A leopard shark cruises through the kelp forest exhibit at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
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Leafy Sea Dragon
Currently housed in the Splash Zone exhibit at Monterey Bay Aquarium, the leafy sea dragon is perhaps the most unusual animal on display.
Related to the seahorse, these are found in the rocky reefs off South and Western Australia. As you can see from the photo, they are very effectively camouflaged among the seaweeds and seagrasses.
Dwarf Seahorse
This is a dwarf seahorse, from the Monterey Bay Aquarium‘s Splash Zone exhibit
Dwarf seahorses live in areas of sea grass. As the one in the photo demonstrates, they use their long tails to attach themselves to blades of grass, then they eat tiny animals that the currents bring their way.
Monterey: Jelly Fish
Another jelly shot from the Monterey Bay Aquarium‘s Outer Bay exhibit.
I took a lot of shots with the Canon EOS 20D while there, all hand-held and at either ISO 1600 or ISO 800. I will add some more over this week (and I promise that they’re not all jelly fish!).
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Despite being a member, I hadn’t been down to the Monterey Bay Aquarium in a long time. Sunday, we made the two hour journey down there and spent some time walking around both the new and old exhibits.
One of my favourites is the jelly fish display in the Outer Bay exhibit. While the new “Jellies: Living Art” exhibit is interesting for the variety of species it contains, I still find the amazing orange jelly fish contrasting with the deep blue of the tank more impressive.
Wooden Man
Another shot from old town Sacramento. This is the head & shoulders of a full size wooden statue standing outside one of the stores.
Sacramento Capitol
Another photo from the visit to Sacramento; this one is the front of the capitol building. For some reason there was a handful of photographers with medium format cameras on tripods all lined up along the footpath in front of the building – don’t know whether it was a photography club, a group of students or pros who all decided to get shots of the capitol building on the same day.
Granite Rock Co. #10
Last Sunday, after a visit to a nearby casino, we dropped by Sacramento. Walking around old town, this train was pulling into the station – I had to run to get in front of it for this photo. You can find out more about the trains at the California State Railroad Museum.
Fungi
The first photo I took on my walk last Saturday; by Sunday morning these had all been destroyed by somebody.
Evening Glow
The view from my balcony, at around 10:30pm. Taken with a 15 second exposure at ISO 100, and with a little bit of photoshop treatment, this looks very close to what my eyes were seeing at the time.