Matt's 2016 NADA Show Log

[Discus-n00b]

This is all you get for now!
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[rickztahone]

How was the drive Matt?

[Discus-n00b]

Long. You know how good it was? Good enough to make me look at airline friendly pelican cases!! Unless I can hit road trip attractions on the way next time, I'm flying.

[rickztahone]

Long. You know how good it was? Good enough to make me look at airline friendly pelican cases!! Unless I can hit road trip attractions on the way next time, I'm flying.

lol, can't blame you. I printed my boarding passes, checked my luggage and paid for it already. Should just get in and go tomorrow. They have made flying very easy lately. See you soon bud. Keep the documentation coming. I really wish I was there. I really could have had today off and been there but my brother couldn't get the day off :(

[Discus-n00b]

We have water. Still a few of us stragglers left in the room.
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[Second Hand Pat]

Those are looking nice Matt.

[Phillydubs]

Tank backgrounds look great ! So cool! I am jealous!

[Kal-El]

Matt it was nice meeting you today. I was the guy with the Superman cap. I'll see you guys tomorrow morning for more setup.

--Saykham

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[Phillydubs]

Great pano!! Can you do a before and after please ?

[Discus-n00b]

Best I could do, still half the tanks to be filled.
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[Second Hand Pat]

Looks like a good sized room plus made lots of progress tonight.
Pat

[Discus-n00b]

We are very far along Pat. I just left the 3 remaining down there. Me and Josie swear it seems bigger than Austin size wise but there are approx the same amount of tanks there, just seems larger for some reason. Once you get vendors fully moved in and people mingling I think the room will shrink a bit. Nice place though, good ballrooms, bathrooms right outside, lots of space to hang out.

Stay tuned, a LOT more to come as people and fish trickle into town.

[Second Hand Pat]

Damn wish I was there. Tell Josie hi please Matt. Tomorrow will be an exciting day.
Pat

[Second Hand Pat]

BTW, those tank backgrounds are gorgeous. :)
Pat

[Larry Bugg]

It was a long day yesterday but as always............it was great fun. The tank backgrounds do look great. Filling the remainder of the tanks this morning.

[vandiscus]

How exciting. I love the tank background

[Loosir]

I'm so excited for this!!!

[discuspaul]

Wish I was now heading for the airport as originally scheduled, instead of staring blankly at this PC screen !:(

[Phillydubs]

Can anyone provide some info on the set-up of the tanks? How the water is being brought in? Is it treated, etc? How about the filters and sponges? Do people bring their own for the fish that will be shown and in the tanks?

[DJW]

Can anyone provide some info on the set-up of the tanks? How the water is being brought in? Is it treated, etc? How about the filters and sponges? Do people bring their own for the fish that will be shown and in the tanks?

Same here, I wish I was there just to see the logistics of getting water and air set up. I suppose you use the same equipment from last time?

[Discus-n00b]

Air is being pushed from a single pump to manifolds behind each row of tanks.
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Sponges are new and NADA puts them in each tank. Water is pumped in via hose from the water source the hotel gives us. Treated with prime/safe and pre heated for the fish. That's pretty much it. In the past if you wanted to do a water change on your show tank you can, bring your own water if you wanted to.

[Larry Bugg]

Can anyone provide some info on the set-up of the tanks? How the water is being brought in? Is it treated, etc? How about the filters and sponges? Do people bring their own for the fish that will be shown and in the tanks?

Nothing special to report on the water. We have used the same method at all 4 Shows that we have put on now. It consist of hooking a water hose (2 or 3) up to a water outlet. In Dallas we actually had an outside faucet that we hooked to. In Atlanta, Austin and Chicago we used water from a sink and attached coupling to hook the hose up. Then it is just a matter of going from tank to tank and filling them. We use safe to treat the water. The filters for the last three shows have been donated by Angelfish USA. They are not seeded and the only real purpose they serve is to provide some water movement and oxygen. Since the discus are only in the tanks for a couple of days there is not real need for seeded sponges. A water change everyday with treated water works just fine.

