thanks all! Tank is good just lots of algae

You could borrow my Kole Tang...he's a pig!

Lance · #8 12-13-2009, 05:45 PM

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You could borrow my Kole Tang...he's a pig!

+1 Rivals the Foxface as the best algae eaters IMO

fishoholic · #9 12-13-2009, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by sphelps

The coloration is natural but not always easy to see. To get the picture I waited for the fish to spread its fins and be in a position where the light come through the fin from the back, then added a fill flash to capture all the colors. The edited picture has enhancements to make the color more defined.

Very cool, thanks for letting me know.