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Afloat in the Current

Clusters of jelly fish floating in an endless sea and going where the current takes it.

Clusters of jelly fish floating in an endless sea and going where the current takes it.
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NIKON D700

settings

Aperture f/4.8 ISO 1800 Shutter 1/500 Focal Length 550/10

upload_date

Nov, 2015

Views

533

Likes

+47

Awards

Contest Finalist in Underwater Textures Photo Contest

Peer Award

Top Choice

Magnificent Capture

Superb Composition

Superior Skill

Love it

Absolute Masterpiece

Top Ranks

Top 10 rank

Behind The Lens

Location

Vancouver Aquarium, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Time

It was taken at noon, however, given that the picture was taken indoors with artificial lighting, the time of day had no impact on the picture itself. Lighting was either full on or full off, depending on wether the aquarium was simulating viewing for daylight conditions or night conditions.

Lighting

Overhead halogen lighting was used to light the aquarium. To make the lighting most life like to what would normally be found in the environment that these jelly fish live, the lighting was extremely subdued. This required shooting at high ISO settings and high speeds to freeze the motion of the jelly fish.

Equipment

Nikon D700 camera and 55mm Nikon lens.

Inspiration

The ease at which the jelly flesh floated in the artificial current was beautiful if not hypnotic.

Editing

Used Lightroom to boost the brightness, clarity and contrast of the overall image.

In my camera bag

On this particular photo shoot I brought only my camera and a single lens knowing how crowded and difficult in shooting in an enclosed space would be.

Feedback

Because of the dim lighting at Aquariums, you will need to use relatively high camera ISO's and speeds. At minimum, some post processing will be required to remove some of the unwanted noise that will most likely appear.

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Afloat in the Current

Clusters of jelly fish floating in an endless sea and going where the current takes it.

Behind The Lens

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