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3wyl — Fragile II
Published: 2010-11-05 19:33:19 +0000 UTC; Views: 1672; Favourites: 41; Downloads: 0
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Not much to say about this, other than the fact that it took me a while to actually create and submit it because there were so many ways I could have post-processed it... I had a bit of difficulty wondering whether I should flip it, rotate, etc. I do it all the time with all of my photos and... yeah.
This one was more 'difficult' than the other photos in my gallery... With those, I felt it connect immediately, but this one was still remaining elusive. In the end, I got my sister to give her opinion, and we both decided on this version.
I apologise that the framing couldn't be better... and that it's not as sharp/focused, but I think it's ok, considering it was completely dark outside the glass, the subject matter was moving and all the other things that impacted as well.
Post-Processing
White Balance: Shade
Increased Brightness
Increased Contrast
Desaturated Background
Added Vignette
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Comments: 92
I love the purple and blue hue of the jellyfish.
Nice shot.
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i love jelly fishes! sometimes i stand hours (or what feels like a time like this) in front of their aquarium trying to capture a good picture.
they remind me of moons and pudding.
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Aww...
Yes! I get what you mean!
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So tiny and magical.. 
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Thank you!
I think they're fascinating creatures... a bit scary, though.
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I love it.
So beautiful, and the colors are so nice and soft. ^^
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I love the way you did this picture, the jellyfish looks really cool.
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Yes fragile but threatening if you ever get too close to one.
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i like the conceptual feeling of this. you can guess it's a jellyfisch but still, you can look at this as completely abstract. i like the lines in the backgroung. the colour adds a very harmonic feeling to it. kind of a pitty though that the jellyfisch is not that sharp, but it might have been your intent to do so
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Mm-hmm. I agree with you there. =/
Thanks a lot.
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It looks really pretty and I was wondering if it really was a jellyfish or not. It didn't look like one at first glace. xD;
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I know what you mean!
I like how it doesn't, in a way, but... yeah.
Thanks for the comment.
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Yeah it is a bit blurry but jelly fish are soft naturally so it kinda turns the whole shot into a more abstract creation. The colours are nice, they all go together nicely. Nice shot.
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Ah, thank you for the kind words!
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Oh I like this piece. It has a great movement to it overall, the way that it's a little blurry, and how the bended lines points towards the bottom right corner. It actually looks like it's taken with a film camera rather then a photo camera. I really like it (=
Btw what is the obsession with photographers and sharp images? I think photographers are the artists with the most perfectionist issues. In music, even though a track isn't that well produced, it can still go on to be a huge hit, because the arrangement and quality of the song shines trough. But when it comes to photographing, a shot that is blurry or a little out of focus, gets shot down immediately, despite it having a great composition and great colors. I just don't get it really
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Thank you very much!
Well... the clearer it is, the better, I suppose... Not clear as in harsh or sharp, but clear as in... professionalism? Have you ever seen those photos taken with a professional camera and just.. seen the difference? It's quite a big one. =/
I guess so. o.O
Maybe there are just more stricter regulations/guidelines/rules when it comes to photography. Some are more acceptable and some just aren't. =/
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I disagree. There might be a certain box of rules when it comes to photographing for things that need reading, such as a news paper. But when it comes to art, there are no rules, only different personalities. Art is a personal thing, but never something that can be debated as a quality issue. Personally I feel that most of your pictures stands as pieces of art, so it is a little bit of a shame that you are so harsh on it. Though, I am no different when it comes to my own music (= But maybe I just see photographing differently because it's not my primary art-form. It still makes me feel sorry though, because it limits the freedom of photographing to where it has to look so perfect, or ells it gets rejected. You see it a lot in some groups as well, art getting rejected because the focus isn't right, when it really doesn't matter to the overall impression. It's a shame really.
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Art is a personal thing, but I think there are rules... perhaps it's not spoken rules, but rules nonetheless.
dA is a place that can bring about that harshness even more... I mean, most times, you think your pieces are awesome and then you receive absolutely no feedback whatsoever, leading you to believe whether it really is that awesome or not.
Indeed. I agree with you there. =/
I try not to accommodate to the masses as much, but... these things matter to me.
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It is a pity that it's a little bit blurry, but I think it does actually give it a sort of dreamy feel. The jellyfish looks like it's floating along peacefully.
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Perhaps it's more a personal preference than anything?
It really bothered me that it wasn't focused... or as focused, rather. Looking at it again, I think it's beginning to grow on me, but... yeah.
Thanks for the comment.
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Don't let it eat at you. So what if it's out of focus? We all take shots like that.
It's still a great shot.
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I love how it's focused enough to get a lot of detail, but unfocused enough that it looks serene and dream-like. A wonderful piece!
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Lovely piece...dreamy in a sense. There is some bokeh, which is good.
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I actually like the composition - looks a bit like a jellyfish inside of a jellyfish - the way the lines on the outside seem to encircle the jellyfish in the center.
Having the fish facing downward (and upside down - doesn't that mean they're dead?) with the darkness in the bottom right corner - gives the pic a bit of an ominous look (I think the blur may add to it) and the dark blue/purple tones give it a bit of sadness. Looks like Minor 7th chord to me
I did like the last one better - but this one turned out decent too
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O.o
I suppose so... now that you've mentioned it.
Hmm... To be honest, I think they were swimming in all sorts of ways and stuff. o.O
I find that intriguing, how it "Looks" like it.
I felt the other was a bit too... post-processed? They both have their advantages and disadvantages. I'll try and make the last one (or so) the best one...
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At first I thought that it looked a bit like a diminished chord but those are more dissonant right ? and it had too many colors to be a regular minor chord - so it had to be a minor 7th 
The last one had a more ghostly feeling - this one seems to have a lot more motion/direction.
oooOOooO one more - look forward to it
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It's intriguing, either way.
Well, maybe more than that.
We'll see.
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Is the next one going to be in major ?
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Possibly... I don't think so, though. o.O
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You should make all of the variations you thought of
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Ah, maybe... I'm not a fan of posting the same thing loads of times, though.
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I don't mind others doing it, though.
Well, unless it's mass bombing.
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At first glance, I thought it was a droplet of water sorta 
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