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Description
With cold weather and 5 inches of snow hitting SE Michigan, I decided to dive into the reef tank to see what I could capture. Micromussa lordhowensis is a brightly colored large polyp stony coral that can be challenging to photograph. The fleshy polyps move slightly from water currents which creates many artifacts during stacking. I also used a polarizing filter to eliminate any reflections from the aquarium glass. I also did not use any flashes, but relied on my elaborate led reef light to iklkluminate the scene. I had to adjust the white balance to reduce the impact of the blue and cyan LED’s in the lighting array. Of interest is that I was able to pick up some of the light purple color with this lighting.
Specific Feedback
The comp is pretty loose and was thinking about cropping out the dark upper corners. How do you feel about that? Using flash would have reduced the impact of the polyp’s texture and color and would have made selecting an appropriate white balance more difficult. How do you like the lighting?
Technical Details
Z9 105mm f2.8 Micro (1/15 sec at f14, ISO 1600; 20 image stack PMax) WB adjustment, Levels, Full frame, curves adjustment, brightness & contrast.
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