Glowing Jellies

Anthony Pierce

Glowing Jellies

Taken at the Ripley’s Aquarium in Gatlinburg, TN. This shot won an honorable mention at the Indiana Sate Fair in my first ever competition.

As requested here are the numbers for this image…..

Canon Rebel Xt
ISO 400
Shutter 1/15
Aperture f4
28mm focal length
Handheld

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Glowing Jellies by Anthony Pierce
Glowing Jellies by Anthony Pierce
  • aphoto4you

    aphoto4you

    wow this is fabulous

  • Hiroko

    Hiroko

    Beautiful colours…

  • Mark German

    Mark Germancommunity host

    Stunning capture, mate.

  • H M Bascom

    H M Bascom

    Beautiful image. Jellyfish are cool and creepy at the same time! Great photo.

  • hinting

    hinting

    Nice colour and glow

  • Nicole Goggins

    Nicole Goggins

    wow! fantastic colours and composition!

  • Steve Bulford

    Steve Bulford

    Wow…..what great colour, a really nice image. Love this! :-)

  • Ben Herman

    Ben Herman

    Love the complimentary colours.

  • Alycia K

    Alycia K

    Wow this picture is awesome and thos jellyfish are so cool, makes me wanna swim with them haha

  • Patricia L. Ballard

    Patricia L. Ba...

    Great technique and in some of my favorite colors. Oh, the arrangement of the jellies is perfect, too.

  • Emma Anderson

    Emma Anderson

    fantastic colours!

  • stooferdoofer

    stooferdoofer

    Amazing picture :)

  • GracefulShadow

    GracefulShadow

    Fantastic work.

  • Gayle Shaw

    Gayle Shaw

    WOW, fantastic use of light and colour!

  • Carmen  Cilliers

    Carmen Cilliers

    Very stunning – what more can I say? The colours are exceptional!

  • Steven  Agius

    Steven Agius

    Great looking image, perfect capture, well done Anthony.

  • Lou Green

    Lou Green

    this is lovely!

  • Gary L. Suddath

    Gary L. Suddath

    awesome image

  • Nikki Mulkern

    Nikki Mulkern

    This is outstanding!!! Amazing colours! =)smile

  • deanshaw

    deanshaw

    fantasic colouring

  • Laurel

    Laurel

    Good picture! It looks similar to one I took at the Gatlinburg Ripley’s Aquarium. Yours is better, I took mine on a camera phone:)

  • Hermosa Lee Kwan

    Hermosa Lee Kwan

    wow! i love the richness of the colors!

  • Jamie Lee

    Jamie Lee

    Outstanding!

  • Lisa  Kenny

    Lisa Kenny

    Very nice Anthony ~ I’ve been told it’s not easy to get a decent photo at these places due to all the people, and the reflections in the glass, so well done !

  • kcranmer

    kcranmer

    Whoa…even the thumbnail popped, this is awesome!!

  • Whitney Defibaugh

    Whitney Defibaugh

    Beautiful

  • David Barnes

    David Barnes

    Just awesome!

  • Tausha

    Tausha

    beautiful colors, really nice shot

  • DawsonImages

    DawsonImages

    nice color and exposure

  • camyam73

    camyam73

    The colors and the forms as jaw dropping! Totally fab.

  • Melissa Kosswig

    Melissa Kosswig

    wow the colors are phenomenal! great job!

  • Michael J Armijo

    Michael J Armijo

    One of my all-time favorite images that I do recall from EF, Anthony. EXCELLENT. :)

  • Jen Whyte

    Jen Whyte

    Wow, sensational colours

  • chriso

    chriso

    Amazing colours and great composition. They are wondeful creatures and this picture captures this.

  • Dakolina

    Dakolina

    total knockout, raptuous blue. greatshot i love how the flowing lines add movement. Wonderful.

  • Tanya B. Schroeder

    Tanya B. Schro...

    Pretty, pretty, pretty…they’re so fascinating to watch, aren’t they?

  • Susan Zohn

    Susan Zohn

    Amazing work!

  • Christopher  Ewing

    Christopher E...

    this is great!! love that lighting on these creatures

  • Jenny Haskey

    Jenny Haskey

    This is stunning! Beautiful colours and a fantastic composition – a really cool shot!

  • katphoto

    katphoto

    awesome colors & capture – congrats on the honorable mention

  • aum7

    aum7

    we’re on the same wavelength…nice

  • berndt2

    berndt2

    Excellently captured, and the colours are simply stunning!

