Yummy Hammer

[onghm]

Managed to get this shot just after lights-out of my branching hammer.

Looks yummy to me

[Anthony]

nice shotz nice hammer

[hghflyer]

BEAUTYYY!!!

[Tanzy]

Looks like an anemone. Quite cute.

[DeepBlue]

BEautiful colors.... maybe I should go take some photos immediately after lights out

[onghm]

Thanks for the compliments guys

Its amazing how corals look so different in the day/night, feeding/non-feeding mode etc...

I noticed just after lights-off, the hammer will start retracting its tentacles but the polyp will still be fleshy and succulent before it retract further down towards its skeleton thru' the night.

I'm happy that I have manage to "frozen" that moment in time

Maybe we should start a thread on the different look or behaviour of each corals.

[Mellow]

sounds like a good idea...so many "modes" that corals can be in..just amazing!!! nice colour you've got by the way!!!

[bwilly]

really solid take..

I should try mine after the MH gone to bed..

yours is taken under total darkness..?

or still got some actinic onz..?

[onghm]

Thanks Mellow.

Bwilly, shot was taken in darkness (there is still ambient room light) with flash on.

[Dispar_Anthias]

Cool pi... always love green tip hammer

[Razo]

the pic looks so pro.. use wad cam?

[Stenopus Hispidus]

Hi Onghm,

Nice rich coloured hammer. Rare to see you post pics or was I out of touch with this forum...

You using the "much yearned" Minolta Dimage 7? Hope you have not got that as they (Minolta) have just released a new one.

[onghm]

Hi Razo,

Thanks, Steno got it, I'm using minolta 7i

Hi Steno,

I was away for in-camp for 3 weeks.

Afterwhich I bought my 7i @$1200 which i think is good value for $$$

Still playing with it, just bought a +4 and +3 macro filter to add on.

I know Minolta is coming out with a new one.

But it takes a lot of $$$ to keep up with the latest model.

Normally I would go for 1 to 2 model downwards to maximise the value for money.

So long it has the necessary features I'm looking for.

Any tips for me on the accessories for macro

[onghm]

I realised that my old videocam can actually get closer shot than my digicam.

This is an old shot taken by the 770K pixel videocam

[Dispar_Anthias]

I realised that my old videocam can actually get closer shot than my digicam.

This is an old shot taken by the 770K pixel videocam

Wah even nicer