AQWA -Aquarium WA

mushy

While working at the function centre attached to the above facilities, I managed to sneak away for about an hour to have a look around and take some photo's of the underwater life.
I definitely don't have a lens with a wide enough aperture or the skill set to photograph under these conditions but I was still happy with a few of the results.













This is just inside the tunnel which has a moving floor or you can step off and spend some time in one spot if you choose. The nice thing is, there's no time limit or maximum number of times you can do the full loop.


Thanks for taking a look, feel free to comment and or critique, either is always appreciated :thumb

Maestro

I can't critique because I wouldn't know where to begin to even try to do underwater photography or photography in an aquarium. The shots are nice. I really like the one of the shark backlit. The seal photos are good because I like the expression that he seal has. I like the color of the bluefish in the first photo but it came out just a tad soft.

ShepsMom

Hi there mushy!! First fish looks really mean and i love little seal, what a cutie Your last shot would be better if it wasn't tilted, little PS might fix that problem. Thanks for sharing!

mushy

ShepsMom wrote:

Hi there mushy!! First fish looks really mean and i love little seal, what a cutie Your last shot would be better if it wasn't tilted, little PS might fix that problem. Thanks for sharing!

Cheers to you both for your comments, the seals were just too cool and had alot of personality. The trainer was with us at the time and the seals were just watching his every move. Will give the pic a quick rotate and update too.

Harryb

Good shots under very challenging conditions.

mushy

Harryb wrote:

Good shots under very challenging conditions.

Cheers Harry, I've seen it done here a helluva lot better but I'm still happy with my results.

bsvirginian

I should be at the Atlanta Aquarium next week. Any suggestions on in-camera color balance, etc.
bsvirginian.

mushy

bsvirginian wrote:

I should be at the Atlanta Aquarium next week. Any suggestions on in-camera color balance, etc.
bsvirginian.

If you have the option I'd be shooting in raw to cover your bases. Also use your lens that has the widest aperture as if its anything like our aquarium you'll spend the day struggling for light.
Good luck and make sure you post some results

dbaker1221

really good shots

bsvirginian

Thanks Mushy
bsvirginian

mushy wrote:

If you have the option I'd be shooting in raw to cover your bases. Also use your lens that has the widest aperture as if its anything like our aquarium you'll spend the day struggling for light.
Good luck and make sure you post some results

Skippy

mushy wrote:

While working at the function centre attached to the above facilities, I managed to sneak away for about an hour to have a look around and take some photo's of the underwater life.
I definitely don't have a lens with a wide enough aperture or the skill set to photograph under these conditions but I was still happy with a few of the results.
This is just inside the tunnel which has a moving floor or you can step off and spend some time in one spot if you choose. The nice thing is, there's no time limit or maximum number of times you can do the full loop.
Thanks for taking a look, feel free to comment and or critique, either is always appreciated

Awwwwwwww look at the seals face ... I love it
What a little show off hey
He's playing the cutezeee game big time
Aquarium glass is not easy to deal with, you did a darn good job
.... Skippy
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mushy

Skippy wrote:

Awwwwwwww look at the seals face ... I love it
What a little show off hey
He's playing the cutezeee game big time
Aquarium glass is not easy to deal with, you did a darn good job
.... Skippy
.

Thanks Skippy, I timed it pretty well with the trainer there, so the seals were playing up big time. The glass was well scratched up so it did take some photoshopping to clean up.
Strange thing was, the scratches are on the inside damn seals!