Photography/Video

As my vacation was coming to its conclusion, I looked up last night and was blown away by the vast number of stars I could see. It was dark, the moon was essentially new, and I was in the mood to try and capture a few images. I called up Jessy to remind me of the settings I'd need for my Nikon D90...

She recommended ISO 1000, f/3.5, Manual Mode, focus set to infinity, and to use my infrared remote after setting the camera to "bulb" (the next point past 30 seconds per image). With ...

Last weekend, we took our visiting speaker Chris Schreiber (from the Georgia Aquarium) to the Dallas World Aquarium. He's been there before, but we never need an excuse to visit it again.

We got there one hour before it closed, and got to watch the sharks and rays eat. We went downstairs to the Shark Tunnel, and acrylic-covered hallway filled with excited people.



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Last night, I took a few pictures with a handheld flashlight. I hope you enjoy these.











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As promised...

This coral is one of the SPS from my last reef. A single tiny twiglet turned into this guy.





The Tyree A. valida was mere polyps, and I mean a couple of dots in a dead colony. I waited and about 10 months later I was able to cut out these living parts and build-yer-own mini colony. ...

I'm editing this pictures I took yesterday, but couldn't wait to share this one.



The 50g water change and a fresh batch of carbon definitely improved visible water conditions.