Jelly Fish - Monterey Bay Aquarium

SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
edited December 4, 2007 in Other Cool Shots
Hi Folks :D ... On my way home from the SmugMug/Dgrin Shoot,
I spent a few days in San Francisco with a fellow Smugmugian.

We did a massive day trip down to Monterey Bay,
and went to the Aquarium.

My goodness me that is one beautiful Aquarium.
I have never been in an Aquarium with huge walls of Jelly Fish
like they have at that Aquarium.

I was totally in awe of the sight we saw, April and I spent ages in there
watching and photographing the Jelly Fish,
and trying to figure out how to deal with that thick Aquarium Glass.

I managed to salvage a few, that glass is so thick, not easy to shoot though.

Enjoy :thumb ........ Skippy :D

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  • schmooschmoo Registered Users Posts: 8,468 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2007
    WOW!! :oogle This is what you call "salvage?" You have very high standards ! :D

    I love jellyfish (when they're safely away from me) and have not yet had a chance to get to Monterey. I love the last two because it looks like they're just glowing pods floating in space.
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  • Jack'll doJack'll do Registered Users Posts: 2,977 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2007
    Wonderful shots of amazingly delicate creatures.
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  • ChrisJChrisJ Registered Users Posts: 2,164 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2007
    Very nice, Skippy! I really like the last one with all the tendrils. Did they still have the Great White Shark? We were there in September and it was small, but very impressive.
    Chris
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,938 moderator
    edited December 1, 2007
    Did you see the glass jelly fish? Those were equally spectacular.

    I don't recall but I think they're going to be cycled out soon (to come back at
    a later time). I've had the opportunity to see "behind the scenes" of that
    exhibit and boy, let me tell you. How they maintain it is very cool.
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  • MoniMoni Registered Users Posts: 245 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2007
    Beautiful shots.
    You captured the fluidity of the jellies very nicely.

    I visited that aquarium a couple of years ago but I had a bit of a problem there. I would read the signs of what fish were there and then think of sushi... Like "That one is a yellow tail. Mmmmmm, yellow tail." :D
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2007
    schmoo wrote:
    WOW!! :oogle This is what you call "salvage?" You have very high standards ! :D

    I love jellyfish (when they're safely away from me) and have not yet had a chance to get to Monterey. I love the last two because it looks like they're just glowing pods floating in space.

    The problem April and I were having was the extreme low light,
    the fact that the jelly fish were constantly moving, and the thick Aquarium Glass.

    This resulted in a lot of out of focus images.

    They were just awesome to watch Schmooo, so graceful in their movement.

    Glad you liked them :D .... Skippy :D
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2007
    Jack'll do wrote:
    Wonderful shots of amazingly delicate creatures.

    Thank you Jack'll do :D

    ...Skippy :D
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2007
    ChrisJ wrote:
    Very nice, Skippy! I really like the last one with all the tendrils. Did they still have the Great White Shark? We were there in September and it was small, but very impressive.

    I can't remember if there was a Great White Shark headscratch.gif
    I was way too impressed with the Jelly Fish rolleyes1.gif

    Gosh I won't ever forget Monterey Bay Aquarium.
    Thanks for looking ......... Skippy :D
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2007
    ian408 wrote:
    Did you see the glass jelly fish? Those were equally spectacular.

    I don't recall but I think they're going to be cycled out soon (to come back at
    a later time). I've had the opportunity to see "behind the scenes" of that
    exhibit and boy, let me tell you. How they maintain it is very cool.

    Ian, April and I stood and watched those Jelly Fish like forever I tell you rolleyes1.gif
    I had no idea there were so many varieties, the shapes the sizes the colours, I even questioned myself if some were even real till I saw them move.

    That's one play I would love to re-visit.
    Thanks for looking Ian thumb.gif ........ Skippy :D
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2007
    Moni wrote:
    Beautiful shots.
    You captured the fluidity of the jellies very nicely.

    I visited that aquarium a couple of years ago but I had a bit of a problem there. I would read the signs of what fish were there and then think of sushi... Like "That one is a yellow tail. Mmmmmm, yellow tail." :D


    Ahahaha.... Sushi... speaking of Sushi I tried it for the first time in my life during my stay with April, and I gotta tell you I was thinking ohhh no raw fish ickkkkkkkkkkk ... boy was I totally wrong.

    I loved Sushi :D

    Thanks for looking Moni ....... Skippy :D
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,938 moderator
    edited December 1, 2007
    Hey Skippy wave.gif

    Next time you come to visit the place, PM me first. OK?

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  • Ann McRaeAnn McRae Registered Users Posts: 4,584 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2007
    Ooooooh, aaaaahhhhhh!

    Wow, skippy, these are gorgeous!

    I am soooo glad that you and April did this - I've been to Mties onterey once and am still in awe. So cool that April was able to tour you around a bit!!!!!

    Yep, beautiful shots, just beautiful.

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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2007
    ian408 wrote:
    Hey Skippy wave.gif

    Next time you come to visit the place, PM me first. OK?

    Ian

    Will do Ian thumb.gif thanks ....... Skippy :D
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2007
    Ann McRae wrote:
    Ooooooh, aaaaahhhhhh!

    Wow, skippy, these are gorgeous!

    I am soooo glad that you and April did this - I've been to Mties onterey once and am still in awe. So cool that April was able to tour you around a bit!!!!!

    Yep, beautiful shots, just beautiful.

    ann

    Thanks Ann, April and I had a great time, we packed our days full.
    Pre to this trip to SanFran, I had only ever been there once and that was about 12 years ago.

    Those Jelly Fish were just awesome ...thanks for looking ... Skippy :D
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited December 2, 2007
    ian408 wrote:
    Did you see the glass jelly fish? Those were equally spectacular.


    Sorry I didnt answer your question, yes we did see those hand crafted Glass Jelley Fish, what a display, isn't he the same artist that did the ceiling in the Bellargio in Las Vegas ????

    .... Skippy :D
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  • aktseaktse Registered Users Posts: 1,928 Major grins
    edited December 2, 2007
    You did awesome!

    We spent hours there, and we could have spent more! Well done!
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2007
    aktse wrote:
    You did awesome!

    We spent hours there, and we could have spent more! Well done!

    What a day hu?
    Boy did we come some series miles that day thumb.gif ... Skippy :D
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  • riz_satriz_sat Registered Users Posts: 238 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2007
    jellyfishes are so beautiful heheh
    nice shots iloveyou.gif

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  • jerrykrjerrykr Registered Users Posts: 80 Big grins
    edited December 3, 2007
    great shots, you did very, very well.
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2007
    riz_sat wrote:
    jellyfishes are so beautiful heheh
    nice shots iloveyou.gif

    Riz_sat you should have seen the size of those jelly fish they were bigger than Dinner plates, massive in size.

    An awesome sight .... thanks for looking .... Skippy :D
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2007
    jerrykr wrote:
    great shots, you did very, very well.

    Thanks Jerry ... Skippy :D
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  • tleetlee Registered Users Posts: 1,090 Major grins
    edited December 4, 2007
    Beautiful!!!
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