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Wordless Wednesday – Monterey Bay Aquarium

2008-09-0314 CommentsNature, Photography, Travel, Wordless Wednesday

Photos from a 26 July visit to the superb Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, California

Otters by you.

Otters by you.

Jellyfish by you.

Jellyfish by you.

Jellyfish by you.

Jellyfish by you.

Jellyfish by you.

Jellyfish by you.

Jellyfish by you.

Deck by you.

Fish by you.

Tank by you.

Jellyfish by you.

Jellyfish by you.

Jellyfish by you.

Jellyfish by you.

Jellyfish by you.

Jellyfish by you.

Fish by you.

Big tank by you.

Fish by you.

Seahorse by you.

Seahorse by you.

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14 Comments
  1. Reply
    2008-09-03 at 07:43
    scienceguy288

    Did you meet Doc?: Cannery Row (Steinbeck) reference. Great photos from what looks to be an amazing aquarium.

  2. Reply
    2008-09-03 at 08:02
    Klaus

    Wow! Excellent images – it looks like a great place to go!
    Thank you for sharing and Cheers, Klaus!

  3. Reply
    2008-09-03 at 14:53
    Heidi

    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.

  4. Reply
    2008-09-03 at 14:54
    Heidi

    errr… on second look, funky seahorses 0_0

  5. Reply
    2008-09-03 at 17:21
    Adam R. Paul

    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.

  6. Reply
    2008-09-03 at 19:13
    Louise Cannon

    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!

  7. Reply
    2008-09-03 at 23:05
    Mary Carlson

    Adam, your photos almost take on a 3-dimensional form. Wow! Beautiful!

  8. Reply
    2008-09-04 at 08:56
    Bernie Kasper

    Great shots Adam, I really love all the Jellyfish images, the colors are wonderful in them !!!

  9. Reply
    2008-09-04 at 12:34
    jayleen

    I love aquariums! Fabulous shots as usual…

  10. Reply
    2008-09-07 at 11:39
    Adam R. Paul

    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

  11. Reply
    2008-09-29 at 16:40
    ankush

    awesome shots!

  12. Reply
    2008-10-05 at 21:18
    Adam R. Paul

    Thank you, Ankush!

  13. Reply
    2008-10-07 at 06:11
    walkthewilderness

    This is a beautiful image with amazing details…Thomas (http://walkthewilderness.blogspot.com)

  14. Reply
    2008-10-08 at 09:06
    Adam R. Paul

    Thanks, WalkTheWilderness!

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