Sorry to burst your bubble but these colors were not photo shopped in any way at all. The only thing I do PS wise is a little sharpen and auto correct sometimes. Whoever got these from me last year can attest to how bright they were in the frag tank.
Depending on the light and location of the polyps they will either be darker or brighter. Notice in my pic the polyp underneath is allot darker. Also I have never had one look that washed out as in Fans photo. (no offense) Mine are kept under MH's and I dont know what Fan is keeping them under.
BTW I use the FULL version not elements...LOL!