Jellyfish - (enlarge)

A very nice original shot, Gail!

With best regards,

Ruud.

 

We went on a vacation to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina during the

first 2 weeks of November this year. There was a Tropical Storm

brewing off shore in the Atlantic Ocean. It did not effect our weather

too much at all, except there were daily reports of strong 'rip

currents'. Each morning I would go on our Balcony and take a look at

the Ocean and the beach. Everyday there were Jellyfish sparkling in

the sunshine all along the beach. The strong ocean currents were

bringing them ashore. This particular afternoon I tried to get a few

shots of them. There were so many that you had to watch where you

stepped, as with each strong wave more would come in, and others

would be swept back out into the water. I chose Shutter Priority

because of the fast moving water but in doing so, I should have set

my Aperture as I know I failed to make full use of my lens and more

exacting detail could have been captured. However, I though I would

share this shot with you. (thanks for dropping by, Gail)

Thankyou Ruud, I was hesitant to post this shot as I know it could have been better. But this is the only way I will learn. Many thanks for taking the time to comment.

Kindest regards, Gail

Gail...  I think the level of detail here is realistic.  I mean, an amorphous glob of distasteful pain can only have so many redeeming features ;-)... Mike

Hi Gail,

These creatures offer many interesting photo opportunities. Their bodies can change color as their translucent bodies refract and scatter  light. Using various perspectives to image them present  wide range of results.

You know what I am going to say about using the 100mm macro at F/8.........................

I will remain kind.

While these creatures offer pain stings to humans, they are a good food source for sea turtles.

 

Best Regards, Mike

An interesting capture. An image with perfect exposure and great details. the color tonality is really attractive. Best regards.

Very nice original macro work.Great details,light,DOF & tonality.Thanks for sharing.

My best regards.

Kallol

a very impressive photo.  best, j

Many thanks for your visit and kind critique. Your encouragement is appreciated.

Kind regards, Gail

Thankyou for your visit Kallol. Your remarks are much appreciated.

Kindest regards, Gail

Many thanks for your visit and kind support Sumon. Your remarks are much appreciated.

Warmest regards, Gail

Thankyou for your thoughts on this image Michael, they encourage me that 'all was not lost' in this attempt.

Warmest regards, Gail

Y\es, I did know what you would say about using the lens at f8. I let the camera choose the aperature. I wasn't having any luck jumping about in the sand, afraid that the surf would toss one on my foot. They had said that even if they are dead, you can get a nasty sting, so I wans't taking any chances. So I opted for Program mode, Shutter Speed set higher.

I found this speciment to be the more colorful.  I did find the little spotted white and black birds feasting on these creatures.

Many thanks for your visit, GAil

 

Intregueing ! Excellent photo . Mike seems to be very knowledgable on these creatures , it makes interesting reading . Well done . Bill

You're going to laugh but when I first glanced at the thumbnail, the image looked like golden bells with pastel colored ribbon!  Obviously I've never seen jelllyfish before.  Thanks for sharing the image and the story behind it.

My first impression knowing your creativity and inspiration,  was that you had created an angel in glorious pastel colors and heavenly clouds! Great image my friend.

Thank you for causing so many comments. I like the picture - it is unusual. I wish Mike mentioned more about the use of F stop in this case. I feel lost sometimes too when have to make a fast decision.And go for P mode ...:D. All the best, Tamara

Hi Tamara,

When I was taking this shot, I was concerned about the rush of the water, etc.

Mike instructs (hope I get this right) that any really good prime lens should have the APERTURE wide open eg. F 2.8 in this case to obtain maximum results from the QUALITY  of the lens. I've yet to master this approach with regards to setting my shutter speed properly.

Lessons to practice!!!! One day I will get it right,

so nice to hear from you!!!

Kindest regards, Gail

We're learning right along with you, Gail. You may not be perfectly pleased with this shot but I think you captured an amazing amount of detail given the circumstances.

What a pleasant surprise to hear from you! I suppose I was fortunate, and as you say we are all 'learning'. While on our holiday, we went to a place called Brookgreen Gardens. Historical site in South Carolina across from the State Park, great site to look up. We went on a short tour, had we known that our ticket in was good for 7 days, we certainly wouldn't have visited on our second to last day of vacation.

Wonderful place, walking tour through lowland swamp, with huge pilons overhead that held netting for keeping 'wildlife' (Birds, etc) from escaping. I must say the netting was so high up into the large Cypress Trees, that it was a perfect habitat for the wildlife. But I was constantly in and out of shadow and bright sunlight (esp where I was focusing the camera). I got so frustrated that I reset my camera back to 'original camera settings'. I got some shots of birds, but my Focus was off.  A few turned out.

Then when I got to the Beach shots, I think I ws thinking almost 'too hard', plus I was pretty darn (just being nice :-)..) scared of these Jellyfist!!! One minute they were right under your lens, the next, swept out to sea or almost wrapped around your leg! So I guess under the circumstances, the shot was not so bad afterall, I figure I got pretty good detail considering my settings.

Thankyou so much for visiting Jack, always appreciate you input and because of your bio pic, always imagine you smiling!!!

cheers for now, Gail

Hello jorge,

Many thanks for that most interesting critique, I guess you got a bit of a surprise when you did see the thumbnail up cloe!!!! glad you enjoyed the image just the same!!!

always enjoy hearing from you jorge!

Kindest regards, Gail

I like this shot and I like the way you captured it. The DOF to me is great, it suits the texture of the image. I think you could have taken half a dozen shot with greater DOF or greater detail but could have found this shot the most satisfying.

It's artistic and well composed.  Good stuff!

All my best,    Bill

Many thanks Bill for those kind words, good to hear you liked this shot. Everyone has their likes and dislikes and it often makes the difference in a shot. So anything positive is encouraging.

Cheers Bill and have a good weekend!

Kind regards,Gail

thanks so much for your input, glad you know what jellyfish look like Now!! I almost picked up a small one in the Dominican years ago.  But your take on the small thumbnail was OK!!! LOL

Cheers for now, Gail

Thanks for stopping by Bill, yes Mike is quite knowedgeable on these creatures, but lucky for him the stings don't bother him.....I'm sure I wouldn't be so forturnate.

Cheers for now, will write soon, Gail