Is this possible? Or photoshop? You may now discuss amongst yourselves.

Freed · 07/21/2006, 09:19 PM

affan · 07/21/2006, 09:22 PM

Does he live in it?

Andrew · 07/21/2006, 09:23 PM

I dont see it being real, but then again, who knows.

scubasteve247 · 07/21/2006, 09:25 PM

def been photoshoped

Mishap · 07/21/2006, 09:36 PM

It's real.

Freed · 07/21/2006, 09:38 PM

I would truely like to know the source to see if it's for real for myself. Do you know the source? Thanks, Jeff

Mishap · 07/21/2006, 09:43 PM

Japan had a infestation of giant jelly fish a few years back. Not sure if they were quite this big, but some were around the size of a person.

reefing102 · 07/21/2006, 09:43 PM

this isn't the exact article but here is something similar
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...jellyfish.html

goda · 07/21/2006, 09:49 PM

zoom in on it and it looks like different resolution.. therefore i say... photo shop

original-reefland · 07/21/2006, 09:50 PM

Some Jellies do get big, but they tend to be longer than wider. For example Lions Mane Jellyfish Cyanea capillata has been reported with a bell 7 to 8 foot wide and 120 foot long tentacles.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion%27s_mane_jellyfish

Arch01 · 07/21/2006, 10:11 PM

Fake. At that range, the diver is likely to be lunch.

Henry22 · 07/21/2006, 10:17 PM

Yeah, its pretty easy to tell that is been photoshopped, the diver doesnt look like he is in the picture at all to me.

hogpark7430 · 07/21/2006, 10:22 PM

I say fake the diver is closer to the camera but the jelly has more colors. As an avid underwater photographer one of the first things you learn is that after about 7' everything looks blue in the ocean. but it is a neat photo real or fake.

ADA33 · 07/21/2006, 10:25 PM

look at my occupation its been photoshoped for sure and it was total ametureish

hogpark7430 · 07/21/2006, 10:29 PM

Still that is one nasty looking jelly.

hogpark7430 · 07/21/2006, 10:41 PM

here is an example see how the closer object has more color. BTW I was about 2' from the sponge.

Dubbin1 · 07/22/2006, 07:18 AM

This picture has already been posted on here and IS a fake. I forget the website that it was on that talked about it.

physicslord · 07/22/2006, 08:24 AM

Man, I think it is a misuse of the boards to post something you know is fake and then put a title like:

"is this possible?"

How could that be real? It's very clearly fake unless you believe in 20000 leagues under the sea.

You know yourself it's not real so don't waste people's time with a post like that.

Freed · 07/22/2006, 09:03 AM

Physicslord, please grow up. I posted because I did not know one way or the other if it was real or could have been real. Isn't this why people post stuff? By the way, check out my post count and compare it to yours. I have been around a while and countless people know me and know I have never posted anything like this before.

And by the way, do you have any proof whatsoever that I knew it was fake or otherwise before I posted it? Please let me know what makes you think that and please supply me with some shread of proof. Thanks for your input though.

AND I even thought 50 foot squid were fake until we started seeing pics and video so please, like I said, grow up and do us all a favor. Thanks.

ADA33 · 07/22/2006, 09:16 AM

I thought it was a fun thread. Something a little diffrent to help us expand our minds.

goda · 07/22/2006, 09:20 AM

with all the talk of giant squid i can see why some people may think there might be a slim chance that it may just very unlikely be real ^^
there for
physics"lord" i think that people post stuff like this "Man, I think it is a misuse of the boards to post something you know is fake and then put a title like:" are a " misuse of the boards" more so then the picture that entertained us for a few seconds

Ereefic · 07/22/2006, 09:28 AM

I thought physicslord's post was fake............but it's real.

McCrary · 07/22/2006, 03:57 PM

Physicslord must have a very strict schedule to feel this was a waste of time on a saturday, lol.

reefshadow · 07/22/2006, 05:30 PM

I though it was fun, but obviously fake.

