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Lotto
27th of May 2005 (Fri), 06:41
What do you call this-- Sea dragon? Shot taken in a aquarium in Long Beach, Ca.

http://home.pacbell.net/coolbit/seadragon2.jpg
skade
27th of May 2005 (Fri), 06:43
That is an awesome shot! What a fantastic looking creature! I think it is some kind of seahorse maybe? Can I ask what your shooting with?
Lotto
27th of May 2005 (Fri), 06:46
Thx. 20D, 50mm, F1.8 1/60, iso 400.
nitsch
27th of May 2005 (Fri), 06:52
Great shot of an amazing creature. :) You're right it is a Seadragon - a Leafy Seadragon to be precise. They are from the same family as the seahorse but cannot curl up their tails and have these leafy appendages.
skade
27th of May 2005 (Fri), 07:08
Interesting info nitsch! Thanks for that!
austinjames
27th of May 2005 (Fri), 07:44
Super shot!!
Lynn Lane
27th of May 2005 (Fri), 08:24
Awesome shot. I love those. We have sea dragons at the Aquarium here in NYC, down in Coney Island.
CyberDyneSystems
27th of May 2005 (Fri), 08:51
Perfect shot! Really impressive.
fortinaa
27th of May 2005 (Fri), 08:55
The colors and detail on that shot are fantastic. I've only shot a few aquariums, but the lighting and background was very poor. Unfortunately, I also did not have the nifty fifty with me. Mental note to bring it to the next aquarium.:D
stoneylonesome
27th of May 2005 (Fri), 15:52
Amazing shot. Good going.
Bald Eagle
27th of May 2005 (Fri), 18:50
That is a fantastic photo, Unfortunately, you'll never see them other than in public aquariums, it is a restricted species, but fantastic animals. thanks for sharing that awesome photo.
sparker1
27th of May 2005 (Fri), 20:08
Amazing photo of a very strange and unusual animal.
Lotto
28th of May 2005 (Sat), 00:11
Thank you very much. And yes, the lighting is very dim and fish constantly moving, I got very few keepers. Here's another one, a bit easier to shoot, no composition needed:D

50mm, F2.5 1/60, ISO 800

http://home.pacbell.net/coolbit/jellyfish.jpg
skade
28th of May 2005 (Sat), 00:13
Wow! That is just awesome!
Mannytkd
28th of May 2005 (Sat), 00:54
Blimey.......er....i'm lost for words.......except to say "WOW" on both of the

Just one question though, it may sound silly but did you use flsh, i ask that because maybe you pressed the flash against the glass to avoid reflection.......
sixshot
28th of May 2005 (Sat), 01:31
Truely superb shots. A big fat WOW!
weemannie
28th of May 2005 (Sat), 01:33
Bl**dy brilliant :D :D
RockOne
28th of May 2005 (Sat), 06:17
Both are incredible shots, but I really like the translucency in the jellyfish.
TammieO
28th of May 2005 (Sat), 08:41
Amazing shots!
Lotto
28th of May 2005 (Sat), 09:16
I tried to use the flash a few times, just didn't work. Look at the resized photo below-- beside the shadow and reflection, the color and mood was not right. Fast prime sure has advantages at this situation.

http://home.pacbell.net/coolbit/seadragonflash.jpg
Reigh Higgins
28th of May 2005 (Sat), 09:21
Absolutely amazing shots !
JMAS
28th of May 2005 (Sat), 18:05
Wonderful photos! I love them both.
I agree about the about the fast prime advantages. The ambient light can't be beat, IMHO.
Also in these situations, the flash cannot be used, to prevent disturbing the animals.
dkord
28th of May 2005 (Sat), 20:29
Awesome shots Lotto.

I heard that you can permantly blind some seahorses if you use flash when shooting underwater. Not sure how it applies in an aquarium setting.
five-o
28th of May 2005 (Sat), 20:40
Awesome shots!
andrewhuxman
29th of May 2005 (Sun), 09:25
The top pic is a Leafy Sea Dragon , it belongs to the pipefishes family ,lives amongst grasses in the southern tropics
foxbat
29th of May 2005 (Sun), 12:12
Amazing shots, underwater photography just blows me away sometimes. The colours, the wierd creatures... fantastic.
Alan B
29th of May 2005 (Sun), 12:24
Fantastic shots :cool:

Meeeee likey :D