Long Beach Aquarium

[ChrisJ]

Took a family trip to the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach last weekend.
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Everyone had a whale of a good time.

Most of the Jelly displays were closed, but these were still nice
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The little known underwater lorikeets :wink
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The sea dragons were especially beautiful
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Weedy Sea Dragon

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Leafy Sea Dragon

It's fairly small, but a rewarding visit nontheless.
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Hope you enjoyed this little trip.

[OneEyedJack]

I live 5 or less minutes away from the aquarium and never thought to visit :scratch stupid me.

i love the first one. i would have loved it more if you got the full jelly in the picture

[Bird Man Photographer]

Nice series Chris. That aquarium looks like they have the same animals as our local Mote Marine, in Sarasota. Like the sea dragons. Those would be cool to have in one's tank.

[ChrisJ]

I live 5 or less minutes away from the aquarium and never thought to visit :scratch stupid me.

i love the first one. i would have loved it more if you got the full jelly in the picture

Thanks... I was working with a 50mm lens on 1.6 crop camera, so getting the full jelly wasn't really possible.

It's definitely worth a visit, though a tad expensive compared to other aquariums I've been to.

[ChrisJ]

Nice series Chris. That aquarium looks like they have the same animals as our local Mote Marine, in Sarasota. Like the sea dragons. Those would be cool to have in one's tank.

Thanks, Bird Man! They had a lot of local critters in tide pools, but I was too busy tracking down my 2-year-old to get any good piccies. The dragons move nice and slow, too!

[Maestro]

Those sea dragon pics are wonderful. How colorful they are! Plus I am assuming you didn't jump in the tank :rofl so these pics were done through glass...even more impressive!

[Harryb]

Excellent set :clap Shooting at an aquarium is always a challenge.

[ChrisJ]

Those sea dragon pics are wonderful.
Thanks, Maestro. It definitely took a steady hand and a fast lens!

[ChrisJ]

Excellent set :clap Shooting at an aquarium is always a challenge.
Thanks, Harry! It made me want a fast wide-angle lens!

[ivar]

Very nice pics :thumb.

I specifically love that first sea dragon, very nice.

[ShepsMom]

These are some colorful images, loved them all. Thanks for sharing! :thumb

[ChrisJ]

Thanks, ivar and ShepsMom!