My best photo at Monterey Bay Aquarium

[bigdeeezy]

just got back from Monterey Bay Aquarium for me and my girlfriend's 3 year anniversary...after looking at all of the pics that we took i can say this is one of the best pictures i have ever taken with a point and shoot canon camera...what do you guys think? RBTA...

 

[Erick]

should have asked them to turn off their pumps

Nice pic!

 

[bigdeeezy]

should have asked them to turn off their pumps

Nice pic!

not sure if this tank had pumps but the movement of water was from a customer moving the floating magnifying glass around

 

[patchin]

The waves add a neat effect.

 

[GreshamH]

:lol: RBTA... nope

Bet you don't know what the orange ones are

One hint, they are NOT anemones.

 

[Erick]

Dendrophyllia?

 

[Gomer]

orange puppies?

 

[GreshamH]

Orange potatoes!!!!

Erick is close but that's not it.

 

[Eight]

Rhizo?

 

[GreshamH]

getting COLDER

 

[Erick]

I guess that only leaves Balanophyllia

 

[GreshamH]

Gold star for Erick

 

[Eight]

That's a beautiful balano! It looks really big in the photo... how large was it?

 

[GreshamH]

The big one is an anemone The small orange ones are Balano's They cover most tanks at the MBA.

 

[Eight]

Hah! And here I was thinking... Damn that balano looks awfully big and anemone like.

 

[bigdeeezy]

That's a beautiful balano! It looks really big in the photo... how large was it?

the anemone was pretty big i would say its about 8-10 inches wide...

 

[bigdeeezy]

The big one is an anemone The small orange ones are Balano's They cover most tanks at the MBA.

gresh you got me all confused for a sec there...LOL i thought i was out of my mind! but yea the balanos are everywhere in their tanks