[zimmjeff]

Matt a BIG thanks from those of us that can't make it. Jeff

[Discus-n00b]

We have fish going into tanks.
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[rickztahone]

Nice!

[Discus-n00b]

The awards are out for display!!
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[Kal-El]

Wes getting VIP treatment from Josie.
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[Disgirl]

several of us were fortunate enough to visit Josie and Miranda at home today, WOW,what a place. Josie is also a great gardener!
Barb

[Loosir]

several of us were fortunate enough to visit Josie and Miranda at home today, WOW,what a place. Josie is also a great gardener!
Barb
Haha! Yes!! Can I tell you how embarrassed I was when i brought my dad there today and he's complimenting her garden instead of her fish!:eek:

[April]

Great thread for those who can't attend.

[Poppa Ryno]

Thank you for sharing. Wish I wasnt moving my fish room. Id be there if i wasnt. It looks so Amazing.

[Carolina discus]

Thanks so much Matt for doing this....as several mentioned it helps to at least see whats going on ...
as you post pics could you please list the breeder if its not too much trouble...great to see what is coming into the US :)

[Second Hand Pat]

Eric, I suspect breeder and owner information will be available after the judging is complete to ensure the judges have no knowledge of the fish.
Pat

[Phillydubs]

When do the sales usually take place? I guess you need to be there to get in on the action?? :(

[Discus-n00b]

I have over 1300 photos from today to go through. At some point tonight I will go through them. It might be late so stay tuned. I'm worn out already! Few good talks already, I believe Al is up on deck next. There are a lot of nice fish here this year, some really impressive ones too. I will try my best to name the owner of the show fish when those photos actually go up but honestly not sure. Might have to let them chime in.

Sales have been going on since they hit the water.

[two utes]

I have over 1300 photos from today to go through. At some point tonight I will go through them. It might be late so stay tuned. I'm worn out already! Few good talks already, I believe Al is up on deck next. There are a lot of nice fish here this year, some really impressive ones too. I will try my best to name the owner of the show fish when those photos actually go up but honestly not sure. Might have to let them chime in.

Sales have been going on since they hit the water.

Thanks for doing this...its great! If you could also put some photos with names of the members from here? Would be good to put faces to some of the names. Thanks Again. Joe

[AngryBird]

Thanks for the pictures! Keep them coming please:)

[Larry Bugg]

As Pat said, the names of the owners are not posted until after the judging takes place. While we strive to be completely impartial as judges we don't want to know who entered the discus prior to our judging them. Those who are here at the show and are interested in buying a particular discus can get the name of the owner from the show room staff so they can discus it directly with them privately. Also keep in mind that Matt is here to enjoy the Show. He does spend a lot of time taking pictures but probably doesn't have the time to do much more than he is already doing.

[Second Hand Pat]

I am going to echo Larry's post in that as a novice photographer I have a pretty good understanding of the process and time it takes to process photos. Matt takes good photos of all the show fish and processes them all. He then has a very short timeline between the when judging results are ready, find the correct fish and complete the slideshow with the photos of the winners. The slideshow is presented during the dinner banquet.

While I am also wanting to see the pictures Matt is only one guy with a huge job at the show so please give him some breathing room.
Thanks,
Pat

[Phillydubs]

Thanks for reminding us all of that guys and anything Matt posts is just awesome and I am truly thankful he does this and does such a thorough job.

But yes he deserves to enjoy himself just as everyone else who is there and I hope he gets and takes the time to soak it all in rather than give in to us greedy non-attendees

[Discus-n00b]

Thanks guys. I do enjoy it but it is a tall order especially when you are on the fish's timeline waiting for it to turn in the tank or pose just enough for a photo. Not knowing who the winners will be I take photos of ALL of the show fish then pick out the winners after the judges have done their work to be used for show at the banquet. In time I will post most all of the others and the winners tentatively should be up on Saturday evening as soon as the banquet releases. I like to post show fish photos after the final edits are done. I have some quick snaps of them in trying to get out tonight but the actual "official" photos won't be until tomorrow. Plan to post shots of setup and others here soon too.

