Jellies EVERYWHERE :P

[Len]

Here's some jellyfish shots I took at the aquarium. The better quality ones will become wallpapers (which, FYI, restarts February).

 

[Anonymous]

"Some"? I only see one, Len.

 

[Len]

Hehe. Took a dinner break between posting. Here's we go again:

 

[Len]

Last one. I'll save a handful for wallpapers. This ones a little blurry cuz this bugger was ansty and wouldn't stop moving.

 

[Len]

Fine, I lied. One more, though again, not very sharp.

 

[Anonymous]

Showoff.

 

[Wampatom]

Beautiful pictures of the jellies. Did you rely on the public aquarium lights or did you use your own strobe? The light seems to change between pictures.

 

[reefann]

Those are killer shots. The first one is so awsome
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[Arch01]

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Beautiful creatures and great pics, Len!
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[Len]

Thanks guys.

Wampatom, I relied solely on the ambient light which was usually very dim. The only exception is the last photo, where the lighting was significantly brighter and the jelly was housed in a tank with blue background. Everything was spot metered.

 

[jsbradbury]

Len- where did you take those?

 

[TS]

Wow, great shots Len. I'm interested in how you stopped the motion- or did the jellies do that themselves?

No flash you say.... very fast lens? very high ISO? tripod? All three I would imagine... let me know. Great work!

T

 

[Anonymous]

Wow!

I was surprised to read you didn't strobe those. Incredible shots!

 

[mountainbiker619]

Len- where did you take those?

Taken at the Long Beach Aquarium, I believe.

 

[shalegac]

Have you ever thought about putting together a book? I'd buy it!

 

[Len]

Sorry about the delayed response guys. I was away for the weekend.

Ya, these were shot at the Long Beach Aquarium.

Travis, I shot these with ISO @ 800, F2.8, 1/15-1/30 second shutter, and monopod mounted. All were spot metered. I had to take a bunch of photos to get a few to turn out. Next time, I'm going with a tripod and a few other lens; these were just snap-shooting, but I got lucky on a few.

As for a book, I don't think the 2 people that'd buy it (shag and myself) would justify the publishing costs

 

[Anonymous]

W 8O W

 

[Anonymous]

Very nice, Len. What kind of camera are you using again? D10?

I'm curious about your shots also. It could be my camera, but I can't shoot in ISO 800 and get pics that nice. The dark areas come out so noisy.