Dan, It is an exceptional photograph and very Zen like. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 1:00 PM, Daniel J. Matyola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's not exactly a "daylight" shot. It was taken in the Maui Ocean > Center, "The Aqaurium of Hawai'i." The "Sea Jelly Gallery" is in a > darkened room. It is a stunning floor-to-ceiling cylinder, lit with > blue light. It is the aquarium's most soothing exhibit, and one I > always find hypnotic. You can get an idea of the exhibit in the fourth > video here: > > http://www.mauioceancenter.com/index.php?id=12&ss=0&page=gallery&content=gallery > > I have tried to photograph this exhibit many times during five visits > over the past 10 years, mostly with poor results. The glass of the > cylindrical tank and the lighting make things tricky. The glass is > often covered with visible hand prints from young visitors. Flash > is, of course, out of the question. Mostly, I used manual focus, > because the AF would usually pick out the surface of the glass, rather > than the fish I was trying to capture. The image data on this shot, > however, indicates it was taken on auto focus, 800 ISO, 0.1 sec, and > f4.5. I had no tripod or monopod, so I leaned against the wall, > bracing my elbows against the wall and my side to steady the camera. > It was not totally successful, but then sharpness isn't always > everything.<G> > > In any event, this is my favorite of all the many shots I have > attempted at the sea jelly tank. I like it because it reminds me of a > very special place and it has an abstract zen-like quality than makes > me feel peaceful. > > Dan M > > On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 10:54 AM, Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Excellent! >> Is this a straight, unmodified, daylight shot? If not, how did you do it? >> Rick > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. >
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