I have quite a lot of catching up to do as we’ve been out of town for the past week but luckily I have a whole new batch of images in the photo files to work with, so here goes! Ann-Christine was looking at Artificial Light when she hosted the Lens-Artists Photo Challenge recently. For me, one of the most challenging situations in relation to photography is taking pictures in artificial light. Add to that the difficulties of capturing images of continually moving subjects in water and behind glass and that is definitely one big challenge. The first day of our trip to Duluth in Minnesota was a rainy one, so we spent the afternoon at the Great Lakes Aquarium.
The Nature of Things 
So exotic and colorful!
I would love to see these fish in their natural surroundings but since i can’t swim, this is the closest I’ll ever get.
I don’t swim either…
Love this series of light! Fabulous colorful light.
Thank you, Amy!
This is a colourful and delightful under water series! You are the only one taking that road!
Thank you, Ann-Christine! I don’t very often get pictures in artificial light that are worth sharing but these worked out quite well.
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Awesome images Sue!
Many thanks, Anne!
We have a terrific aquarium here Sue and after seeing your gorgeous images I cannot believe I’ve never even taken my camera there! I shall have to fix that very soon. Truly enjoyed every one of your images, really well done.
Thank you so much, Tina. I tried taking pictures at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago some years ago but because it was so crowded, I couldn’t take my time by any one exhibit in order to get usable pictures. Now, maybe because of Covid, the aquarium in Duluth wasn’t that busy and I was able to stay longer by my chosen subjects.
The colors are awesome!
I wasn’t sure if these were naturally occuring or whether the lighting was responsible.
A really wonderful set of pictures.
Thank you, Tom. I think this is probably the first time I’ve come away from an aquarium with usable pictures.
I’m really taken with the elegant very-spotty fish 😀
Yes, he does rather stand out in the crowd.
Awesome photos Sue!
Thank you so much, Aletta.
Beautiful images, fabulous colours and great illumination.
Thank you so much!
Wonderful creatures of underwater world, Sue…lovely pics!!
Thank you, Indira! Such strange creatures that I would never get to see if it wasn’t for Aquariums such as the one in Duluth.
Amazing images with out of this world colours, shapes and patterns. Nature is unbelievable in its variety and scope- thank goodness for photographers like you Sue to bring this underwater world to life for us. Thank you.
Thank you so much, Marianne. I hope you are enjoying your time in Canada. I look forward to hearing all about your trip and no doubt seeing some great pictures.
Wow these pics are amazing!
Thank you so much!
Beautiful interpretation of that challenge! I liked the lionfish in particular.
Thank you so much, Shiobhan. Once i weeded out all the pictures with reflections, the lionfish images turned out to be the most successful.