It's a log of sorts, maybe not real time. I've been enjoying myself at this show much more than the last few, not that they were bad but I've made it more of a note to just meet and chat with folks when I can. So much better in person! Back to the editing desk for a little bit.

Right now it looks like we are sitting at roughly 16GB of photos just of general happenings not including any show fish. Of course some duplicates here and there. I have give or take 960 show fish photos alone that I need to sort through to find the best one from each tank. Lol Before tomorrow evening.

[Iowa_Discus]

Thought I'd post some pics from walking around today. Really amazing fish and very nice people. Josh gave a great talk as well (Lake County Discus). Hope I'm not stepping on anybody's toes by posting these! 99172991739917499175

[Discus-n00b]

Setup Day. Sorry about quality, Pat would be better at this stuff. I usually try to stick to fish LOL. These are all very lightly edited dirty photos.
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[Discus-n00b]

Here are some random photos, covering Thurs and Friday. If you need names shout out a description/photo/shirt color and someone can ID the person.
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Beautiful trophies
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Just a VERY very small glimpse at what we are looking at. Just 3 of the roughly 108 here.
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Couple from me just playing around today
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Going to filter a few more showfish pictures to get ahead of the game tomorrow then head to bed.

[gunnerschh2]

Thanks Matt your doing great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Harry

[Iowa_Discus]

Cool pics, Matt! What kind of camera/lens were you using?

[Poppa Ryno]

So awesome to see... Yet so torturous to miss.
Great pics, great log.... Great guy. Thanks again matt.

[discuspaul]

Keep up the great work, Matt - It's wonderful !

[Carolina discus]

Thanks Matt..love keeping updated via the pics!

Sorry Larry was not aware of the posting of the breeders for the judging...I am sure they will list the names once the awards are given

[rickztahone]

Cool pics, Matt! What kind of camera/lens were you using?

Matt shoots Canon. He has a 5D mark ii. Macro 100 2.8 24-105 f/4

[Discus-n00b]

Show tank photos have been narrowed down and chosen. Now the judges are about to go in and do their thing. We will know here in the next few hours who the winners are!!

I'm typing this from the back of Ricardo's talk. Shhhh.

[Second Hand Pat]

Show tank photos have been narrowed down and chosen. Now the judges are about to go in and do their thing. We will know here in the next few hours who the winners are!!

I'm typing this from the back of Ricardo's talk. Shhhh.

I will not tell Matt :evilgrin:

[two utes]

Here are some random photos, covering Thurs and Friday. If you need names shout out a description/photo/shirt color and someone can ID the person.

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Couple from me just playing around today
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Thanks for the insight Matt. Awesome shots. I particularly love the close up of some really nice fish. The only person l recognize is Al crouched down admiring one of the display fish. Thanks again for doing this when you have such a busy schedule. Cheers. Joe

[Ryan]

The detail on those pictures is crazy. Thanks for all your hard work, Matt. I'm sure all the photography, sorting, post-processing, etc. is a long and tedious process. Hopefully it didn't detract too much from hanging out and enjoying the show.

[Discus-n00b]

Congrats Uncle Sam's Discus, Grand Champion among others! Here are the guys from Uncle Sam's with Ricardo checking out the big winner.
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Congrats to all winners!! Ryan took home multiple awards himself as well as our other sponsors! A full list will be posted I'm sure. Discus r us, Hans, Chicago discus all won tonight.

[Discus-n00b]

Just got home, whew long trip but light traffic except through the mountains. Anyway, I'll be uploading more pics over the coming days. Going to recover tonight.

[Allwin]

Looking forward Matt, take good rest...

[Second Hand Pat]

Sleep well Matt.

[Skip]

i has the SADZ.. but.. this is the thread i was looking for!! :)

[John_Nicholson]

Matt as always you have done an outstanding job. Thanks for all you do for NADA.

-john

[Ardan]

Matt
Was great to meet you and incredible photos! I look forward to seeing more. I didn't have time to snap many.....

[Discus-n00b]

http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showthread.php?125272-Matt-s-Show-Fish-Megathread&p=1223445#post1223445