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Challenge: Free Study 2009-06 (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Pentax K200D
Lens: Pentax SMC P-DA 12-24mm F4.0 ED/AL (IF)
Location: Pismo Beach, CA
Date: Jun 13, 2009
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Landscape, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jun 27, 2009

Walking along the beach on Friday morning while down at Cal Poly SLO for my niece's graduation, happened upon this jelly fish. Bent to one knee, steadied the camera and held it low to the ground, and clicked off a few shots without even looking through the viewfinder -- chimped the image for composition, clicked a few more, and viola!

Hope you like it.

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[Jul. 1st, 2009 11:30:01 AM]

Yep, its centered alright, but thing is I liked this comp better than the more traditional rule of thirds shots. Something about the texture on the sand, the slight reflection of the jelly, and the framing from the pier and breaking waves just made this one pop for me a lot more than the others.

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Votes: 131
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07/09/2009 07:28:22 AM
I'm with you on the centered comp on this one - I think it works well here. Neat shot!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/06/2009 11:38:19 AM
That's pretty interesting and unique.
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07/04/2009 06:07:38 PM
jelly fish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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07/04/2009 01:03:49 PM
What the.........??????
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07/02/2009 08:16:02 PM
ya know technically I can find no fault...nice clear sharp focus, pleasant scene...but it just doesn't wow me...6
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07/02/2009 06:19:28 PM
Interesting shot. From the title I'm assuming its a jellyfish? Your perspective is interesting in that the subject looks huge. I like it for the POV. I think cropping out a little bit of the right side a may have helped; lots of dead space that doesn't add to the pic.
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07/01/2009 09:47:48 AM
I was looking at that thinking, "is it a rock, is it some sort of weird alien object, why is it triangular..." and then I read the title and figured it all out.

It's a very centered composition, and while the pier off to the left and the people way in the distance help it slightly, I still feel it looks a bit "snapshottish".
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