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Silent, beautiful and deadly


Silent, beautiful and deadly
Photo Information
Copyright: Colin Barron (Souvlakolikos) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 99 W: 37 N: 120] (804)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-03-25
Categories: Nature
Camera: Canon EOS400D, Tamron 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II Macro
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/50 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Travelogue: Destination San Francisco
Theme(s): *Under the Sea* [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-04-03 17:19
Viewed: 784
Points: 18
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Crystal jelly (Aequorea victoria).

They are near transparent but so pretty when a little light hits them.

These jellies have long, delicate tentacles. When disturbed, they give off a green-blue glow because of more than 100 tiny, light-producing organs surrounding its outer bell. They can expand their mouths when feeding to swallow jellies half their size. They’re harvested for their luminescent aequorin, used in neurological and biological experiments to detect calcium.

Scientists have created “green mice” that glow green when hit by blue light by inserting the GFP gene from the crystal jelly into the mice. The glowing protein is a widely used biological highlighter that helps scientists find and study genes more quickly.


Shot at Monterey Aquarium.

workshop, critique, advice , comments, good/bad, whatever, its all very welcome.
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To Kiwis: ThanksSouvlakolikos 1 04-10 17:14
To Rob: ThanksSouvlakolikos 1 04-09 17:51
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reall cool. nice blue and cool effect with the jelly fish. I like the little hairs that that thing has never seen that before. thanx for sharing.

he is really beautiful. Nice crop and I love the way his tenticles are all tangled.
Shelby

Hello Colin!
Beautiful composition with lovely colours!
Nice perspective!
Well done!
Lili

Bonjour Colin,
very interresting. we rarely see under water shots. Must be pretty hard... but very impressive to look at. A bit noisy, probably because a lack of light, but it it's better to see it anyway. Good note too. Congratulations!

Hi Colin,

REally beautiful and crystal clear jellyfish there. Nice work.
But I will try out a WS on this to improve it. :D Please take a look.

TFS,
Hong

Been missing you a while Colin... did you have a vacation??

Anyways... it's great to see you haven't forgotten TL!
I realy love this entry! What a magnificent creature. And you have captured it sooooo well. absolutely stunning!

Cheers and have a happy Easter weekend.
Anneke

Great shot nice comp and colours is hard to shoot through aquariums well done

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  • Rob Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 194 W: 5 N: 14] (1466)
  • [2007-04-09 17:08]
  • [+]

Hi Colin, this is an amazing shot, looks like its been professionally taken, no real major evidence of glass. :)

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  • Kiwis Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1273 W: 0 N: 189] (13118)
  • [2007-04-10 5:59]
  • [+]

Hello,
It's really a beautiful composition. It would be said that it dance:) A difficult catch with a good result here. Thanks for sharing
Regards
Diane

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