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Michelle L
10/29/2006, 10:22 PM
Over the past three weekends, I have taken photos of one of my corals to compare growth from week to week. I plan to do this with a few of my corals. I'm going to try to keep as much of the same angle/closeness in the photos as I can.

Is this coral showing good growth for the time span covered?

10/15/2006:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b55/mspontiac/monti10-15.jpg

10/22/2006:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b55/mspontiac/MontiCap10-22.jpg

10/29/2006:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b55/mspontiac/Monti10-29.jpg
hubris007
10/29/2006, 10:27 PM
It looks twice as big in the second picture. That's some amazing growth!
Michelle L
10/29/2006, 10:30 PM
Well I zoomed in quite a bit in the second pic, not really intending on it, so that makes it look even bigger. But I started comparing the edges and saw a lit of ridges that were bigger than before and I thought this might be a cool idea to record the growth on film.
Benny Z
10/29/2006, 11:00 PM
hey michelle, try turning off all your pumps and let the tank settle for 15 minutes prior to taking pics.

read this - TONS of great info on taking pics of your reef...

http://www.ximinasphotography.com/lessons/
Michelle L
10/30/2006, 06:06 AM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8441234#post8441234 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Benny Z
hey michelle, try turning off all your pumps and let the tank settle for 15 minutes prior to taking pics.

read this - TONS of great info on taking pics of your reef...

http://www.ximinasphotography.com/lessons/

I always seem to take pictures right after a water change...that's why there is debris floating everywhere. ;)
Horace
10/30/2006, 08:02 AM
As far as Im concerned, any growth is good growth :). If stuff is growing I am happy. Its too hard to look at something and say if its growing as good as it is in somone else's tank. I used to think my growth was slow, but when you look at pictures of my tank from like 6 months ago...some stuff is just huge in comparison.
Michelle L
10/30/2006, 05:12 PM
I don't know if I agree with you, I've been growing and that's not good growth. :D

I could re-apply your statement...."I used to think my growth was slow...when you look at pictures of (things) from like 6 months ago...some stuff is just huge in comparison."

:p