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Inner Space Meets Outer Space

Tony Britton

Active member
When I last visited the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, Califronia, my primary interest was jellyfish. I wanted to create the effect of an image you might see in astrophotography similar to photographs of deep space nebulae. I waited for this jellyfish to move into good light.

By using a relatively fast shutter speed of 1/500 and "negative" exposure compensation, the jellyfish remained well-lit while the area surrounding the jellyfish darkened. The particles floating within the tank took on the appearance of "stars" and the lovely, subtle patch of blue is due to the color of a wall within the display. Hand-held, no cropping.

Tony



Inner Space Meets Outer Space

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Doug Kerr

Well-known member
Hi, Tony,

When I last visited the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, Califronia, my primary interest was jellyfish. I wanted to create the effect of an image you might see in astrophotography similar to photographs of deep space nebulae. I waited for this jellyfish to move into good light.

By using a relatively fast shutter speed of 1/500 and "negative" exposure compensation, the jellyfish remained well-lit while the area surrounding the jellyfish darkened. The particles floating within the tank took on the appearance of "stars" and the lovely, subtle patch of blue is due to the color of a wall within the display. Hand-held, no cropping.

Clever, and lovely.

Best regards,

Doug
 

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
When I last visited the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, Califronia, my primary interest was jellyfish. I wanted to create the effect of an image you might see in astrophotography similar to photographs of deep space nebulae. I waited for this jellyfish to move into good light.

By using a relatively fast shutter speed of 1/500 and "negative" exposure compensation, the jellyfish remained well-lit while the area surrounding the jellyfish darkened. The particles floating within the tank took on the appearance of "stars" and the lovely, subtle patch of blue is due to the color of a wall within the display. Hand-held, no cropping.

Tony



Inner Space Meets Outer Space

innerouterspacetonybritton2016-XL.jpg

Your work is mesmerizing!

Fabulous!

Asher
 
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