The Georgia Aquarium (VERY Photo Intense)

[brad23]

Wow great pics.

 

[jwedehase]

I'm glad everything made sense, and at least some of the magnitude of this place translated across. It's hard to judge how well I've conveyed the granduer, when I was there, so I know what I'm looking at. I really appreciate the objective comments. Thank you very much.

As for the surge, I don't know. Unfortunately, behind-the-scenes tours aren't available for a few more weeks. I was desperately hoping to see that. There's so many things there that are of interest to me.

From http://www.georgiaaquarium.org/visitUs/behindTheSceneTours.aspx

• Discover the magic of a mangrove forest.
• Enjoy a special view of the top of the coral reef exhibit and its many colorful inhabitants.
• Learn how we create salt water while viewing the filtration system at the top of our massive coral reef.
• View how we make large waves at the top of the reef gallery.
• Learn and observe how we grow our corals, jellies and other interesting animals.
• View the top of the largest ocean pool in North America and observe the worldââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s largest fish, the whale shark.
• Take home a souvenir photo of you at the top of the ocean pool.
• View the husbandry commissary and how we make the food for the animals.
• Visit our modern vet clinic and learn how we operate on fish.

 

[jwedehase]

For you maintenance/equipment nerds, here's a shot of the big tank's surface. I'm presuming this is how they cool it. There were several of these areas that looked like a helicopter overhead.

 

[danferd2002]

awsome pics, thanks for sharing

 

[fishesRdelicious]

how do they feed the whale sharks? i know they eat plankton and small stuff but they must need tons of plankton
also do they offer any behind the scenes tours, to see all the equipment
great pictures btw

 

[jwedehase]

As stated above, the behind the scenes tours are not yet available. However, there was video playing at the big window, and some of it showed the whale sharks eating. They had several pounds of krill, and other such meaty foods, all in a large scoop/bucket. For some reason, I'm thinking they fed 16.5 lbs at a time, twice a day. Anyway, they put this bucket in front of the shark, and he starts this huge vacuum, sucking in what must be dozens of gallons of water within a couple seconds. The food, of course, gets sucked right in with it. It was quite amazing to see the aquatic "black hole" into the shark's mouth.

 

[theplatypus]

I can't wait until the lines die down a bit.

 

[MAreefer1]

I think Im goin for a little trip to GA!!!

 

[masterswimmer]

That was an amazing photo journey you took us on. Thank you. The magnitude of the displays were conveyed well and I'm sure it's even more breathtaking in person.

Thanks again,
Russ

 

[Frisco]

Great pics - looks worthy of a visit! Thanks for sharing.

 

[joeychitwood]

Great photos. Thanks for making the effort to post them.

I think they have too many tangs in that tank, however! :smokin:

 

[tokitay]

WOW!!

 

[chrismunn]

THATS PRETTY FREAKIN' AWSOME! and i thought that the 1 million gallon tank at monterey bay was big. 6.2mill, WOW! its amazing!

 

[scarletknight06]

thank you for the pics!

 

[Hopestar075]

Great pictures!!!! I am very lucky to live 30 mins away from the aquarium therefore I obtained a season pass. I am going to try to go as often as I can! By the way the gift shop prices are totally reasonable! I baught a long sleeve shirt for $18 and b/c I have a season pass I got 20% off! Yay!

 

[ERICinFL]

Enjoyed the pics. Next time I visit my family in GA, I'm taking an extra day or two to see the aquarium!

 

[Fishyfreak031592]

Wow.........just looking at all those pics makes me really want to go there...my favorite pic you supplied was of the reef.....the whole place is stunning........oh how i wish i could go there.but im in IL and thats in georgia.....o well.................

 

[jwedehase]

Thank you again, everyone. I took just over 350 photos that day, and I'm still going through them. As I find more interesting items, I'll be sure to post them. There are probably a couple left.

 

[johnkov418]

Wow !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great Work, excellent thread.. I live near Chicago and I thought the Shedd Aquarium was awesone, thank you for sharing!! John

 

[PupChow]

Simply amazing, thank you very, very much! I think I am planning a trip there with my girlfriend really soon!

I am very impressed by the pictures you took, how did you even manage to take those pictures under the low-light situation!? I tried my DSLR at Baltimore aquarium and failed quite miserably!