Today’s Photo, 11/3/13
Posted on November 3, 2013 Posted by John Scalzi 17 Comments
Seahorses at the Shedd Aquarium, November 2013.
Posted on November 3, 2013 Posted by John Scalzi 17 Comments
Seahorses at the Shedd Aquarium, November 2013.
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Magical!
Seahorses are so cool.
I went to gradeschool at The Avery Coonley School, in Downer’s Grove. Our mascot was the seahorse, because they move “Onward and Upward”! :-)
Wow, I agree with the above poster: magical
They’re adorable and part of me wants to pet them, though I know it’s not possible and would probably be a bad idea! I also want to pet the picture because it’s lovely and -ehm- I’m kind of weird that way?
When I learned about Web Content Management, we had to set up the structure of a site, in Drupal, about a random subject. I wrote about seahorses on the ground that they’re adorable! That is SO a valid reason when selecting a subject!
Now JoCo’s “Seahorse” is going to be stuck in my head all day.
For those who’d like to play at home: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3cIGww74pw (buy the album at http://www.jonathancoulton.com!)
Is that the aquarium in which Dresden fights the Denarians?
This is bugging me. I’ll have to go check.
Great picture! I always enjoy watching seahorses.
Nice! I have fond memories of visiting the Shedd Aquarium when I was really teeny.
That’s a really neat photo.
*love* this — thanks for sharing. :)
Oh, I forgot to mention the Shedd! Did you see the Beluga whales? I visit them whenever I’m in the city.
Do you have any tips on taking photos in aquariums? This is a really good photo and miles above what I’ve been able to manage trying to capture seahorses, sea dragons, jellyfish, etc.
J. Andrews:
Take a whole bunch of photos. One of them will likely turn out.
Also, in this particular case, use a good camera (this is my Nikon d5100).
I hope that there will be a photo of authentic Chicago pizza coming soon. Preferably with BACON.
I am disturbingly reminded of a certain story by Charles Stross..
http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2013/09/a-man-walks-into-a-bar.html
Coming from the West Coast, I am irrationally weirded out by aquariums that aren’t directly on the actual ocean.