Acan Garden....

BPerron

So I got a little bored today and decided to spend a couple of hours shooting some acans in my aquarium. These are super tough to shoot, they are in water, through acrylic and they are alive so they constantly move(with slow shutter speeds, makes me pull my hair out).

Just thought some people might enjoy these, I was by no means trying to get some award winning winning shots cause that is a very tough feat with these damn creatures and their environment they live in....

(keep in mind each head is smaller then a dime)





When I get some more time, I will reach in the tank and move them around and get some shots of some other more color ones...

DonRicklin

Until I read your post I thought for a moment you had mis-spelled a word. They looked to me like macros of an Afghan!



Nice shooting and interestingly patterned subject.

Don

Cuong

Very interesting subject. Where can I find more info about these creatures? Thanks.

Cuong

BPerron

DonRicklin wrote:

Until I read your post I though for a moment you had mis-spelled a word. THey lloked to me like macros of an Afghan!



NIce shooting and interestingly patterned subject.

Don

..Yeah I figured the obsecure name with garden would garner some attention...

Thanks for the nice compliment.

BPerron

yukio wrote:

Very interesting subject. Where can I find more info about these creatures? Thanks.

Cuong

They beautiful creatures that are very expensive for the super colored ones...anywhere from 300-1100.00 US for a 30 head colony.

This is a very expensive hobby to be into, reef tanks demand alot of my time and money...Gives Camera gear a run for its money

You can see a list of the many different types here
http://www2.aims.gov.au/coralsearch/coralid_search.php

The specific type is [FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Acanthastrea lordhowensis
http://www2.aims.gov.au/coralsearch/html/001-100/Species%20pages/4.htm

More about them....
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-09/reefslides/index.php

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Lord Vetinari

Wonderful colours
Brian V.

BPerron

Lord Vetinari wrote:

Wonderful colours
Brian V.

Thank you!