Yes, so strict a schedule that he just had to take the time to post about how our time is being wasted.

Mike, that's a lovely picture. Where was it taken?

hogpark7430 · 07/22/2006, 06:10 PM

Thanks I took it in Cozumel.

07/21/2006, 09:19 PM	#1
Freed It's what it's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: 41° 2' 45" N 85° 8' 43" W Posts: 7,579	Is this possible? Or photoshop? You may now discuss amongst yourselves. __________________ Freed Current Tank Info: 180gal(1120 watts of MH/VHO light), 60gal "sump", Deltec 601 calcium reactor, Euro Reef CS8-3+ skimmer, 20 gallon QT

07/21/2006, 09:38 PM	#6
Freed It's what it's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: 41° 2' 45" N 85° 8' 43" W Posts: 7,579	I would truely like to know the source to see if it's for real for myself. Do you know the source? Thanks, Jeff __________________ Freed Current Tank Info: 180gal(1120 watts of MH/VHO light), 60gal "sump", Deltec 601 calcium reactor, Euro Reef CS8-3+ skimmer, 20 gallon QT

07/21/2006, 09:43 PM	#8
reefing102 Who Am I Here? Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 1,155	this isn't the exact article but here is something similar http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...jellyfish.html __________________ Shane Life's a climb... but the view is great. ______________________________ Current Tank Info: 2.5 Gallon Nano

07/21/2006, 09:50 PM	#10
original-reefland Reefer Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: New York Posts: 2,177	Some Jellies do get big, but they tend to be longer than wider. For example Lions Mane Jellyfish Cyanea capillata has been reported with a bell 7 to 8 foot wide and 120 foot long tentacles. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion%27s_mane_jellyfish __________________ Rich Durso Visit My Chunk of the Ocean, click the Red House above. Current Tank Info: 180G Oceanic SPS/Clams/LPS, AB Aquaspace Light 3x250w AB 14K HQI with 4x24w PC Actinic, 2x80w T5, Dual Tunze 6100 and Vortec (10,000 GPH), Euro Reef RC-500 Skimmer.

07/21/2006, 10:17 PM	#12
Henry22 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kentucky Posts: 712	Yeah, its pretty easy to tell that is been photoshopped, the diver doesnt look like he is in the picture at all to me. __________________ 15 Gallon Tall Reef w/ a lonely orange spotted watchman goby Current Tank Info: 15 gallon Tall Reef

07/21/2006, 09:22 PM	#2
affan Moved On Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: From NYC, currently serving time in Hattiesburg, MS Posts: 1,125	Does he live in it?

07/21/2006, 09:23 PM	#3
Andrew Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 13,640	I dont see it being real, but then again, who knows.

07/21/2006, 09:25 PM	#4
scubasteve247 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: south florida Posts: 1,142	def been photoshoped

07/21/2006, 09:36 PM	#5
Mishap Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Eastern PA Posts: 977	It's real.

07/21/2006, 09:49 PM	#9
goda Moved On Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: fortlauderdale florida area Posts: 1,874	zoom in on it and it looks like different resolution.. therefore i say... photo shop

07/21/2006, 10:11 PM	#11
Arch01 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 55	Fake. At that range, the diver is likely to be lunch.

07/21/2006, 10:22 PM	#13
hogpark7430 [this status is for rent] Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: 6374' Posts: 1,084 Blog Entries: 6	I say fake the diver is closer to the camera but the jelly has more colors. As an avid underwater photographer one of the first things you learn is that after about 7' everything looks blue in the ocean. but it is a neat photo real or fake. __________________ Mike __________________________ Current Tank Info: 2x 75g stock tanks, a 180 in progress

07/21/2006, 10:25 PM	#14
ADA33 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Francisco CA Posts: 3,131	look at my occupation its been photoshoped for sure and it was total ametureish

