Wednesday January 02, 2008 High Definitions Videos From Monterey Bay Aquarium
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Many thanks to Eugenia for commenting on my previous post and then making these exceptional video's available. There is video of at least of ten of the creatures I photographed on Monday. In comparison, they make my pictures, look like Polaroids from the '80's. |
As she writes:
Download the source 720p video file on the right sidebar, rename it as .mp4 and watch it via an AppleTV, PS3 or XBoX360 on your HDTV.Shot with a Canon HV20 in PF24/Cinemode. Pulldown removed with Cineform NeoHD. Edited with Vegas Pro 8, graded with Magic Bullet. Music and video are licensed separately under the Creative Commons "BY" 3.0 license.
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Monterey Bay Aquarium - December 2007
We visited our favorite aquarium on the last day of last year. It was definitely a lot less busy then usual and we got a great opportunity to spend much more time looking at each exhibit. That unfortunately didn't always help improve my photographic skills.
Here are the best shots with a little commentary below.
The latest new exhibit was the river otters (as opposed to the sea otters that are always there). The river otters were mostly lethargic although there was one guy swimming like crazy; (I need to practice my panning skills).
There was a batch of sand dollars and we got to see what they look like alive (as opposed to collecting them dead off a beach over at Half Moon Bay).
A couple of the creatures were doing a great service to the public and hanging out right next to their labels.
The jellies are still my favorite show though, and since the last time I was there (February 2007), they've changed a few of the tanks and are showing new species.
The last shot above is an Ocean Sunfish, (which thankfully is not in the same tank as the jellies). The aquarium has two of them and they are huge.
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