Day Trip to Monterey
Today was Mother's Day. Some of our mothers weren't around locally for celebration (I couldn't even call mine for most of the day, since she was on an international flight), so a few of us went out to Monterery for touristy stuff.
We started the day at the Monterey Aquarium, worked our way through the 17-Mile Drive, and headed back to South Bay for some crazy Korean BBQ fun at Palace Buffet with a bunch of other people. I also got a chance to test out my new camera.
Monterey Bay Aquarium:
"I feel out of place in the aquarium."
Michelle trying to molest poor innocent creatures.
The little cove right outside the aquarium. I loved the colors.
Me taking a shot of Gene taking a shot of something.
My jellyfish shot of the day.
Some interesting rays.
"Grrr... I can't get any decent shots of the fish in the dark!"
It was such a gorgeous day!
Some rock outside with random animals... and poop.
Some imitation plush toy in the aquarium gift shop. They even put a "Finding Nemo" book next to these ugly things. Talk about false advertisement.
It was so much work to get a decent picture of the sea otters!
Goodbye little fishies. See you at a Japanese restaurant soon!
17-Mile Drive:
I really like scenic shots.
Pretty flowers.
Sooooo relaxing-looking.
I wonder if they have rabies.
"Am I supposed to swing right or left?"
"Are you getting this?"
Golf at Pebble Beach... check.
Lone Cypress along 17-Mile Drive
Group shot.
It was a fun and tiring day. A lot of my pictures inside the aquarium didn't turn out. I couldn't use flash in a lot of places because there were either signs saying that we couldn't use flash (it might shock the animals or something), or the flash would be reflected off the glass and show up as a giant white ball of light in the pictures. And the problem with taking pictures in darker settings is that you have to use slower shutter speeds in order to get enough light in the picture for decent exposure. It doesn't help with these animals move while you're trying to take their picture. Even the jellyfish were moving too fast most of the time for me to get a sharp picture. Sigh... I just didn't know enough about photography and my camera to know how to resolve this issue. =T Owell. I'm still extremely happy with my 12x zoom. It really puts my old camera to shame.
We started the day at the Monterey Aquarium, worked our way through the 17-Mile Drive, and headed back to South Bay for some crazy Korean BBQ fun at Palace Buffet with a bunch of other people. I also got a chance to test out my new camera.
Monterey Bay Aquarium:
"I feel out of place in the aquarium."
Michelle trying to molest poor innocent creatures.
The little cove right outside the aquarium. I loved the colors.
Me taking a shot of Gene taking a shot of something.
My jellyfish shot of the day.
Some interesting rays.
"Grrr... I can't get any decent shots of the fish in the dark!"
It was such a gorgeous day!
Some rock outside with random animals... and poop.
Some imitation plush toy in the aquarium gift shop. They even put a "Finding Nemo" book next to these ugly things. Talk about false advertisement.
It was so much work to get a decent picture of the sea otters!
Goodbye little fishies. See you at a Japanese restaurant soon!
17-Mile Drive:
I really like scenic shots.
Pretty flowers.
Sooooo relaxing-looking.
I wonder if they have rabies.
"Am I supposed to swing right or left?"
"Are you getting this?"
Golf at Pebble Beach... check.
Lone Cypress along 17-Mile Drive
Group shot.
It was a fun and tiring day. A lot of my pictures inside the aquarium didn't turn out. I couldn't use flash in a lot of places because there were either signs saying that we couldn't use flash (it might shock the animals or something), or the flash would be reflected off the glass and show up as a giant white ball of light in the pictures. And the problem with taking pictures in darker settings is that you have to use slower shutter speeds in order to get enough light in the picture for decent exposure. It doesn't help with these animals move while you're trying to take their picture. Even the jellyfish were moving too fast most of the time for me to get a sharp picture. Sigh... I just didn't know enough about photography and my camera to know how to resolve this issue. =T Owell. I'm still extremely happy with my 12x zoom. It really puts my old camera to shame.
posted by robchang at
11:57:00 PM
2 Comments:
too bad you have so little comments cause your photos are great. what kind of a photocamera do you use? cheers
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Anonymous, at 5/15/2006 1:21 AM
looks like a fun trip and good use of your fancy camera. maybe you should start a photo diary somewhere and document your life in pictures. that way, you'll maximize use of that new doodad of yours.
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Anonymous, at 5/15/2006 6:24 PM
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