Pulse

This was pretty photographer-proof. The lighting of jellyfish tanks in such aquaria is wonderful, and I had to do very little except click the shutter.

 

I posted several other shots from this trip, and this one I only put on Flickr as an afterthought, thinking it a fairly standard shot. I was amazed when the view count started spiralling up and up until after a day it had had more than a thousand views and been made a favorite dozens of times. I was told it appeared on the front page of Explore, though I didn't manage to see it for myself.

 

I think the colour is what makes it stand out. As far as I know, I haven't had a shot in Explore for a couple of years now, even though I know my photography is generally much better than it was then. Maybe they've changed the criteria, or maybe I'm unwittingly doing things that make my pictures inelligible. Anyway, I still remember how much fun it was watching the comments for this one pile up.

 

It was taken at Kayukan aquarium in Osaka bay. A great place that I've visited a number of times.

 

 

 

Done