World Jellyfish Day

[Bruno Schroder]

At Nausicaa.

[Ann]

Øivind and Bruno have added two more beauties.

I found photographing jellyfish to be extremely challenging because they are moving quite rapidly in three-dimensional space and, in the case of our local aquarium, they are housed in quite dimly-lit tanks

[Bruno Schroder]

Thank you, Ann. Another one from Nausicaa. It is challenging indeed. Luckily enough, they have this one tank properly lit. Also good for some experiments ...

[Øivind Tøien]

It is easier in free water, not restricted by the walls of an aquarium:

[armando_m]

It is easier in free water, not restricted by the walls of an aquarium:

Also easier to get sting

Awesome images from everyone

[Ann]

Also easier to get sting

That too!!

 

[ColinM]

My son did feel the presence of that one

P.M.O.W. ?

[Birna Rørslett]

Not sure about that abbreviation, Colin?

[ColinM]

Not sure about that abbreviation, Colin?

Portuguese Man of War
(or its Norwegian cousin )

[ColinM]

What a gorgeous (if maybe specialised) topic for a thread Ann.

I have some, though only taken from above the water

When posting, I'd really like to know how you took your images?
e.g. snorkeling,  diving with aqualung, specimen in an aquarium  etc

Why?
There are a whole range of different skill-sets involved!

I'm guessing some of Birnas may have been taken with natural light...
...whilst I'm wondering if Tom's was in an aquarium/tank - i might be wrong.

• My introduction to 35mm and SLR photography was triggered by joining a diving club back in 1976.
  
• As a student, i had little money and no internet back then.
• My lens choice (28mm) was driven by underwater use.....which meant all my terrestial images were also wideangle
• i then looked for some sort of housing - a tiny budget limited this to a soft plastic affair which compressed as soon as i went below 5 or 10m. With no motordrive, it was impossible to wind on to the next frame
• And then i found out I'd also need some sort of flash......!
  

Needless to say i have almost zero usable results from this period.
But a happy by product was i learned to process & print my own films
I also achieved a good divers qualification

[Birna Rørslett]

Most of my jellyfish images were obtained when snorkelling. Usually done with Nikonos-V & UW-Nikkor 15mm f/2.8. Maybe one with Nikonos-RS and 28/2.8.

[ARTUROARTISTA]

It is easier in free water, not restricted by the walls of an aquarium:

Magnificent photos Øivind

[golunvolo]

Jellyfish housin. At the aquarium.

  This an older image. I tried to find it in my drives but the oldest one will not work any longer...I have a spare in La Línea and I´m crossing my fingers it is ok. Anyway, this instalation was kind of a very slow washing-machine that keep them moving in a very dark section. Haunting.



  I had to go to Flickr -an account that I no longer have control of...that kind of day- and download my own image from there hence the size. Sorry about that

[golunvolo]

It is easier in free water, not restricted by the walls of an aquarium:

 Beautiful work all around. There is magic here

[Øivind Tøien]

Magnificent photos Øivind

Beautiful work all around. There is magic here

Thanks ARTUROARTISTA Paco and others.
The last back-lighted images that I posted were captured during snorkeling with the AW1 and the 10mm lens plus the Olympus fisheye converter. Some of the early closeups were captured with a housed Nikon F4 + 60mm Micro Nikkor in a Subal Procase housing during scuba diving. The Mertensia ovum image is from Svalbard in the high Arctic.