Long Beach Aquarium

ChrisJChrisJ Registered Users Posts: 2,164 Major grins
edited May 22, 2007 in Wildlife
Took a family trip to the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach last weekend.
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Everyone had a whale of a good time.

Most of the Jelly displays were closed, but these were still nice
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The little known underwater lorikeets :wink
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The sea dragons were especially beautiful
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Weedy Sea Dragon

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Leafy Sea Dragon

It's fairly small, but a rewarding visit nontheless.
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Hope you enjoyed this little trip.
Chris

Comments

  • OneEyedJackOneEyedJack Registered Users Posts: 45 Big grins
    edited May 21, 2007
    I live 5 or less minutes away from the aquarium and never thought to visit headscratch.gif stupid me.

    i love the first one. i would have loved it more if you got the full jelly in the picture
  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2007
    Nice series Chris. That aquarium looks like they have the same animals as our local Mote Marine, in Sarasota. Like the sea dragons. Those would be cool to have in one's tank.
    Mike McCarthy

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  • ChrisJChrisJ Registered Users Posts: 2,164 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2007
    OneEyedJack wrote:
    I live 5 or less minutes away from the aquarium and never thought to visit headscratch.gif stupid me.

    i love the first one. i would have loved it more if you got the full jelly in the picture

    Thanks... I was working with a 50mm lens on 1.6 crop camera, so getting the full jelly wasn't really possible.

    It's definitely worth a visit, though a tad expensive compared to other aquariums I've been to.
    Chris
  • ChrisJChrisJ Registered Users Posts: 2,164 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2007
    Bird Man Photographer wrote:
    Nice series Chris. That aquarium looks like they have the same animals as our local Mote Marine, in Sarasota. Like the sea dragons. Those would be cool to have in one's tank.

    Thanks, Bird Man! They had a lot of local critters in tide pools, but I was too busy tracking down my 2-year-old to get any good piccies. The dragons move nice and slow, too!
    Chris
  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2007
    Those sea dragon pics are wonderful. How colorful they are! Plus I am assuming you didn't jump in the tank rolleyes1.gif so these pics were done through glass...even more impressive!
    Stephen
    www.capture-the-pixel.com

  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2007
    Excellent set clap.gif Shooting at an aquarium is always a challenge.
    Harry
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  • ChrisJChrisJ Registered Users Posts: 2,164 Major grins
    edited May 22, 2007
    Maestro wrote:
    Those sea dragon pics are wonderful.
    Thanks, Maestro. It definitely took a steady hand and a fast lens!
    Chris
  • ChrisJChrisJ Registered Users Posts: 2,164 Major grins
    edited May 22, 2007
    Harryb wrote:
    Excellent set clap.gif Shooting at an aquarium is always a challenge.
    Thanks, Harry! It made me want a fast wide-angle lens!
    Chris
  • ivarivar Registered Users Posts: 8,395 Major grins
    edited May 22, 2007
    Very nice pics thumb.gif.

    I specifically love that first sea dragon, very nice.
    Ivar
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  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited May 22, 2007
    These are some colorful images, loved them all. Thanks for sharing! thumb.gif
    Marina
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  • ChrisJChrisJ Registered Users Posts: 2,164 Major grins
    edited May 22, 2007
    Thanks, ivar and ShepsMom!
    Chris
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