At the jellyfish tank

[Manfred M]

One of my favourite activities at Toronto, Canada's Ripley's Aquarium is watching the people interact at the jellyfish tank. The tank itself is back lit and there is limited lighting in the area. Image #3 gives a good overview of the area.


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#3

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[selig1656]

pretty cool the lighting , I gather no flash

[bje07]

Nice pictures Manfred.
On the first one, if it's mine, I'll suppress the RHS line.

[pnodrog]

Thanks for including the third photograph and putting it all into context - it looks like a must visit place.

The other two photographs are superb.

[Shadowman]

If only you could have gotten her to stand on her toes ...nice captures.

[Manfred M]

pretty cool the lighting , I gather no flash

Correct. No flash

[Manfred M]

Nice pictures Manfred.
On the first one, if it's mine, I'll suppress the RHS line.

Thanks Jean - I tried that but found that the image was starting to look too unbalanced with the subject just a bit too far to the right in the frame. I also find that it ads a bit of depth to the image, something that is missing in #2, that I did the way you have suggested.

[Manfred M]

Thanks for including the third photograph and putting it all into context - it looks like a must visit place.

The other two photographs are superb.

This place very much reminded me of the Kelly Tarleton aquarium, in Auckland, down your way (minus the penguins). That visit was very a long time ago

[NorthernFocus]

These are awesome, Manfred. The method of lighting jellyfish tanks seems to be common among various locations. At the Monterey Bay Aquarium the displays are (I assume still are as I haven't been there for several years) in multiple cylindrical tanks light from top and bottom and in a dark room. It's also my favorite part of that aquarium. But not due to people watching...

[Mike Buckley]

Very nice, Manfred. In addition to the obvious characteristics of the first image, I especially like the details in the woman's clothing.

That first image is so nice that I would consider going to the possibly immense trouble of digitally moving the jellyfish on the far right side a little farther to the right to create space between the woman and that jellyfish. Doing so would probably require "building" part of the jelly fish, but the far easier task of removing part of the jellyfish might also work. I would also eliminate the imperfection in the floor and the tiny bit of jellyfish appearing where the floor meets the tank.

[bje07]

Thanks Jean - I tried that but found that the image was starting to look too unbalanced with the subject just a bit too far to the right in the frame. I also find that it ads a bit of depth to the image, something that is missing in #2, that I did the way you have suggested.

In the second you can imagine that he is inside the tank