Marcin Smok
  • Marcin Smok is a reefer, photographer, traveler, SCUBA diver and avid DIY-er. He has been keeping freshwater fish tanks since he was 9 years old and saltwater tanks for the past 10 years. Check his photography site at www.travelibn.com and follow his Facebook profile https://www.facebook.com/photoreef/

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Into The Blue!

Into The Blue!

Corals have been kept successfully in captive environments for quite some time and their myriad of shapes and colors draw attention and amaze nature lovers to this day. Along with technology advancement, aquarium lighting evolved to match demands of new coral species...

Playing with light and shadows

Playing with light and shadows

In photography controlling light is one of the hardest thing to master, yet it can give great results and can make a huge difference between an average photo and a memorable one. Sometimes it takes a little bit of experimenting before you can achieve the desired...

Aquarium Photography Guide Part IV: LENSES

Aquarium Photography Guide Part IV: LENSES

Photo credits: Marcin Smok & Kamila Sedziak A DSLR camera has no use without a lens. When buying a new equipment, you can be overwhelmed by the choices and combinations photography stores throw at you. Every camera manufacturer has a library of dozens of lenses...

DIY Your Hobby – Part I

DIY Your Hobby – Part I

Any aquarium fanatic knows that this hobby is not only about keeping fish and other aquatic fauna/flora alive, it's so much more and it blends many aspects of science and technology together. Aquarists learn water chemistry, plumbing, electric/electronic, cabinet...

Free Wallpaper from fluorescence session

Free Wallpaper from fluorescence session

   A few days ago I had an opportunity to visit one of Manhattan Reefs members- Richie Karagozler- and to photograph his awesome 450g mixed reef tank. I made myself a goal that I would leave with at least few good fluorescence shots so I could make another free...

Product Review: RapidLED 12 LED Plug-n-Play Retrofit Kit

Product Review: RapidLED 12 LED Plug-n-Play Retrofit Kit

LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) have been around for quite long in history of consumer electronics. Since the year 1962, when Nick Holonyak developed the first usable visible spectrum LED while working for General Electric , LEDs evolved dramatically and it's hard to...

Ready for the Fall 2011 Manhattan Reefs Swap?

Ready for the Fall 2011 Manhattan Reefs Swap?

We've been working hard to bring you the best frag swap ever!!! Everything is almost ready for tomorrow, we have some cool raffle prizes, two great speakers, racks full of equipment and of course FRAAAAAGS!!! Vendors outdid themselves to bring you the best stuff-you...

Baby harlequin Tusk from Australia’s Gold Coast

Baby harlequin Tusk from Australia’s Gold Coast

  I've spotted this awesome image while browsing through Australia official Facebook page. It's a juvenile Harlequin Tusk Wrasse (Lienardella fasciata) photographed in Australia's Gold Coast Waters Harlequin Tusk Wrasse is an awesome-looking fish from West...