I was thinking Contender. However one will run like the wind as they have no chance.

none of my photo's are enhanced. i dont feel so bad now actually my acro's are starting to colour up nicely. i think they will do even better once the new big mutha skimmer goes in. if they dont, i'll just have to brush up on my photoshop skills and make my tank look better than it really is :lol:

More like Fatty and Skinny I reckon!

(Used to love those jokes as a kid!!!)

:lol:

Everyone of my photos has had the photoshop treatment.

Pies

Ok Pies, your pics look genuine enough to me. Tell us what you do, and what you think the boundaries should be.

Ok Pies, your pics look genuine enough to me. Tell us what you do

I load the photo into Photoshop, crop as required and re-size for posting on the internet. If required I will adjust the brightness, contrast, sharpness or hue to hightlight the subject or to adjust the photo to reflect what it looks like not what the camera defaulted too. I use manual white ballance.

and what you think the boundaries should be.

Boundaries? Post what you like, no matter how much you doctor your photos the tank will look the same. I'd rater see photoshoped pictures than no pictures at all.

There is so much effecting the way the tank looks, blue lights make corals irrodesent, large watt lights make photos over expose, I see no harm in doctoring the photos, your not fooling anyone anyway.

*dig* I'd rather see a doctored photo of your own tank than post a pic of someone elses tank insinuating its yours *end dig*

Pie

I dont edit my posts

I say what i have to say....the end

So we need a "dig' Smiley

We should also have a "not digging" smiley, so that paraniod people can tell the difference.

Well in that case with your permission Combo, I'll download that photoshopped version of my pic to use next time i edit my tank section

Ye, ye, take it back, it's yours anyway. :lol:

Thanks Combo!

BTW I must congratulate you on your English. For someone from Slovenia you talk like you've been living in NZ for years!

Actually I've had a look at the " Combo Shopped" pic of my tank on a pc with a better monitor than mine, it is pretty clear it's been altered, I think I'll stay with my ordinary pic.

What you did Combo, has certainly made some things more realistic, but the shaded areas of the tank are almost black, where in the actual tank it does not look like that.

Perhaps it's not possible to make a perfect pic out of one that was not right in the first place?

BTW, still a few tanks we haven't seen yet, come on guys....

a monitor better than yours ?? do you still have the problem with the sun coming in?

my problem with a full tank shot is getting it to look the size it really is my tank looks like a nano in the pic i took.

ill have another try when the new sump is in and there are no bubbles

Fay, Ira your tanks are rating well on

http://www.ratemyfishtank.com/topten.php/s_1

Any more tanks?? kiwis still holding number 1 spot.

Woohoo, better than 66.1% of tanks! Hehe.

Nice one guys

Mine 59.89%

Banggai photo running at 100%

http://www.ratemyfishtank.com/friendEmail.php/imID1558

So it should be!!

http://www.ratemyfishtank.com/topten.php/s_1

Someone just gave me a 0/10 for my tank, i wonder who that was.

Still number one.

I went on that site to find some NZ tanks. It took about 1/2 hour to find one.(ira's i think so i just left) took to long.

Actually I've had a look at the " Combo Shopped" pic of my tank on a pc with a better monitor than mine, it is pretty clear it's been altered, I think I'll stay with my ordinary pic.

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Of course, I was 10-second job. There is one excellent web page http://www.ximinasphotography.com/lessons/ that is dedicated to reef aquarium photography. Do not forget to pass mouse over pictures.

And it was not Photoshop, it was IrfanView.

Hey that's a great site Combo!

Good work!

yeah hey Wasp about photoshopping the pictures - you can basicially mess around with any photo and end up with good results. The pic of your tank was definately good enough quality to manipulate the photo without any problems with the shadows ect.

Combos job was just a quick demonstration, and you can see that even a quick edit can have impressive results - with a bit of time you can have a perfect likeness.

Its just a matter of how much time you feel is worth "psing around". :lol:

There is one guy on RC who had fantastic pics with no photoshopping - they looked really good - however he obviously spends ages taking his photos , - its obviously his hobby. It would be nice if everyone had his ability - PS just helps make a photo from an average camera with an average user look great.

Personally I would be proud of have non - ps'd pictures - but only if they were good (which for me is unlikely).

Hmmm... well I've decided not to do any photoshopping for now.

When in that other thread I said "not photoshopped", kinda had a nice ring to it

Anyhow, it may be OK under some circumstances as you say.

Hey I bet it could do wonders for your tank Feelers

Here's a tank that took 3 weeks to setup 800L

And the nice centrepiece NO PHOTOSHOP