by Marcin Smok | Oct 25, 2019 | Corals, Eye Candy, MACNA, Photography
In the last edition of Fluorescence Photography: MACNA Edition, I tried to shine some light on the topic of coral fluorescence- what it is, how does it manifest itself in corals and what’s the difference between this phenomenon and other forms of naturally occurring... by Marcin Smok | Oct 24, 2019 | Corals, Eye Candy, MACNA
It’s sad to say goodbye to big show picture taking for the year, but I am going to look back at it as one of the best, if not the best, year for the aquarium industry. New people are increasingly interested in owning a reef tank, the knowledge base grew at a... by Marcin Smok | Oct 19, 2019 | Eye Candy, MACNA, Photography
Welcome to the second segment of Eye Candy: MACNA edition. I have even more pictures of beautiful corals and other invertebrates (and one particular fish) to share with you. There is really no shortage of photographic subjects of the tiny, colorful kind when attending... by Marcin Smok | Oct 12, 2019 | Corals, Eye Candy, MACNA, Photography
My recent coverage of another show, Reefapalooza in NY, included a 2 part series I called Fluorescence Extravaganza (check it HERE and HERE). I can humbly say that I’ve received a lot of positive feedback on that segment and decided to follow up with a special MACNA... by Marcin Smok | Oct 8, 2019 | Corals, Eye Candy, MACNA, Photography
I certainly do love this picture-heavy part of my MACNA coverage the most and I can’t wait to share with you some of the highlights of this year’s show. Despite the threat hurricane Dorian brought to the outset of MACNA (the hurricane, fortunately, ended up sparing... by Afishionado | Sep 11, 2019 | Eye Candy, MACNA, Tanks, Video
This MACNA – Marine Aquarium Conference of North America – 2019 had some of the BEST display tanks that I have seen in my years of covering many different shows for this industry. I was amazed at the lengths that the vendors went through to put up such an...