503reefland Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 I saw this monti posted by bigR and i have the same peice minus the extremely overly saturated picture... like ultra ultra maxed out saturation. Heres mine and heres said picture....like really? I made mine look identical almost but ran out of saturation...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
503reefland Posted October 3, 2018 Author Share Posted October 3, 2018 (edited) If i paid 300 for that peice unkowingly for any peice this badly photochopped id be pissed. The peice is no doubt worth it imo it disbt need to be photochopped is all... thoughts? Edited October 3, 2018 by 503reefland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 It used to bother me too and when I first signed on here , I bought an acan from an online store and was disappointed when I saw it in person. I felt ripped off. The seller said it was different due to variables in lighting. Now I just know how to turn off the saturation mentally lol. As far as why online vendors do this- the answer is obvious. They sell more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
503reefland Posted October 3, 2018 Author Share Posted October 3, 2018 But this monti is that nice the pic i posted of mine is on my iphone camera no editing and like 16k lol mike bigr is a pretty reputable seller seems stupid.... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 13 minutes ago, 503reefland said: But this monti is that nice the pic i posted of mine is on my iphone camera no editing and like 16k lol mike bigr is a pretty reputable seller seems stupid.... lol I used to think the same thing but the reality is they get more views and more comments and ultimately more sales and I think that most people who buy high end simply get used to the over saturated pictures. I’m not saying I agree. I personally appreciate more true to life pictures. I also agree it can be deceptive but when you know that a frag plug is white and not deep bright purple at least it’s easy to spot an overly saturated picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
503reefland Posted October 4, 2018 Author Share Posted October 4, 2018 51 minutes ago, Emerald525 said: I used to think the same thing but the reality is they get more views and more comments and ultimately more sales and I think that most people who buy high end simply get used to the over saturated pictures. I’m not saying I agree. I personally appreciate more true to life pictures. I also agree it can be deceptive but when you know that a frag plug is white and not deep bright purple at least it’s easy to spot an overly saturated picture. Yeah i get what your saying but if a peice is nice you can capture it with butchering the pictures wheather its under all blue 20k, 18k, 16k ect 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashy Fins Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Blue substrate, plugs, etc. are easy giveaways. Lower the image saturation and increase the amount of yellow (opposite of blue) in shadows, midtones, and highlights, and you get this: May or may not be what your coral looks like, but I do this with all online images before buying anything, just to give myself an idea of what else it might look like. Even if the appearance is wrong, it at least gets my brain to see something different. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
503reefland Posted October 4, 2018 Author Share Posted October 4, 2018 I just look for distorted color its not the first time ive seen it just the fact that a pretty known and reputable seller is doing is what suprizes me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylorhardy1 Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Cornbred oversaturates their pictures like no other too. I've yet to receive any Cornbred pieces that are even 1/2 as impressive as they look in photos. I feel like oversaturated pictures make ordering corals more like gambling. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewisriverfisherman Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 They have oversaturated photos for years and years, it will not change. I always look st the frag plug or rack to see what color they are and go from there. A lot more people run blue lighting and less daylight now a days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Taylorhardy1 Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 2 hours ago, lewisriverfisherman said: They have oversaturated photos for years and years, it will not change. I always look st the frag plug or rack to see what color they are and go from there. A lot more people run blue lighting and less daylight now a days Allowing the blue lighting to make the colors pop is different than the actual oversaturation I see so often when ordering corals online. Ive gotten $300 Cornbred acros directly from cb that were less impressive than some $20 pieces Ive gotten from Jeff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorge Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Just support your LFS and you'll be alright! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashy Fins Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 1 hour ago, Jorge said: Just support your LFS and you'll be alright! Bring a waterproof white flashlight to your LFS, and you’ll be all right. Store tanks are much more blue than mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
503reefland Posted October 4, 2018 Author Share Posted October 4, 2018 2 hours ago, Jorge said: Just support your LFS and you'll be alright! 2 hours ago, Jorge said: Just support your LFS and you'll be alright! You know i do! lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuncrestReef Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Here's my recent example: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
503reefland Posted October 5, 2018 Author Share Posted October 5, 2018 I get that there are a million factors with that specific monti my main point is its nice enough theres no need to photo chop it.... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuttleFishandCoral Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Online coral sales are tough. 5 hours ago, Flashy Fins said: Bring a waterproof white flashlight to your LFS, and you’ll be all right. Store tanks are much more blue than mine. We do the best we can. Kinda of a cheap shot at lfs stores if u ask me. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorge Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 5 hours ago, Flashy Fins said: Bring a waterproof white flashlight to your LFS, and you’ll be all right. Store tanks are much more blue than mine. I wouldn't keep corals under a flashlight lol 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuncrestReef Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 8 minutes ago, CuttleFishandCoral said: Online coral sales are tough. We do the best we can. Kinda of a cheap shot at lfs stores if u ask me. I agree. Seeing a coral in person at your LFS, even if under excessive blue light, still gives you an idea of what a coral can look like in your tank under similar lighting. The photos posted online can be overly saturated with photo editing software, and usually cannot look the same regardless of your lighting. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdxmonkeyboy Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Cornbred oversaturates their pictures like no other too. I've yet to receive any Cornbred pieces that are even 1/2 as impressive as they look in photos. I feel like oversaturated pictures make ordering corals more like gambling.people on R2R regularly talk about how much of a joke cornbred is. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
503reefland Posted October 5, 2018 Author Share Posted October 5, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, SuncrestReef said: I agree. Seeing a coral in person at your LFS, even if under excessive blue light, still gives you an idea of what a coral can look like in your tank under similar lighting. The photos posted online can be overly saturated with photo editing software, and usually cannot look the same regardless of your lighting. Yes i agree i perfer blues over whites thats not what my point was its the excessive photo-chopping.... btw @Jorge i have never bought online Edited October 5, 2018 by 503reefland 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenbasketreef Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Regardless how the picture look, wanting to provide review need actual coral to compare otherwise you are comparing apple to orange then the argument will be mute. If you never bought the corals in question then you don't have a right to say good or bad just my 2 cents. I actually have seen BigR monti in person at show and it is look like that under deeper royal blue ligthing or under kessil 360WE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenbasketreef Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 3 hours ago, Jorge said: I wouldn't keep corals under a flashlight lol I wouldn't keep coral under white only light either, so I don't get the point of asking for picture under white light when most reef tank not white light dominant 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
503reefland Posted October 5, 2018 Author Share Posted October 5, 2018 18 minutes ago, goldenbasketreef said: Regardless how the picture look, wanting to provide review need actual coral to compare otherwise you are comparing apple to orange then the argument will be mute. If you never bought the corals in question then you don't have a right to say good or bad just my 2 cents. I actually have seen BigR monti in person at show and it is look like that under deeper royal blue ligthing or under kessil 360WE Once again this wasnt posted to say the specific monti isnt badass. I actually have it and my point was why do some hack job over saturated edit on a picture of a peice that is beautiful under blues and whites. Personally i dont understand the “12k picture police” saying that corals are misrepresented shot under a blue dominant spectrum that is imo rediculous. Didnt intend this to turn into a r2r Walt disney type debate thead. 😏🤦🏻♂️ And i agree i wouldnt recomend keeping corals under a white flash light either..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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