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Photographs by Jonathan Wilson
_09/12/10_ Tentacles Macro shot of sea anemone tentacles, taken during photographer's night at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach. It was a lot of fun! Hours flew by as I walked around, free to shoot whatever I wanted with [almost] no one in the way! Indoor shots were tough - I barely used my tripod or flash, and one of the biggest things I learned was that you have to shoot STRAIGHT through the glass, as in perpendicular. Otherwise you get pretty bad distortion because the glass (it's actually acrylic) is so thick. All of my indoor shots used a fairly high ISO and most of them are throw-aways. This shot was taken in an outdoor touch pool, where I was able to set up my flash and practically get in the water to take macro shots. My best shots, at least technically, are from the tide pool and I will certainly share them all after I sort through them. The biggest surprise of the night was a Nikon-based lighting workshop by Paul Van Allen - a big name in Nikon training. He and his team set up 6 stations that used off-camera flash in different ways, and went to each station and took a bunch of photos - very educational. More photos - Aquarium of the Pacific Gallery [last year] not very photo-like...
Zoner
on September 16, 2010Fantastic shot.
warrenfam
on September 14, 2010I'd love to go to something like that. I wonder if the Monterey Bay Aquarium has something like that. Great macro.
fotoeffects
on September 14, 2010Terrific shot. Sounds like a wonderful evening!
fotomom
on September 14, 2010cool shot and so wonderfully lit and clear.
John Roberts
on September 14, 2010Looks like your practice from yesterday paid off.
Tom Reichert
on September 14, 2010great shot!
Kerry Milkie Photography
on September 14, 2010A beautiful image!
webstersway
on September 13, 2010Great shot, very nicely detailed...
Deborah Irene Glessner
on September 13, 2010Wonderful macro!
Dianne M. Ward
on September 13, 2010This is an awesome macro of the anemone.That must have been a great event to have attended. Nice work.