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Challenge: Life III (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Scripps Aquarium, La Jolla, California
Date: Jan 11, 2009
Aperture: f/2.0
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/50 s
Galleries: Animals
Date Uploaded: Jan 11, 2009

 Cropped, resized, adjusted curves, sharpened, added border.

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Wow, thanks everyone for the votes and comments! I did (almost) everything I could think of to get a sharp shot--high ISO, fast lens opened wide, -1 2/3 exposure bias, tried to wait for the little guy (he's about the size of my thumb) to be both motionless and in the aquarium light, and I took lots of pictures in hopes one would be sharp. I didn't use a tripod or flash, though I may have steadied the camera against the glass.

I didn't think it would score as well as it did, since the tendrils were a bit tied up in knots. I like the black background because it gives it a sort of "outer space" feel to it, which I was consciously trying for. The crop was a thoughtless application of the rule of thirds--a tighter crop might have been better to get more detail.

Statistics
Place: 6 out of 200
Avg (all users): 6.6941
Avg (commenters): 8.0000
Avg (participants): 6.7326
Avg (non-participants): 6.6548
Views since voting: 2464
Votes: 170
Comments: 28
Favorites: 4 (view)

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 01/19/2009 10:46:46 PM
Congrats on top 10, but even more on getting the shot. I've tried many times to capture jellies, and it's not easy.
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 01/19/2009 09:33:53 PM
Congrats on top ten! A fantastic 'out of this world' shot.
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 01/19/2009 06:31:03 PM
Fabulous shot so amazing
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 01/19/2009 02:38:29 PM
Wowzer! This is fantastic! Congrats on 6th!
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 01/19/2009 12:09:15 PM
Great shot, nice work! congrats on 6th place!
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 01/19/2009 11:02:41 AM
This is amazing! I have tried to get good photos of those exotic fish, and have never been able to pull a good one off. That's why I appreciate the flawless excellence of this one so much! Congratulations!

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 01/19/2009 08:52:15 AM
Congratulations for your top ten finish :)
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 01/19/2009 07:48:13 AM
Fantastic image...
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 01/19/2009 06:25:37 AM
Congratulations on your top 10, this is a very lovely shot.
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 01/19/2009 06:14:14 AM
Congrats on the Top10,this is a wonderful shot
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/18/2009 05:52:44 AM
Wow! Bet this is a tricky accomplishment. Well done.
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 01/17/2009 03:22:35 PM
Very nice
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 01/16/2009 04:02:45 PM
I believe this is the best photograph of the challenge: 10
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 01/16/2009 09:59:33 AM
Very nice capture.
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 01/15/2009 06:35:09 PM
One of my favorites. 10 from me. Good luck!
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 01/15/2009 02:10:39 PM
Awesome image, well lit, congrats in advance
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 01/15/2009 01:13:48 PM
Now that's cool. How did you get something underwater to photograph so clearly?
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 01/15/2009 11:34:16 AM
Nice and sharp! I think I might have cropped this a bit tighter.
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 01/14/2009 07:22:39 PM
cool!
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 01/14/2009 07:18:41 AM
Wonderfully ethereal in the inky deep.
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 01/13/2009 01:31:28 PM
pretty capture, very good detail and separation of nuances.
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 01/13/2009 12:04:01 PM
Striking image and beautifully captured. 8
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 01/13/2009 01:28:18 AM
I have shutter-speed envy... Great detail on the head and tentacles.
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 01/12/2009 07:21:14 PM
Great jellyfish shot, wish the background were any colour but black though.
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 01/12/2009 04:07:02 PM
Very good shot. They're fascinating creatures and you did well to capture it.
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 01/12/2009 10:53:24 AM
nice image a bit of "flare" on the head but a good shot.
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 01/12/2009 08:48:05 AM
This is beautiful. It's like the beginnings of life somewhere in the universe, or the deep reaches of the ocean that man has not yet explored. Well done.
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 01/12/2009 12:15:58 AM
nice simplicity...7
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