Top down picture thread!!!!!

[GnarleyMarley]

Hey guys I went a little crazy with my new phone and a home made porthole (6" PVS with acrylic botton ) and took a few good top down shots, so figured I would start a thread.

Everybody knows that different colors are apparent on all of our corals and clams depending on the perspective. I personally love top down shots, IME the corals tend to look more like they do in person. but they can be a pain to take, well more of a hassle, but well worth it IMO.

So how bout over the weekend while everyone on this site is playing with their tanks, cut off all your pumps , or break out that port hole u haven't used in months and snap a few top downs for everyone to enjoy!!!

Here are a few of mine

 

[GnarleyMarley]

These were shot with my Camera not my phone...

 

[KorD]

Great pictures. how did you make the porthole?

 

[tektite]

Top down are always fun.

 

[GnarleyMarley]

WOW tektite those pics are phenomenal!!!!

 

[GnarleyMarley]

As for how I built my potholes

I just cut a 6" diameter piece of pvc about 4-5" tall (so I could fit my dslr camera lens in it) then I just got of piece of scrap 1/4" acrylic and cut it with my dremel to roughly fit the bottom of. The pvc. Then I used 2part epoxy to glue it down (if I were to do it again I would be sure to get clear epoxy ). After it dried and I tested it I broke out the Fresnel and sanded down the rough edges, and walah! Potholes for under $5

I also made a 4" one, and that's actually the one I used to brake these pics, not the 6"

 

[revhtree]

We need more of these pics!

 

[revhtree]

 

[GnarleyMarley]

WOW rev!!! Love that lobo!

 

[deepocean]

 

[TrialandError]

Love the pics!

 

[revhtree]

 

[NY_Sea]

love those pics gnarly.. cool idea with the DIY porthole....

 

[Coraloliseffect]

 

[Mike J.]

 

[TUSI]

Great pictures

 

[Opus]

 

[nanoreef123]

 

[Pumbooris]

 

[lps1212]

ill tag along just snapped these pics myself