Get your facts first, then you can distort them as much as you please.
Mark Twain
Last month I was at the Vancouver Aquarium. One of the most beautiful exhibits was the tank full of Jelly Fish.
Now for the distortion. Rest assured, no Jelly Fish were hurt in the process. I opened the photo in Photoshop Elements and used the Filter category called Distort.
Here is the Jelly with a Twirl Distortion. Misshapen, but still very pretty!
This Jelly got a Wave Distortion – quite a radical change, but really, the Jelly is still very handsome, don’t you think? Just imagine how you would look if you got a Wave Distortion!
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Harper Faulkner
/ March 5, 2012Cool beans! HF
Margie
/ March 5, 2012Hi Harper – Not has beens….
Harper Faulkner
/ March 5, 2012Never that! HF
Russel Ray Photos
/ March 5, 2012Poor jellyfish. lol
Margie
/ March 5, 2012Hi Russel – Jellyfish are very flexible, and not very self conscious about their appearance. They assured me they weren’t bothered with the distortions!
Carol R Craley
/ March 5, 2012Jellyfish found anywhere but in an aquarium take are just plain gross to me. That being said, I’ve been known to sit in front of an aquarium tank for long periods of time just watching their pulsing and gliding. It is like watching the most beautiful and fluid ballet!
Love the distortions. I especially love the twirl distortion, the color contrast just adds to the impact of the image!
Margie
/ March 5, 2012Hi Carol – I spent quite a bit of time watching these jellyfish, and taking pictures. I wasn’t really sure how the photos would turn out – the lighting wasn’t good, and I was just using my little Panasonic point and shoot camera. I turned the flash off, and hoped for the best!
edrevets
/ March 5, 2012Currently I’m in Egypt and the lingerie I see in stores tends to have lots of tendrils that are very jellyfish like.
Margie
/ March 5, 2012Hi edrevets – I always thought it was interesting how exotic lingerie was in the Middle East, especially in countries where women went outside dressed in Abayas or other very modest clothing.
sonsothunder
/ March 5, 2012Awesome Photos..
Margie
/ March 5, 2012Thanks Thunder – I liked your interpretation of the challenge too.
jwms1
/ March 5, 2012Love the photos. Isn’t it interesting how the jellyfish is a complementary color to the water?
Margie
/ March 5, 2012Hi jwms – I really did like the colors of this photo. The aquarium must have chosen the lighting for that tank for that reason.
magsx2
/ March 5, 2012Hi,
Great job with the distortion, I have to say I like the twist one the best, and I had a bit of a laugh at the Mark Twain quote, great find.
Margie
/ March 5, 2012Thanks Mags – I did a few other distortions too, but thought I might save them for other posts!
pegoleg
/ March 5, 2012Your photos are so crisp and vivid – it almost hurts my eyeballs to look! (thanks)
Margie
/ March 5, 2012Thanks Peg – you must have a pretty good monitor!
Brown Road Chronicles
/ March 5, 2012Jellyfish are pretty fascinating creatures… twisted or not! Until they sting you… OUCH!
Margie
/ March 5, 2012Hi BRC – I’ve never had the occasion to meet a jellyfish in the wild!
Brown Road Chronicles
/ March 5, 2012We used to see them all the time when I lived on Long Island in New York and we would swim in the ocean. They weren’t the really “fancy” ones like in your picture, they were just mostly clear jelly blobs. But yes they did sting. The ones we would see weren’t that intense, but it still did hurt!
prairiewisdom
/ March 5, 2012Absolutely gorgeous colors that would make fantastic wall art.
Margie
/ March 5, 2012Hi Prairie – Yes, they would be nice on the wall. I should try printing them.
Amar Naik
/ March 5, 2012nice photoshop on jelly fish
http://amarnaik.wordpress.com/2012/03/03/weekly-photo-challenge-distorted/
Margie
/ March 5, 2012Hi Amar – I see you used fish for this challenge too!
ntexas99
/ March 5, 2012very cool effect on the photo … nice!
Margie
/ March 5, 2012Thanks Texas!
joy
/ March 5, 2012I love these photos. And would love to learn how to distort. The colours are amazing and a great jumping off point for a painting.
Margie
/ March 6, 2012Hi Joy – I’ll email you and we’ll figure out to help you distort!
Barb
/ March 5, 2012Oh good. I’m glad you explained it was a photo effect, I almost threw out the rest of my pitcher of margaritas.
Margie
/ March 6, 2012Hi Barb – Glad you didn’t have to interrupt your time in Margaritaville!
Barb
/ March 6, 2012Yeah, stepping on pop-tops can be hazardous.
E.C.
/ March 6, 2012These are lovely. You did a great job distorting the jelly into colorful art.
Margie
/ March 6, 2012Thanks E.C!
Lorna's Voice
/ March 6, 2012I love taking images and playing with them. That’s what I do when I create a fabric art piece…
Margie
/ March 6, 2012Hi Lorna – I’m sure you are much more creative than I am when it comes time to translate the images into a piece of art!
Hippie Cahier
/ March 6, 2012I love the colors!
Margie
/ March 6, 2012Hi Hippie – The Aquarium did a very nice job of showing the Jellies in the best light.
Amanda J Edwards
/ March 7, 2012Very interesting concept! Thanks for sharing. Love your weekly photos.
Margie
/ March 7, 2012Thanks Amanda – I enjoy these photo challenges!
Mark Armstrong
/ March 7, 2012Nice to see you experimenting in the lab, Professor! I often distort jellies myself, while making a peanut butter sandwich… : )
Margie
/ March 7, 2012Hi Mark – PB and Jelly – a classic sandwich!
frizztext
/ March 8, 2012greetings by
http://flickrcomments.wordpress.com/2012/03/02/weekly-photo-challenge-distorted/
Margie
/ March 8, 2012Glad you could stop by, frizztext – your version of distorted certainly has generated a lot of views!
Beebles
/ March 8, 2012Love the color of these shots, beautiful. Great choice.
http://withoutthew.wordpress.com/2012/03/04/weekly-photo-challenge-distorted/
Margie
/ March 8, 2012Thanks Beebles – I enjoyed your sculpture photo – it was a good choice too.
Madman
/ March 12, 2012Brrr, your original photo gives me the shivers. I hated those beasts when I was diving… used to blast them away with a burst of air bubbles
Youd distortion is beautiful!
Margie
/ March 12, 2012Hi Madman – I’ve never met a jellyfish in the wild, but comments like yours make me realize they have a sinister side.