Hey there rutt, you know I don't think I have ever seen a bad photo of these jellyfish, and yours are just wonderful.
They almost look like they have their own light source?
Nice clean clear shots, now tell me something........are these things really big or small ??? Thanks for posting...... Skippy (Australia)
Thanks, Jeff and Skippy. The bodies of these jellyfish are a little bigger than a dSLR camera body. Smaller than a loaf of bread. The tendrils trail out maybe a meter.
We had a "workshop" with just admission price at our aquarium, a few months ago. Since I don't like the aquarium, I didn't do it, but it was a close decision.
After seeing your photo I am kicking myself.
I Have not looked at your PS work, which is always great, but I still should have taken that workshop.
I knew, of course, that trees and plants had roots, stems, bark, branches and foliage that reached up toward the light. But I was coming to realize that the real magician was light itself.
Edward Steichen
Ginger, I don't know much about this. Really the aquarium did the hard work, getting the beautiful jellyfish and great light. I used my 5D at 1600 ISO and a fast prime. And then of course there is the post work which you didn't look at, but which really makes these shots, IMO.
I looked at the post work immediately after commenting here.
However, 1600 ISO, looks great for that! Or for any other numbers in my opinion.
Is that the camera, the exposure in the first place, or the post work? The fact that you can use the 1600 ISO so successfully.
ginger
The camera is a low light monster. Just amazing for that. I didn't expect it to be any better than the 1DMII for at high ISOs but it is. Almost all the No Show and all the Buffalo Wings Championship where ISO 1600 with 5D.
I saw those photos, went to another site, then went to see these written up the way they are. I like another site where you argue with yourself as to whether you should have/could have gone inside, smile.
Super camera!
My husband just got a 20D with a motor drive (?) for work. They are going digital exclusively, so they provided him with a camera. Should be interesting.
He thought I would teach him how to use it this weekend. I am soooo not a teacher. Will give him something to do.
Happy Thanksgiving,
ginger (Thank the bird/whatever for that low light camera, seems a winner!)
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Hey there rutt, you know I don't think I have ever seen a bad photo of these jellyfish, and yours are just wonderful.
They almost look like they have their own light source?
Nice clean clear shots, now tell me something........are these things really big or small ??? Thanks for posting...... Skippy (Australia)
Skippy (Australia) - Moderator of "HOLY MACRO" and "OTHER COOL SHOTS"
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:skippy Everyone has the right to be stupid, but some people just abuse the privilege :dgrin
This exhibit is beautifully lighted. But these shots got some help in PS. See: http://www.dgrin.com/showpost.php?p=200847&postcount=3
We had a "workshop" with just admission price at our aquarium, a few months ago. Since I don't like the aquarium, I didn't do it, but it was a close decision.
After seeing your photo I am kicking myself.
I Have not looked at your PS work, which is always great, but I still should have taken that workshop.
Better than nice!
(since I didn't take the workshop: uh, any tips?)
ginger
:jawdrop
I knew, of course, that trees and plants had roots, stems, bark, branches and foliage that reached up toward the light. But I was coming to realize that the real magician was light itself.
Edward Steichen
Ginger, I don't know much about this. Really the aquarium did the hard work, getting the beautiful jellyfish and great light. I used my 5D at 1600 ISO and a fast prime. And then of course there is the post work which you didn't look at, but which really makes these shots, IMO.
However, 1600 ISO, looks great for that! Or for any other numbers in my opinion.
Is that the camera, the exposure in the first place, or the post work? The fact that you can use the 1600 ISO so successfully.
ginger
The photos are very nice, and the colors are great as well.
Setup: One camera, one lens, and one roll of film.
The camera is a low light monster. Just amazing for that. I didn't expect it to be any better than the 1DMII for at high ISOs but it is. Almost all the No Show and all the Buffalo Wings Championship where ISO 1600 with 5D.
I saw those photos, went to another site, then went to see these written up the way they are. I like another site where you argue with yourself as to whether you should have/could have gone inside, smile.
Super camera!
My husband just got a 20D with a motor drive (?) for work. They are going digital exclusively, so they provided him with a camera. Should be interesting.
He thought I would teach him how to use it this weekend. I am soooo not a teacher. Will give him something to do.
Happy Thanksgiving,
ginger (Thank the bird/whatever for that low light camera, seems a winner!)
http://behret.smugmug.com/ NANPA member
How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"