I saw an interesting jellyfish photo taken from the Monterey Bay Aquarium on the DPReview forum yesterday. It just occurred to me that I hadn't visited this world famous aquarium for a long time. (A few years ago, my brother lived in Monterey so I went there quite often.) In those years, the Monterey Aquarium had expanded and more interesting exhibitions were added (the beloved Jellyfish exhibition is a big hit). Now it seems a good time to visit it again.On my way to the Aquarium, I noticed this old house. It looked out of place among those posh souvenir shops and renovated hotels in the Cannery Row. Is it the place? I asked myself. Yes, it is indeed Dr Ricketts's lab, #800 Cannery Row. (If you don't know who he is, it's time to pick up your Steinbeck.)
The Aquariums was unbelievably crowded. I guess summer is a good time for kids to take field trips. Because of that, those dark exhibition rooms could make one feel a little bit claustrophobic. To see the sea anemones or those beautiful jellyfishes I had to push myself through a crowd, not something I enjoyed. The low light condition required me to use high ISO settings (I used ISO 800 and ISO 1250) so I was really worried about the noise in the D200 images. It was, however, a perfect condition to use a Nikon D700 (which I don't have).
Enough said. Time to show a few shots. I hope soon I can bring my D700 to the Aquarium and make better photos.
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