  • momleeb

    momleeb

    A stunning shot always makes a stunning print!! This is awesome. That was a well deserved mention Anthony!

  • Albert1000

    Albert1000

    Oh, I do like this one.

  • Jennifer Woodward

    Jennifer Woodward

    I love the orange and blue together. Gorgeous. Great composition and choice of subject.

  • Imogene Munday

    Imogene Munday

    love the contrasting colours in this and the clarity, beautiful

  • Jeff  Burns

    Jeff Burns

    WOW is this cool. Amazing

  • Colin Tobin

    Colin Tobin

    incredible!!

  • Che01

    Che01

    Amazing image. Great Blue/Orange combo.

  • Brenda Loveless

    Brenda Loveless

    gorgeous…deserves the honor!!

  • vonnie1989

    vonnie1989

    Wow, I also took one like this at Ripley’s in Gaitlinburg, but this one is awesome, I learning a lot hanging around here!

  • JoLennox

    JoLennox

    It is gorgeous Anthony.

  • Cornelia Togea

    Cornelia Togea

    gorgeous colors, great shot!

  • Jamaboop

    Jamaboop

    One of my favorites!! You did this one sooo well!!! Love it!!

  • Anthony Pierce
  • Jamie Lee

    Jamie Lee

    truly marvelous!!!!

  • lburkey

    lburkey

    Very cool! Great colors and good composition!

  • sunchaser

    sunchaser

    Just an honorable mention?? It is stunning…should have won first place!

  • J.K. York

    J.K. York

    awesome. hard to believe this was shot through a thick piece of glass. superb composition with color that jumps of the screen. beautiful luminescence. love it.

  • Michelle Boyer

    Michelle Boyer

    Striking image- love the colors

  • nikki024

    nikki024

    BEAUTIFUL COLORS!!!! DON’T GET TO CLOSE THOSE THINGS HURT!!!!

  • Carmen  Cilliers

    Carmen Cilliers

    You don’t seem to have room for another comment but I’ll squeeze one in!
    I think this is your very best work! Stunning, it’s time to show us some more of this type of thing.
    You have truly captured the mystery of the sea in this!

  • gladders

    gladders

    Fabulous shot. Love the contrast in the colours. Lovely detail too

  • Pinhead Industries

    Pinhead Indust...

    this is incredible. i was stung by a jelly in september but am not holding a grudge. awesome creatures and great shot. nice one.
    ste

  • Anthony Pierce

    Anthony Pierce

    Ouch. Thanks again everyone.

  • Jonicool

    Jonicool

    Amazing colors!!

  • Marcus Grant

    Marcus Grant

    fantastic photo. Well done love this

  • PAForbes

    PAForbes

    Excellent shot, Anthony! paul

  • Heather  Rivet  IPA

    Heather Rivet...

    outstanding

  • joolz

    joolz

    Amazing capture. Gorgeous colours.

  • H M Bascom

    H M Bascom

    I would have expected this shot to take top honors. Superb image/

  • John Heil

    John Heil

    wow, I have an almost identical shot taken at the Vancouver aquarium! I am almost reluctant to post it now. lol

  • Jeremy Harrington

    Jeremy Harrington

    this is fantastic Anthony.. nice work

  • Emily Allison

    Emily Allison

    Breathtaking colors…clear and simply AWESOME!

  • cbrook

    cbrook

    Truly spectacular shot

  • Natalie Perkins

    Natalie Perkins

    Awesome colours and a FABULOUS composition of these pretty creatures!

  • Caroline Bland

    Caroline Bland

    Fantastic

  • Lucindawind

    Lucindawind

    so fantastic !

  • Kiwikiwi

    Kiwikiwi

    Incredibly vivid shot! Well done. It is really quite captivating.

  • budrfli

    budrfli

    beautiful rich color! awesome shot!

  • Anne Staub

    Anne Staub

    Stunning!

  • jlynn

    jlynn

    Fantastic vivid bright color,, Dynamic shot!

  • Steve  Taylor

    Steve Taylor

    Stunnig color and comp

  • Sandie

    Sandie

    The burnt orange with the brilliant blue is dynamic and eye catching. Fabulous work – favourite of mine!!!

  • Anthony Pierce replied

    Thanks Sandie

  • conilouz

    conilouz

    What an incredible shot!!

  • Cathy Middleton

    Cathy Middleton

    Exceptional work, really well done.

  • LocoCow

    LocoCow

    Fantastic jellies… Love it

  • deahna

    deahna

    wonderful shot, the colors and the clarity are amazing.

