Flourescence Photography

[prattreef]

Since Sanjay comes here frequently, I thought I'd post his latest article and perhaps he can answer questions if anyone has any.

http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum...otographing-fluorescence-aquarium-corals.html

 

[JimmyR1rider]

Hey Randy I read that article was a great read how he lets us all in on what we need to get really good shots. Crazy photo by the way and what zoas are they?

 

[tsinkoy]

These are awesome!

I actually utilize the fluorescence properties at work almost every day. A lot of the fluorochromes (the colors) from organisms (corals, etc) have been isolated and are now being used in the life sciences, and in my case, flow cytometry for cancer research.

One of the most famous colors is GFP, or the Green Fluorescent Protein, which was isolated from a jellyfish. Another that is also commonly used now is DsRed, which comes from Discosoma sp., or our mushrooms.

Fluorescence is fun to play with. Even more with lasers to use for excitation!

(I can't wait to set up my nano and see this live again!)

 

[cmor1701d]

Hey tsinkoy,

You wouldn't happen to work for a small biotech that was aquired a year+ ago by a much larger pharma, do you?

 

[sanjay]

Hey Randy I read that article was a great read how he lets us all in on what we need to get really good shots. Crazy photo by the way and what zoas are they?

They are pink zoanthids. If you look through the photo album, the fluorescence pictures are matched with the coral as it looks in normal lighting.

sanjay.

 

[Josh]

Very cool.

I was wondering if our super blue LEDs put out a spectrum that will work for things like this? If so we can just get a pair of the glasses to enjoy our tanks in a new way at night.

 

[JimmyR1rider]

Awesome thanks Sanjay....am not the smartest when it comes to matching 2 and 4 to get 7

 

[sanjay]

Very cool.

I was wondering if our super blue LEDs put out a spectrum that will work for things like this? If so we can just get a pair of the glasses to enjoy our tanks in a new way at night.

Yes, that would work. I have tried it with the blue LED and a the same barrier filter that I used. In fact, I think some of the Yellow filters may work as well. You may get some slightly different colors but that would be cool too.

sanjay.

 

[Josh]

So the only remaining question is, why style glasses should we be rocking?

80's style Kanye West, 90's style Aviators, or 00's "Matrix" Oakleys?

:smokin:

 

[ctxmonitor]

Very cool photographing fluorescence in our corals.. Does it work for some of our fish too?

 

[House of Laughter]

Josh,

Oakley's all the way - 1/2 jackets with persimmon lens'

Rock it.

Sanjay - awesome article (even on the second read)

House

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

So the only remaining question is, why style glasses should we be rocking?

80's style Kanye West, 90's style Aviators, or 00's "Matrix" Oakleys?




:smokin:

I go with this