Jellies on the Move by taffy

Jellies on the Move

Last day in California so on our way back to the San Jose airport, we drove the "17-mile" drive -- one of the most beautiful coastal areas in the country, and we stopped in Monterey to see their aquarium, ranked #1 in the world. The highlight is their two story exhibit of 'jellies' (I knew them as jellyfish). I never knew there were so many varieties, each more beautiful and ethereal than the last. I suspect this won't be my only post of them.
Still behind on commenting but I've enjoyed reading your comments on my images -- I've read them all and really appreciate your taking the time. I fly home tomorrow, catch up with work and then can return to catching up and normal commenting here. Many thanks for your continued support!
Gorgeously lit shot
March 9th, 2014  
oh Taffy - jellyfish are amazing -----------------their shapes and colours diverse - they are astounding creatures ---beautiful capture
March 9th, 2014  
Wow how beautiful they are!
March 9th, 2014  
beautiful in a kind of ugly awesome kind of way
March 9th, 2014  
wonderful capture - the jellyfish are one of my favourite exhibits in the London Aquarium
March 9th, 2014  
Awesome large.
March 9th, 2014  
They are indeed very elegent.
March 9th, 2014  
yay, awesome capture. love them, love this
March 9th, 2014  
Awesome!
March 9th, 2014  
Like your shot - floating so gracefully and such elegant shapes!
March 9th, 2014  
Amazing capture!
March 9th, 2014  
Fabulous capture, great light. the look very graceful gliding through the water
March 9th, 2014  
wow those look spectacular! Cant wait to see more of them!!
March 9th, 2014  
Amazing capture. Not beings I like to meet when I go to swim.
March 9th, 2014  
Wow, beautiful lighting on them and they are so pretty!
March 9th, 2014  
Great capture ..........love the lighting against the black background.......really highlights the Jellies!
March 9th, 2014  
Cool shot
March 9th, 2014  
These are amazing creatures. Well captured!
March 9th, 2014  
Great shot
March 9th, 2014  
Beautiful shot
March 9th, 2014  
Taffy, your eye for photography is amazing! No matter the subject, you always produce great shots.
March 9th, 2014  
Totally otherwordly, just wow!
March 9th, 2014  
So cool, amazing capture!
March 9th, 2014  
Beautiful capture. Your technique is amazing to not have any glare or distortion.
March 9th, 2014  
Wonderful shot.
March 9th, 2014  
Amazing detail - so pretty they look as though they could have been painted - all in the imagination.
March 9th, 2014  
i absolutely love jellyfish...they are so different.
March 9th, 2014  
Wonderful capture. The Monterrey aquarium is absolutely beautiful, how lucky that you went to visit it. I did many years ago.
March 10th, 2014  
Amazing creatures. The aquarium is a wonder.
March 10th, 2014  
Amazing shot. Looks like they're chasing each other.
March 10th, 2014  
@anazad511 Thanks Ana. I just loved it and could have photographed there for hours! That coastal area is a photographer's paradise.
March 10th, 2014  
@thirdjoe Thanks so much Joe! You are always so kind and supportive!
March 10th, 2014  
You capture the most amazing photos no matter where you're at.

Thank you for the generous compliment on my macro Honey shot. Really appreciate your time in sharing the comment.
March 10th, 2014  
Kim
Love the lighting on their soft colors and details, especially viewed large.
March 10th, 2014  
Taffy you are really an artist
March 10th, 2014  
Lovely shot
March 10th, 2014  
Love this place...and these are my favorites. They remind me of ballerinas!
Really fabulous capture! Look like they are floating in space. Safe journey!
March 10th, 2014  
Nia
I find jellyfish fascinating to watch - these 2 are unusual and beautiful. Wonderful shot.
March 10th, 2014  
wonderful shot. I love that aquarium.
March 10th, 2014  
Beautifully captured, not one of my favourite creatures, give me the heebie-jeebies, but nicely captured
March 10th, 2014  
They look if they're from another planet. Such interesting creatures. Beautifully captured.
March 10th, 2014  
Great capture!!
March 10th, 2014  
Yes great capture. I have long wanted to photograph at the NYC Aquarium.
March 10th, 2014  
I hate jellyfish whan I meet them in the sea but I could spend hours watching their ethereal bodies and moves in an acquarium. Will you post any more?
March 10th, 2014  
@mara19500 I agree -- these are amazing creatures! I've never seen once in the ocean and wouldn't want to meet up with one, but loved watching them. I'm guessing I'll post at least one or two more over the next week or two.
March 11th, 2014  
oh my! so delicate and gorgeous - and somehow so alien as well... very neat!
March 11th, 2014  
I'm such a fan of the jellies! I have a membership at the GA Aquarium here and I sit there and take tons of shots to only end up with one or two, but so worth it! Nice job!
March 11th, 2014  
@darylo Thanks Daryl! They may be among the most interesting subject I've tackled! And your'e right about it taking hundreds to get a few good ones.
March 11th, 2014  
@taffy Last time I used my nifty-fifty, and I can't wait to go back. I'm going to the Atl. Botanical Gardens with a photographer friend. I'm so excited because it will be a beautiful day and I might get some downtown shots with my wide-angle too! Eeek!
March 11th, 2014  
@darylo Oh, have a great time!! That's what I was using -- nifty 50 -- and it worked well given the lighting. I look forward to your shots tomorrow!
March 11th, 2014  
Lovely aquarium shot...great to have 2 of them in your frame!
March 11th, 2014  
fav, great shot
March 11th, 2014  
Wow, incredible details ... they are just otherworldly!
March 13th, 2014  
Jo
What a super shot, I love the jellies against the black, it has to be viewed large to really appreciate this wonderful shot.
March 13th, 2014  
Spectacular! FAV!
March 15th, 2014  
What a fantastic shot. I did not know there are now two stories of jellies. I will have to try to get there again. It has been a long time. I am as you can tell catching up on your photos. Amazing detail. FAV
March 17th, 2014  
Extremely cool jellies!! You captured them perfectly and the detail of their bodies are perfect!
March 27th, 2014  
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