Jellyfish

ello all

this is a weird photo, and I would love an opinion on it. Technically, I'm sure this shot isn't all that great, but I'm quite drawn to it. I realise that there is quite an abundance of dark empty space in the bottom right, but the way that its tentacle things are so flowing, it reminds me of dancing with ribbons as a child. The tentacles, and the colors make this seem so surreal to me. Keeping the rule of thirds in mind, this photo would have better composition if the jellyfish was at the top right flowing to the bottom left of the frame or at the top left flowing to the bottom right.

Hard to explain, but it all makes sense in my head.

Ever get that?

Anyways, have you got any thoughts? How could I have made this a better picture?

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By applying the dark area to the empty space, you have cleverly diverted attention away from it on to the main subject. Your unusual image definitely has interest but I can't immediately think of a way of improving it.

I like it. What was it shot with?

The orange, dark blue and black work well together.

yep I get that once in a while... look at the image on the PS or in the darkroom and go DUH what was I thinking if only id done ..........
Here would be my rescue attempt.

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I find the top jellyfish a little distracting but I really like the large space in the first shot. Gives a sense a being alone in a huge ocean. Great shot though, I'd love to hear some details!

Hey, thanks for the response! This was taken at the Aquarium in Vancouver! It's pretty awesome there. I'm really diggin that last edit, howzitboy. I tried to take out that second jellyfish, but I couldn't make it look quite right. I like the way that you really popped the colors though!

Thanks for the nice comments!

I have spent quite a while looking at and enjoying all of the renditions. The photo as presented by the shooter seems to have some of that very elusive 'magic' that sets a tone, a mode and presents the subject with the subject not being what the shot is about. I like it because it isn't just about taking a technical shot of the Jelly, it shares a mood of the mysterious deep. And somehow a pleasing balance has been achieved.

Superb photo!

It is also interesting to see the other two renditions of this fine photo. The next two tend to make me focus more on the absolute beauty of the Jelly. Nice job everyone.