reefboy Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 heres a thread i caught after actualy seeing the coral on ebay and thinking somthin was up these guys arnt on the up and up but you decide http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1019556 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20cooled Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Yeah I read through that one as it was happening, its funny Ray/Adam or whom ever it is does a really bad job selling his story. And it looks like a load of sh*t to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefboy Posted January 21, 2007 Author Share Posted January 21, 2007 yep you can say that again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy-S Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Yeah did you see the comments from that ranran guy what a$$ he is. Glad he's not on our board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illcssd Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Did i miss something? Wasn't ranran on our forums awhile ago? or something, i remember him, kinda, all i saw him doing was making fun of cquariums bs.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy-S Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Yeah I was joking i am ranran on RC and TRT i am Randy-S here and RF and scubaboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loke Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 I wish online vendors would take a 2nd picture with the flash on from a normal side view. I dont have 20k lighting nor look at my corals from a top down view so I would have to guestimate what the color really is in my tank. I've actually heard praise from other forums on the online website guy (adam) but the prices are too outrageous for me... and the whole color misleading thing doesnt help... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illcssd Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 Oic, that makes way more sense lol. I always wondered where he(you) went and why he wasnt on this site lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefboy Posted January 22, 2007 Author Share Posted January 22, 2007 lol i thought it was you but you had good points anyways lol wish id caught thread before it was closed lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy-S Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 I am like most reefers I don't mind photos under 20 K but when they hit photo shop to make them SUPER ATOMIC MAUVE NUCLEAR JAPANESSE then it just bugs me and I wont buy from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R2R2 Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 That reminds me Randy,... I had some corals to sell you, here they are. R2R2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-3 Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 Wow Ryan those are some amazing pieces!! Were those the ones in the back in the "Super Uber Japanese-Deepwater" tank? Yeah that is one big reason I have never bought anything online. I have thought about it several times but in the end I would hate to get a piece I didnt like. Hey Randy did you ever come to a resolution with that piece you bought like a year ago that was totally photo-shopped? I think it was a acan or echino? It was really obvious. Or did it actually color up? Later Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister crabs Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 woohoo.... russian chernobyl corals!! super limited!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Wow, just read that thread. How can that guy be so incredibly dumb? Its blatantly obvious what he's doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy-S Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Ryan it was a micro colony and he ended up refunding my money - shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy-S Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Man RS I like those super atomic BAM POW corals You need to ebay them bad boys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanF Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 I once had a guy joke around with me and ask if I had a candy cane coral that was pink with purple polka dots so I said sure here is a picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R2R2 Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 The funny thing about that first echino pic is it was bright green with blue centers and it changed it violet/blue using "Picture it!" with one click of the hue and saturation wheel, and the surroundings still looked normal. It wasen't until I really tweeked it purple that it looked totally nuked! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DChemist Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Japanese Ultra Cherry Blossom Pulsing Xenia Oh, I just saw this thread- I haven't read it all yet but I'm about ready to frag my Japanese Ultra Cherry Blossom Pulsing Xenia... if anyone's interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefboy Posted January 23, 2007 Author Share Posted January 23, 2007 lol thats to cool i didnt relize just how much you can play with pics very informative lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronjunior Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Yeah, don't believe everything you see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piero Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 I'm often reminded of how much value people mistakenly put into what they see, especially in this hobby. Good image manipulation is really undetectable. Unfortunately if you aren't aware of what is possible in this day and age you're at the mercy of your senses. retouching examples here...link retouching in action... No wonder our perception of everything, especially beauty, is warped And it's only going to blur lines more in the future. This woman isn't even real, she's completely cgi. here, goto portfolio, then before/after the possibilities are endless...needless to say, images are not reality. If you are STILL convinced your eyes do not lie, check out some optical illusions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefboy Posted January 24, 2007 Author Share Posted January 24, 2007 wow great links,got a headache know though lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ronjunior Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Is that from Gorillas Gone Wild? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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