Monterey Jelly

Gallery: POP PhotosPosted April 12, 2016234 views7 comments

Well, Purple-striped jellyfish from the Monterey Bay aquarium. Wife and I spent a couple of days in Monterey and visited the always popular (and crowded) aquarium. This was really the first time I've had the chance to just carry around my D810E for fun, and yes, still getting used to everything.

Most of the images I took sucked, but a few came out and were worth processing. The jellyfish exhibit is very popular of course and pictures like this are a dime a dozen. But I had fun anyway - because I could. What I was most impressed with was the raw file. This was shot at iso 3200, f/4.5 and 1/30s. Not your best combo for detailed images of moving things. The image is a little soft given it's handheld at 1/30s and poor lens performance wide open. but the noise was surprisingly minimal. I also had a chance to play with noise reduction in both ACR and the new NIK filters. I'm happy with the results here, although some liberties on color/saturation.

Anyway, would love your thoughts. BTW, you can see the webcam of these guys direct from the aquarium.

Thanks!

Lon

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on April 12, 2016 at 10:35 PM

Nicely done, Lon. The gold on blue colors are really eye-catching, and the detail is excellent.

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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on April 13, 2016 at 11:36 AM

Lon: the bold colors and the saturation work for me. Having tried the same shots a few years ago, I appreciate the level of difficulty in obtaining a good photo. Nicely done. Richard

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on April 14, 2016 at 9:34 AM

Real nice. I like the bold colors and the almost abstract subject matter, with the odds shapes.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on April 14, 2016 at 9:44 AM

The richness of the colouring is the attraction undoubtedly, Lon. The balance of your composition also works well, giving a sense of jostling and movement. Would not have dreamt this was shot at f 4.5 - and darned good holding of the camera too !

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on April 15, 2016 at 2:49 PM

I like this, Lon. The bold blue against the translucent creatures is really nice, and I like the abstractness. You did a fine job processing this.

--P

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 26, 2016 at 3:45 PM

I've never been able to get very good images, since they don't allow flashes or - I think - even tripods now.
Excellent colour, detail, and placement of the jellies.

congrats on the EP!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Reno DiTullio on May 12, 2016 at 12:25 AM

These jellyfish are amazing; my grandkids are mesmerized by their movement, as am I. A beautiful capture and the colors are exquisite.

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