  • DawsonImages

    DawsonImages

    Nice catch, beautiful color contrast

  • David DeWitt

    David DeWitt

    What color!!! and great fine detail.

  • Kathleen Hill

    Kathleen Hill

    Great colour and composition

  • TsipiLevin

    TsipiLevin

    Wow, amazing shot!

  • ZuzanaD

    ZuzanaD

    this is simply awesome!!

  • Mary Campbell

    Mary Campbell

    Wonderful and excellently shot, I know it’s hard to do in a aquarium..

  • ferndesign

    ferndesign

    wow awesome capture love it

  • Stephen Colquitt

    Stephen Colquitt

    Lovely clash of colour in this one Anthony

  • AMWphoto

    AMWphoto

    Fabulous! No wonder it won an award! composition and color outstanding.

  • Rickncalif

    Rickncalif

    outstanding composition

  • Garret

    Garret

    This has got to be the best jellyfish picture ive seen!! Beautiful work!!

  • AmandaWitt

    AmandaWitt

    My sister will love this shot.

  • betha

    betha

    Great shot, the blue and orange are stunning

  • gcamilleri

    gcamilleri

    I think everythings been said. Oh! Did anyone mention this was a great photograph. I’m going to recommend the purchase of this photo to a friend that lives on the coast in Alabama.

  • gcamilleri

    gcamilleri

    and congratulations on the award. I remember the first one I received and I to was thrilled.

  • Birgitta

    Birgitta

    Terrific shot!!

  • Chipper

    Chipper

    Please tell us the technical particulars.
    SS, aperture, ISO, did you use tripod or monopod?

    Great shot!

  • Anthony Pierce replied

    Sorry it took so long to get back with these specs.

    The shot was hand held
    ISO 400
    Shutter speed 1/15
    Aperture F 4
    Focal length of the lens 28mm

  • Anthony Pierce

    Anthony Pierce

    Image info added to the to as well.

  • Lois  Bryan

    Lois Bryan

    Holy COW!!!! WHADDA SHOT!!! This is reeeeeeealy fabulous!!!! I spent many a summer’s day in the Chesapeake Bay and it’s tributaries … and I know these suckers ALL TOO WELL … I admit they’re beautiful .. but I prefer them like this … safely ensconced on a computer screen!!!! Great image!!! And congratz on it’s many accolades!!!

  • Anthony Pierce replied

    Thanks Lois! Hopefully you just saw them while swimming and never felt one.

  • Lois  Bryan

    Lois Bryan

    um … nope … have had plenty of stings in my time. ‘tis the price we pay!!! Ours are usually white … but I’ve seen these … also the kind with the red inside. Nasty, nasty!!! But … I have to admit … your presentation gives them great beauty!!!!!!!

  • Jonicool

    Jonicool

    Excellent capture!

  • kmstudio

    kmstudio

    This is amazing.

  • Anthony Pierce replied

    Thanks!

  • Kerstin  Inga

    Kerstin Inga

    The colour contrast and clarity youve caught here is amazing! really beautiful! what a lovely shot!

  • AutismMom2

    AutismMom2

    beautiful!

  • Jan Piller

    Jan Piller

    I’ll just ditto what everybody else says!

  • Cathy Cale

    Cathy Cale

    Love this shot. I’ve ben to this aquarium several times & it’s fabulous. ({:o)

  • warriorprincess

    warriorprincess

    How majestic. Great oranges and blues (my two favourite colours!). The detail is excellent.

  • Scott  d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    stunning ;

  • Ming  Myaskovsky

    Ming Myaskovsky

    Incredible!

  • amko

    amko

    Fabulous capture, stunning colours….....I LOVE it :))

  • Petra Pinn

    Petra Pinn

    what a fantastic shot, love the colours and the beautiful tentacle lines

  • John Wright

    John Wright

    This is outstanding!

  • kathy s gillentine

    kathy s gillen...

    outstanding capture

  • BigD

    BigD

    Excellent work :-)

  • Lynda  McDonald

    Lynda McDonald

    impressive photography !

  • kathy s gillentine
  • Gina Cormier

    Gina Cormier

    Gorgeous colors!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Melinda Gaal

    Melinda Gaal

    Fantastic photo!

  • BigD

    BigD

    Fantastic and congratulations

  • Scott  d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    brilliant

  • Maria  Moro

    Maria Moro

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  • Lee-Anne Rafferty-Evans

    Lee-Anne Raffe...

    wonderful detail

  • Andrew Jones

    Andrew Jones 24 days ago

    Very nicely done, beautiful colour

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