jazzgeek
The Rule Of Thirds.
...since we're getting close to "back to school", and since I've rolled off of the H-D project, I thought I'd write my first theme....
Realizing that she'd have some time with the holiday weekend, and that I wouldn't have another client engagement for a week or so, I was < ahem > "summoned" to visit Pam in Duluth.....nope, not the same Duluth as our beloved Scottsquatch, but Duluth, Jaw-Juh.
We've done two "touristy" things so far, with one to go. The one time I remembered to bring the camera was our trip to the Georgia Aquarium, and I was looking forward to it, having spent many a day at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicaaaaguh. Conclusion? It's an apples/oranges comparison - Shedd older, and more "taxonomically" organized, whereas the GA Aquarium is more of a "Disney" experience. Both serve their purpose well...
However, you can't help but being impressed upon seeing the "Ocean Voyager" exhibit - a 6.3 MILLION gallon tank that holds FOUR whale sharks (the largest fish in the world), a few dozen groupers, a hammerhead shark, a half-dozen rays (including a new manta ray that has a 9 foot wingspan). It's over 100 yards from the main viewing window to the "other side" of the tank...
If you'll notice the "seam" in the acrylic in front of the rocks in the lower right corner of the shot above, here's a little perspective for you - while it looks relatively thin, the six panels of the viewing window consist of over twenty "plies" of about 1 inch thick acrylic. That's two feet of acrylic holding the water in.
Here's a shot of one of the whale sharks from the "tunnel" that leads into the main viewing window....
Also, a shot of a grouper from the "Ocean Voyager" exhibit - it was about 5 feet in length...
And while it's primarily fish, there are other aquatic fauna there; here are shots of a sea otter and sea lion, respectively...
more to come....
Dale
Realizing that she'd have some time with the holiday weekend, and that I wouldn't have another client engagement for a week or so, I was < ahem > "summoned" to visit Pam in Duluth.....nope, not the same Duluth as our beloved Scottsquatch, but Duluth, Jaw-Juh.
We've done two "touristy" things so far, with one to go. The one time I remembered to bring the camera was our trip to the Georgia Aquarium, and I was looking forward to it, having spent many a day at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicaaaaguh. Conclusion? It's an apples/oranges comparison - Shedd older, and more "taxonomically" organized, whereas the GA Aquarium is more of a "Disney" experience. Both serve their purpose well...
However, you can't help but being impressed upon seeing the "Ocean Voyager" exhibit - a 6.3 MILLION gallon tank that holds FOUR whale sharks (the largest fish in the world), a few dozen groupers, a hammerhead shark, a half-dozen rays (including a new manta ray that has a 9 foot wingspan). It's over 100 yards from the main viewing window to the "other side" of the tank...
If you'll notice the "seam" in the acrylic in front of the rocks in the lower right corner of the shot above, here's a little perspective for you - while it looks relatively thin, the six panels of the viewing window consist of over twenty "plies" of about 1 inch thick acrylic. That's two feet of acrylic holding the water in.
Here's a shot of one of the whale sharks from the "tunnel" that leads into the main viewing window....
Also, a shot of a grouper from the "Ocean Voyager" exhibit - it was about 5 feet in length...
And while it's primarily fish, there are other aquatic fauna there; here are shots of a sea otter and sea lion, respectively...
more to come....
Dale
