biofluorescence shots

[hobogato]

these shots show the colors that corals fluoresce when they are in only blue light. not all corals do this, but many will reflect the blue absorb the blue light and reflect it back as another color. one way to do this is to take shots under actinic lights only with a yellow filter. these are taken under blue led moonlight with the camera adjusting the white balance to get rid of the blue. they are also low exposure shots to capture the light the corals are fluorescing.

i will post some of the corals in daylight to show how the colors change.

like i said, not all corals do this. for example, these corals
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/hobogatito/DSC069281280x768.jpg

dont
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/hobogatito/DSC069721024x768.jpg

now on to the ones that do...

blastos
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/hobogatito/DSC069671024x768.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/hobogatito/DSC069681024x768.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/hobogatito/DSC069691024x768.jpg

all three above pictured here in daylight
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/hobogatito/DSC069301280x768.jpg

sarcophyte
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/hobogatito/DSC069701024x768.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/hobogatito/DSC069271280x768.jpg

micromussa
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/hobogatito/DSC069711024x768.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/hobogatito/DSC066332.jpg

[hobogato]

torch
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/aggressive%20reef/DSC069891024x768.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/aggressive%20reef/DSC069541280x768.jpg

acro
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/aggressive%20reef/DSC069881024x768.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/aggressive%20reef/DSC069521280x768.jpg

cap
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/aggressive%20reef/DSC069871024x768.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/aggressive%20reef/DSC069511280x768.jpg

war coral
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/aggressive%20reef/DSC069861024x768.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/aggressive%20reef/DSC069531280x768.jpg

ric
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/aggressive%20reef/DSC069851024x768.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/aggressive%20reef/DSC069561280x768.jpg

[hobogato]

frogspawn
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/aggressive%20reef/DSC069841024x768.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/aggressive%20reef/DSC069491280x768.jpg

chalice
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/aggressive%20reef/DSC069831024x768.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/aggressive%20reef/DSC069571280x768.jpg

zoas
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/aggressive%20reef/DSC069821024x768.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/aggressive%20reef/DSC069481280x768.jpg

hybrid euphyllia
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/aggressive%20reef/DSC069811024x768.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/aggressive%20reef/DSC069451280x768.jpg

frogspawn
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/aggressive%20reef/DSC069801024x768.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/aggressive%20reef/DSC069441280x768.jpg

[hobogato]

zoas
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/aggressive%20reef/DSC069791024x768.jpg

duncan
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/aggressive%20reef/DSC069781024x768.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/aggressive%20reef/DSC069411280x768.jpg

hammer
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/aggressive%20reef/DSC069771024x768.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/aggressive%20reef/DSC069421280x768.jpg

chalice
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/aggressive%20reef/DSC069751024x768.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/aggressive%20reef/DSC069391280x768.jpg

acro
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/aggressive%20reef/DSC069731024x768.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/aggressive%20reef/DSC069381280x768.jpg

acan echinata
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/aggressive%20reef/DSC06839.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/aggressive%20reef/DSC069461280x768.jpg

[Mr Cob]

WOW...so cool Ace. These would make great posters.

[Europhyllia]

Absolutely! And I would have never guessed the day and actinic torch to even be the same coral!

[txg8gxp]

Nice pics, and great thread.

[txmike]

WOW

[hobogato]

thanks for the comments - lets see some of you all give it a shot! look forward to seeing some of your pics here in as well ;)

[hobogato]

btw, keep in mind that the daylight pics are under full sun (about 6K) and t5 (12K and blue-420nm/460nm mix), which washes out the color a bit.

[txav8r]

Awesome thread Ace! Great shots.

[hobogato]

here are a few more that i took back in october when writing the newsletter article.

these are with the blue led moonlights only

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/aggressive%20reef/DSC071951024x768.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/aggressive%20reef/DSC071971024x768.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/aggressive%20reef/DSC071991024x768.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/aggressive%20reef/DSC072001024x768.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/aggressive%20reef/DSC072071024x768.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/aggressive%20reef/DSC072121024x768.jpg

these are with a blacklight only

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/aggressive%20reef/DSC072171024x768.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/aggressive%20reef/DSC072191024x768.jpg

here is the tank under the blacklight - it looked like fog under this lighting even tho the water was completely clear

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/aggressive%20reef/Fig41024x768.jpg

here is a comparison of one coral:

as it appears under blue leds and actinic t5

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/aggressive%20reef/Fig11024x768.jpg

biofluorescence under blue led moonlight

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/aggressive%20reef/Fig21024x768.jpg

biofluorescence under blacklight

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/aggressive%20reef/Fig31024x768.jpg

ok, anyone else try this yet?

[Jarob]

Awesome!!! That orange torch of yours has always been one of my favorite corals!

[hobogato]

thanks, got a couple from zach's tank last night

fts

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/hobogatito/DSC07413.jpg

rics

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/hobogatito/DSC07415.jpg

trach

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/hobogatito/DSC07414.jpg

here is the trach in normal light

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/hobogatito/DSC07422.jpg