Brokah and Jellyfish?

[praline3001]

I know, I know you get asked this all the time but does brokah and jellyfish work?

I took some decent shots of different jellyfish today and can't decide if the brokah works or if I should clone it out? It is actually reflections from the glass... these are itty bitty jellyfish, no bigger then a quarter. They use a magnifying glass so you can see them. It just does strange things to light.

Its an easy fix, I can just clone the black on them. I am kind of liking the look though as it breaks up the black. I can't crop a whole lot due to the ISO I had to use!!


Jelly Fish by praline3001, on Flickr

Camera Canon EOS REBEL T3i
Exposure 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture f/4.0
Focal Length 27 mm
ISO Speed 1600
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire

The only PP I did on the shot is run it through noise ninja on a low setting. Let me know if you think I should clone out the brokah or keep it. I have about 10 different types of jellyfish with this type of brokah. I won't bore you with all of them lol

[Tzetsin]

I like the BOKEH (not brokah lol) it doesnt take away from the image in my opinion.

[praline3001]

Originally Posted by Tzetsin

I like the BOKEH (not brokah lol) it doesnt take away from the image in my opinion.

Hey at least I didn't say little pieces of jellyfish *crap* floating around the water lolol

I liked it too but I was going for that solid black background look that I have studied with jellyfish. I really liked the spaceship look ~ not Christmas lights hehe but these are kind of cool

[Jubi]

Originally Posted by praline3001

I was going for that solid black background

If that's what you want from the picture, go for it, as complete black background adds a more foreboding mood to the picture, but I personally love the bokeh, its different and that's what good photos are.

[praline3001]

Originally Posted by Jubi

If that's what you want from the picture, go for it, as complete black background adds a more foreboding mood to the picture, but I personally love the bokeh, its different and that's what good photos are.

Well the all black background was the original plan but after viewing these at home I was kind of liking the bokeh. I just wasn't sure if others would too or if they would find it too distracting.

[Weird Girl]

I personally just learned of Bokeh and think it's pretty cool in some pictures! I have a huge passion for saltwater aquariums and love Jellyfish! Personally (again not knowing a ton about bokeh) I think in this case it's boarderline distracting. Could you try brightening up the jellyfish a bit? My eyes just keep wondering to the bokeh points wanting to know what those shiney little things are... maybe it's just my a.d.d. but I still think the Jellyfish needs to be a little brighter I want to see some others too! (I won't be bored lol)

[praline3001]

Here is another shot without the BOKEH effect.


jellyfish at the Aquarium of the America's in New Orleans. by praline3001, on Flickr

[crockny]

Better without the bokeh and brighter jellyfish.

[Weird Girl]

Agreed- love this second one! I can picture it slightly tilted and cropped to make it look like the Jellyfish is swimming into the photo- just something else to try so it's not right in the middle of the frame

[Peepers]

You know when I saw the first picture I thought NO.. why would you want to take them out. Then I see the one with the black background & admit the jellyfish shows up better without it. I like both pictures for different reasons. The solid black background highlights the beauty of the jellyfish better.