Georgia Aquarium

[steve68]

These pictures are long overdue.
jope u enjoy

when u walk in the first thing u see are these huge fresh water fish

then u look down & they have a nice size pool

this was a fake reef.

i like the blue in the back

next came the jelly fish tank these where so cool.

another shot swiming away

this was so cool the waves where smashing on top & it was awesome to see the surge.
this was a real reef.

the shark was just hanging out

this RBTA was about 18 inch across

this was the best picture i got "2 many people in the way oh well"

 

[steve68]

this had to be my favorite part

i was like WOWWWW

just a cool view to look up

these where about 9 feet across

these wales where so cool i wish i had video

me & my wife

when u came out on the other side this is what u walk in to

bubba gump

there she goes again solo

 

[steve68]

this guy was just hanging out waiting for a picture

& so was his buddy

freshwater star fish

i have no idea what that thing was on top

chilling

& this guy was so cool

it was hard to get a good shot he was moving so fast

my sister Diane & luz

i had a great time there
im sure when i go back i'll go again.

www.georgiaaquarium.org

 

[panmanmatt]

Fantastic pics, Steve. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Phyl]

Great pictures! Now where are the pictures of the balloonfest?! ;D

 

[billyr98]

very awesome pictures, steve!

 

[AnDom1]

Hi...Beautiful pix...Thanks for sharing with us...I enjoyed them a lot.

Dom

 

[kathainbowen]

...... after comparing my pics to yours.... I can say only one thing....


What camera do you have??? I MUST HAVE IT!!!!

Beautiful!!!!

 

[hurtback]

hey, wheere are the tang police when you need them!!!!...lol
really, very nice, clear images---i'm sure you had a great time there, along with all the images you must have taken...
thats 1 place on my list of places to go---nice job
which type of equipment were you using?
steve

 

[saltwater4life]

Sweet pictures!!!

 

[Phyl]

Steve's got a D-80 that he's used to take those pictures with.

 

[Brian]

As always...Great pics!!

 

[Erich]

Been there done it....

Great pictures..... Nice place to visit with the family. Especially during a hot day in Atlanta.

 

[jerseydiablo]

This is such an awesome shot!

 

[steve68]

Thank you everyone.
the aquarium is really nice the only bad thing is waiting on line to get in
I'm thinking about going to Baltimore aquarium next !

Phyl what balloon pictures !

 

[Phyl]

Love that picture too. It looks like the shark is flying through the clouds! Amazing perspective. I wonder how the animals feel about it?!

From the photos that you posted, I'd guess that the Baltimore Aquarium will pale by comparison! And if you're going to go there make sure that you buy your tickets/get an entry time in advance, otherwise you'll be waiting hours to get into Baltimore too!

The last time we went we bought our tickets, then went and had lunch. After lunch we had just a few more minutes to our entry time.

Great balloon pics, Steve!!

 

[Hawkeye]

awesome awesome pics.

Did they post signs that stated those critters were "freshwater"?

On the first pic - those fish appear to be Caranx hippos aka Jacks or Pompanos...those are saltwater fish that can tolerate river water (e.g. it's still salty). But to say freshwater makes me think they are out of Lake Erie or something...

On the freshwater "starfish" - the background has what appears to be a Hypsypops rubicundus. The orange color is a dead giveaway...and those are definitely saltwater...so your starfish is a saltwater species. I'm unaware of any species that is freshwater.

wiki for the garibaldi: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garibaldi_(fish)
wiki for the Crevalle Jack/pompano: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crevalle_jack. A clearer picture can be found here: http://indian-river.fl.us/fishing/fish/jackcre.html

 

[steve68]

they have this one section that u walk in & the guide said it was freshwater section
so as i walk through I'm assuming everything in there is freshwater, the tank with the starfish was on the left & it was the first tank as we walked in so thats why i said that but what to i know i was just taking pictures of cool things, for some reason the ones i took of the sea dragon came out bad so the next person that goes there most post pictures of them.