incredible jellyfish photos! as i was paging down i was thinking “what flash was he using” and then you showed that one where there was plenty of light so i guess no flash was needed! awesome 🙂 I’ll have to splurge for the $30-$40 ticket to get in one of these days. It’s been ages since I’ve been there. I think the last time was a field trip in college.
oh and those funky fish are awesome too… if i had a fish tank, i’d want one of them.
ScienceGuy: Hmm, reference lost on me – haven’t read much Steinbeck. It’s a fantastic aquarium – one of the best. Be sure to visit if you’re ever in the area.
Klaus: Thanks!
Heidi: There wasn’t much light at all in most of the rooms at the aquarium. I set my camera to its highest ISO rating for most of the time, and I broght 2 lenses that have very wide apertures (a 50mm f/1.4 & 28mm f/1.8 if you care), and even still my keeper rate wasn’t all that high. Flash poses 2 problems in this type of environment: 1) some creatures are very light-sensitive, and can be harmed by sudden bursts of light (eg. octopuses) and 2) unless you have the flash totally off-camera, it’s likely to create a tremendous glare off of the tank walls. The beautiful jellyfish exhibit is closing in a couple of weeks, and being replaced by a seahorse exhibit, which should be great too.
Did you meet Doc?: Cannery Row (Steinbeck) reference. Great photos from what looks to be an amazing aquarium.
Wow! Excellent images – it looks like a great place to go!
Thank you for sharing and Cheers, Klaus!
incredible jellyfish photos! as i was paging down i was thinking “what flash was he using” and then you showed that one where there was plenty of light so i guess no flash was needed! awesome 🙂 I’ll have to splurge for the $30-$40 ticket to get in one of these days. It’s been ages since I’ve been there. I think the last time was a field trip in college.
oh and those funky fish are awesome too… if i had a fish tank, i’d want one of them.
errr… on second look, funky seahorses 0_0
ScienceGuy: Hmm, reference lost on me – haven’t read much Steinbeck. It’s a fantastic aquarium – one of the best. Be sure to visit if you’re ever in the area.
Klaus: Thanks!
Heidi: There wasn’t much light at all in most of the rooms at the aquarium. I set my camera to its highest ISO rating for most of the time, and I broght 2 lenses that have very wide apertures (a 50mm f/1.4 & 28mm f/1.8 if you care), and even still my keeper rate wasn’t all that high. Flash poses 2 problems in this type of environment: 1) some creatures are very light-sensitive, and can be harmed by sudden bursts of light (eg. octopuses) and 2) unless you have the flash totally off-camera, it’s likely to create a tremendous glare off of the tank walls. The beautiful jellyfish exhibit is closing in a couple of weeks, and being replaced by a seahorse exhibit, which should be great too.
Incredible photos. Really wonderful.
Our family recently saw a documentary on Monteray Bay Aquarium and have put it on our list of places to go. Your photos seem like almost being there.
Excellent post!
Adam, your photos almost take on a 3-dimensional form. Wow! Beautiful!
Great shots Adam, I really love all the Jellyfish images, the colors are wonderful in them !!!
I love aquariums! Fabulous shots as usual…
Louise: Thank you! It’s not to be missed if you’re ever in the general area!
Mary: Thanks
Bernie: The jellies are my favorite (and everyone else’s, judging by where the crowds were!)
Jayleen: Thank you
awesome shots!
Thank you, Ankush!
This is a beautiful image with amazing details…Thomas (http://walkthewilderness.blogspot.com)
Thanks, WalkTheWilderness!