07/21/2006, 10:29 PM	#15
hogpark7430 [this status is for rent] Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: 6374' Posts: 1,084 Blog Entries: 6	Still that is one nasty looking jelly. __________________ Mike __________________________ Current Tank Info: 2x 75g stock tanks, a 180 in progress

07/21/2006, 10:41 PM	#16
hogpark7430 [this status is for rent] Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: 6374' Posts: 1,084 Blog Entries: 6	here is an example see how the closer object has more color. BTW I was about 2' from the sponge. __________________ Mike __________________________ Current Tank Info: 2x 75g stock tanks, a 180 in progress

07/22/2006, 07:18 AM	#17
Dubbin1 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Findlay, Ohio Posts: 11,540	This picture has already been posted on here and IS a fake. I forget the website that it was on that talked about it.

07/22/2006, 08:24 AM	#18
physicslord Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Santa Cruz Posts: 469	Man, I think it is a misuse of the boards to post something you know is fake and then put a title like: "is this possible?" How could that be real? It's very clearly fake unless you believe in 20000 leagues under the sea. You know yourself it's not real so don't waste people's time with a post like that. __________________ a border collie is my pilot animal Current Tank Info: 12 gal. JBJ nanoDX, BB, 2x24W PC lighting, JBJ ballast, Maxijet 400 powerhead, Hagen Tronic 100W heater, Red Sea 60 skimmer with Hagen Elite 802 pump.

07/22/2006, 09:03 AM	#19
Freed It's what it's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: 41° 2' 45" N 85° 8' 43" W Posts: 7,579	Physicslord, please grow up. I posted because I did not know one way or the other if it was real or could have been real. Isn't this why people post stuff? By the way, check out my post count and compare it to yours. I have been around a while and countless people know me and know I have never posted anything like this before. And by the way, do you have any proof whatsoever that I knew it was fake or otherwise before I posted it? Please let me know what makes you think that and please supply me with some shread of proof. Thanks for your input though. AND I even thought 50 foot squid were fake until we started seeing pics and video so please, like I said, grow up and do us all a favor. Thanks. __________________ Freed Current Tank Info: 180gal(1120 watts of MH/VHO light), 60gal "sump", Deltec 601 calcium reactor, Euro Reef CS8-3+ skimmer, 20 gallon QT

07/22/2006, 09:16 AM	#20
ADA33 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Francisco CA Posts: 3,131	I thought it was a fun thread. Something a little diffrent to help us expand our minds.

07/22/2006, 09:20 AM	#21
goda Moved On Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: fortlauderdale florida area Posts: 1,874	with all the talk of giant squid i can see why some people may think there might be a slim chance that it may just very unlikely be real ^^ there for physics"lord" i think that people post stuff like this "Man, I think it is a misuse of the boards to post something you know is fake and then put a title like:" are a " misuse of the boards" more so then the picture that entertained us for a few seconds

07/22/2006, 09:28 AM	#22
Ereefic Moved On Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 5,821	I thought physicslord's post was fake............but it's real.

07/22/2006, 03:57 PM	#23
McCrary Can't Stop Time Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 3,079	Physicslord must have a very strict schedule to feel this was a waste of time on a saturday, lol. __________________ Matt Patience is the best remedy for every trouble. Titus Maccius Plautus (254 BC - 184 BC), Rudens

07/22/2006, 05:30 PM	#24
reefshadow Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Central Washington Posts: 1,786	I though it was fun, but obviously fake. Yes, so strict a schedule that he just had to take the time to post about how our time is being wasted. Mike, that's a lovely picture. Where was it taken? __________________ All Your Coral Are Belong To Us Current Tank Info: 30 Deep Blue shallow mixed rimless, MP10, Ecoxotic LED's, SCA 301 skimmer.

07/22/2006, 06:10 PM	#25
hogpark7430 [this status is for rent] Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: 6374' Posts: 1,084 Blog Entries: 6	Thanks I took it in Cozumel. __________________ Mike __________________________ Current Tank Info: 2x 75g stock tanks, a 180 in progress