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JellyFish
JellyFish
dougmc1


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DL Macro Super for Canon
Location: monterey, ca
Date: Sep 3, 2007
Aperture: f/3.5
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/15
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Mar 9, 2009

 the monterey bay aquarium showcases their jellyfish in a one of a kind exhibit.

Statistics
Place: 715 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 5.3434
Avg (commenters): 5.6389
Avg (participants): 5.2799
Avg (non-participants): 5.6750
Views since voting: 664
Views during voting: 665
Votes: 498
Comments: 38
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 06:01:39 PM
Beautiful. Very nice lighting.
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 03/17/2009 04:50:44 PM
Very nice.
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 03/17/2009 02:22:53 PM
Beautiful specimen, looks great with the blue background.
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 03/16/2009 10:44:16 AM
Good shot. Nice action and color.
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 03/16/2009 10:04:45 AM
Cool shot, I know how tough it can be to get these types of shots. Nice work.
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 03/16/2009 09:00:10 AM
great capture
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 03/15/2009 10:59:35 PM
nice try
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 03/15/2009 07:26:22 PM
Nice shot of the jellyfish, and great colour in the water.
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 03/15/2009 06:12:19 PM
Great color composition.
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 03/15/2009 12:36:09 PM
I like the blue background and how it gradients from dark to light. However, the focus on the jellyfish is a bit soft it appears (motion blur, perhaps) and the almost straight along the horizon gives it a static appearance and doesn't lend itself to a really compelling composition.
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 03/15/2009 06:12:29 AM
Very cool jellyfish. I like the colours although I think the composition could be stronger, maybe if it were on a diagonal. Perhaps you could have cropped it that way.
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 03/15/2009 03:24:32 AM
Lovely luminous image of this jellyfish.
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 03/15/2009 01:33:29 AM
beautiful
6
brano
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 03/14/2009 06:27:06 PM
cool shot, but the focus seems a bit soft
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 03/14/2009 04:06:02 PM
Alive.
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 03/14/2009 01:50:24 PM
Oh, Oh, bad memories.... ouch
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 03/14/2009 11:20:52 AM
One of my favorite exhibits at the aquarium. The background blue is so beautiful, and the lighting on the tentacles is lovely, although the jelly itself is a bit underlit.
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 03/13/2009 03:52:17 PM
good job in capturing this in low light conditions. nice job in retaining the details, 6
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 03/13/2009 09:17:27 AM
The orientation and colors in this image make it rather uninteresting.
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 03/13/2009 04:21:47 AM
didn't realize how long a jelly fishes stingers were, I like this perspective
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 03/13/2009 02:49:17 AM
love the blue in this, really makes the jellyfish stand out
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 03/12/2009 08:28:48 PM
great capture - nice gradual color change in the background...
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 03/12/2009 07:54:11 PM
I have tried this so many times and failed ... Degree of difficulty - High. Degree of execution - High. Draw your own conclusion about my vote.
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 03/12/2009 06:55:43 PM
AWWWW, don't cut off my feet!
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 03/12/2009 06:46:50 PM
ya, know to get this shot is hard...at least it isn't murky...what is the line through the middle/right side
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 03/12/2009 04:51:57 PM
Pretty but needs a bit more color on the subject.
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 03/12/2009 10:04:25 AM
I'd like to see more detail in the jelly fish
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 03/12/2009 09:50:17 AM
great shot
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 03/12/2009 09:03:25 AM
Nice capture.
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 03/12/2009 02:01:19 AM
Nice shot What is that line running top to bttom of the shot?
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 03/11/2009 06:26:03 PM
Good color.
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 03/11/2009 03:30:28 PM
They are so amazing to watch.
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 03/11/2009 11:47:31 AM
Beautiful jellyfish (could use some more light) and nice blue color.
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 03/11/2009 07:55:49 AM
i like the composition, and the colors. nice shot
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 03/11/2009 07:49:36 AM
Needs alot more sharpening, IMHO. I think it would have been more dramatic from a portrait versus landscape orientation.
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 03/11/2009 12:48:41 AM
Sharp and colourful. Underwater or through glass? Either way, a good image.
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 03/10/2009 10:01:09 PM
I keep turning my head so I would have rotated it.. nice blue background color
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 03/10/2009 08:42:46 PM
Intersting subject, couldn't have been easy to take. If it was slightly more in focus it woudl be a great photo....... 5
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