A Phantom Shark

A Phantom Shark

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March 18, 2012

So, Aquarium Week officially ended last week, tis true, but I couldn't help but show of one more photo from the Georgia Aquarium, again centering on my favorite of the exhibits, the mega-tank with whale sharks, manta rays, and more.  These are incredible animals, and it is unbelievable that they have been able to thrive in captivity like this.  I would love to see them in person in the wild.  Hopefully one day.  Enjoy.

Technical notes:

Camera: Nikon D80

Lens: Nikon 50 mm f/1.4

Focal length:  50 mm

Exposure: 1/40 @ f/3.2  ISO 640

Post-processing: Minor tone adjusted with PS 4 and LR 1.4.

Sarah's Photography

Sarah's Photography

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March 18, 2012

Today is a special posting.  It has been six months since a wonderful young lady decided to take a chance on a nerdy graduate student who lived an hour plus away and go to dinner with him.  In that seemingly short time, we've shared a good number of adventures together, and being engaged are looking at the prospect of many more to come.  She is endlessly curious, inquisitive, delighted at experiencing new things, going new places, enriching her (and anyone with her) life.  She is a wondrous person, generous, sharp ... too many adjectives to fit on this page.  At the aquarium she was a photography fiend, snapping at everything that caught her creative eye, and produced the wonderful images that you see here today, along with many more.  I love her dearly, and every day consider myself the luckiest man alive.  Enjoy.


 

Technical notes:

Camera: Nikon D80

Lens: Nikon 50 mm f/1.4

Focal length:  50 mm

Exposure: var.  ISO 640

Post-processing: Minor tone adjusted with PS 4 and LR 1.4.

Dangling Tentacles

Dangling Tentacles

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March 18, 2012

Aquarium Week continues, with this lovely jellyfish again from the Georgia Aquarium.  They float so serenely, just cruising up and down in the tank or the ocean, yet they are filled with powerful toxic punches.  I liked seeing the little flecks in the water, probably food for the hungry jelly.  Enjoy.

Technical notes:

Camera: Nikon D80

Lens: Nikon 50 mm f/1.4

Focal length:  50 mm

Exposure: 1/40 @ f/3.2   ISO 640

Post-processing: Minor tone adjusted with PS 4 and LR 1.4.

King of the Aquatic Jungle

King of the Aquatic Jungle

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March 18, 2012

I do like themed weeks; it gives some structure to the week, helps introduce topics, and allows me to sort through the 9000+ images held here.  So, with a look back to my recent visit to the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta with my fiancée Sarah, this is Aquarium Week 2012!  This lionfish was strutting his stuff across the tank (obviously, all of this week's images will be of captive animals.  Please keep that in mind, I didn't dive to get these images... yet), and apparently is quite the invasive species in the southeastern United States.  Despite finding him in a tank, they are quite incredible creatures to watch; I don't think I've seen so many fins on an fish.  And knowing that each of the spines on his dorsal fin and anal fins is basically a hypodermic needle with a powerful neurotoxin makes him seem a bit less cuddly.  Enjoy.

Technical notes:

Camera: Nikon D80

Lens: Nikon 50 mm f/1.4

Focal length:  50 mm

Exposure: 1/60 @ f/4   ISO 640

Post-processing: Minor tone adjusted with PS 4 and LR 1.4.