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Elaine Hessler

 
 
 
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Elain this is a wonderful capture. I have shot at the Montery Bay Aquarium numerous times and it is very difficult to get good clear, well exposed, and sharp pictures do to the difficult lighting, and movement of the various sea creatures along with the problems of the thick fingerprinted glass. You did a terrific job with this one. I like the diagonal comp too.


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July 19, 2012

 

Elaine Hessler
  Thanks! You are correct-it was a bit tricky, but it really depended on the jellyfish and the tank they were in. To be honest, there was a little bit of "spray and pray". Many weren't this sharp because the darn things are always moving and the light was a bit dim. This was one of the best aquariums I have been to. Evidently it is really hard to keep them healthy otherwise you'd find them everywhere. They had an awesome exhibit-I highly recommend it!


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July 19, 2012

 

Stephen Shoff
  I agree, nicely done. An interesting pictures.


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July 19, 2012

 

Jeff E Jensen
  Yup, very cool!


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July 19, 2012

 

Debbie E. Payne
  There is one outside do DC in Maryland that is a great aquarium. Allison and I almost went there when we wee in DC.


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July 20, 2012

 

Debbie E. Payne
  Got carried away and forgot to tell you what a nice image. There are so many obstacles to low light photography. I don't think I have more than two or three images taken at a aquarium that I would even post.


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July 20, 2012

 

Anthony L. Mancuso
  Great shot under the circumstances Elaine...I have tried shooting at several aquariums and it's never easy to get one this good with all the challenges Mike mentioned going on..


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July 21, 2012

 

Aimee C. Eisaman
  Love the diagonal comp and the way it gives a feel for the direction of movement. Like the others have said a great shot in such low light. I'm not even seeing any noise. Did you work on the noise in editing or did you use a low ISO? :~)


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July 21, 2012

 

Elaine Hessler
 
 
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Thanks again! The ISO was 800, f/10, 1/100 sec. I was pretty happy I didn't have to go higher with the ISO. These guys were moving, but not as fast as some of the others and they reflected a decent amount of light. I never thought about fingerprints on the glass, but they must have been cleaning all the time because I didn't notice any.

I was looking back to the flipped horse picture and was wondering if this flipped version is more appealing.... Let me know:)


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July 21, 2012

 
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