Returning home from jury duty today I spent 50 minutes at the Oregon Coast Aquarium. All I had with me was an 18-55mm lens, so I did what I could. I really like the anemone photo, especially the green/purple color combo. The puffin shot isn't good, but what it's good FOR is showing how close we can get to these guys. He was right below me, about 18" away. Those of you visiting the Oregon coast this year would do well to visit the aquarium to photograph the puffins, especially if you're lucky enough to be there on an overcast day so that the white tufts and faces don't blow out. Even here, I underexposed by a full stop to hold back the bright white part. And finally, the best shot I got of a shark during this visit occurred in the gift shop... Jury duty again tomorrow where, if selected, the case could go as long as 6 weeks... heavy sigh. ©Carol Leigh
Final day of jury duty and now it is over. Darn! I was kind of enjoying being able to get out and shoot mid-day. I shared the aquarium with 673,841 grade school children, who probably got better pictures with their tiny cameras than I did with mine. I'm just not a very good fish photographer, and these are the best of my attempts today. ©Carol Leigh
