Dance of the Chrysaora colorata Photo

Photographer’s Note

I think this is an obligatory shot for anyone visiting the Monterey Bay Aquarium, which holds 35,000 plants and animals representing 623 species (source: Wikipedia). The graceful and ghostly dance of the purple striped jellyfish against the perfectly blue background was a loud cry to be photographed.

P/S: Found on TE quite a few very good shots of the jelly fish exhibits in the aquarium:

Henk Meiier (Floydian) has a very nice shot and note here.

Here is Yves Lavignasse's rendition.

This image was scaled and sharpened using GIMP.

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sevy (12783) 2009-06-04 1:05

Hello Seb,

It is funny, because when I visited Monterey, I took almost the same photo I presented also in TE site.
The look seems to be attracted by the same thing.

Yves.

Nicou (43605) 2009-06-05 1:25

Hello,

Merveilleuse iamge que cette méduse, quelle est immense, avec ces belles couleurs rosées et rouge, fantastique.

bravo et maitié

Nicou

Flavia (10202) 2009-06-08 8:32

Hi,

Fascinating creatues isn't it! I tried to catch some shots in the Perth aquarium but none came nearly as nice as this one of yours. Percet sharpness and light balance.

Regards,

Flavia

ayansadhu (1497) 2009-06-24 3:24

this is an awesome great shot with the deep blue background...nicely framed shot with apt exposure

wish you all the very best

will be awaiting to see more from you in days to come

Photo Information

Copyright: Seb Ku (d0ul0s) (184)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-04-22
Categories: Nature
Camera: Nikon D40, 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED AF-S VR Zoom, 67mm Circular Polarizer
Exposure: f/4.5, 1/25 seconds
More Photo Info: view
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-06-04 0:55