Jelly fish shapes range from classic to bizarre; from nearly microscopic tinkerbells to golden giants whose bells loom larger than beach umbrellas. Stripes, polka dots, rainbow rows, jewel-like hues—jellies come in a spectacular array of colors and patterns.
Featured below is the Purple-Striped Jelly (Chrysaora colorata)
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Sea stars (also known as starfish) are spiny, hard-skinned animals that live on the rocky sea floor. These invertebrates are NOT fish; they are echinoderms. Sea stars move very slowly along the sea bed, using hundreds of tiny tube feet. There are over 2,000 different species of sea stars worldwide. Sea stars are carnivores (meat-eaters). They eat clams, oysters, coral, fish, and other animals.
Saw all the lovely pictures Aamir, stunning colours, If nature cannot humble me what else can ? only 30% of species are above water, rest under water. and we do not know them all.
ReplyDeleteGreat pics,Aamir..All of them!!!
ReplyDeleteI should say a nice treasure?
Hey wow,
ReplyDeleteDid u click all of these??
Underwater too?
amazing pics man. simply amazin
ReplyDeletethe star of the sea is the best :)
so one day wud u click d snap of d biggest black pearl of d ocean ? :)))
Ban has been lifted Aamir
ReplyDeleteThanks rauf. Yes, this is the part of nature we neglect to see and the part of nature we are unconsciously driving to the point of extinction. This aquarium is making all possible effort to save some of the near extinct species which cannot otherwise survive in the polluted waters. I love this place, i feel sad that these species are confined to limited spaces, but i feel happy at the same time that they are being taken care of
ReplyDeleteThanks Gangadhar. Hope you stll keep visiting your old blogger friends here.
ReplyDeleteHi ekta, glad you liked the pics. Yes, they all were taken by me, but not underwater. These were taken at an Aquarium here which tries to simulate the natural environment of these species as much as possible. It was kind of hard to get these pics, the ambient light was very very low, the subjects had hard spot lighting on them and most of them wouldnt stay still, the thick glass walls were smudged with fingerprints on one side and grime on the other side, the water was kinda turbid, i was kept constantly being bumped into by the over-excited-hyper-kids. These are a few of the good pics from the hundreds i took. Someday, i will go snorkelling and get the real underwater pics, but i will do it only when i find a water proof case for my camera and lens.
ReplyDeleteTake care
-ari
hi ajay, thanks for the compliments. Yes, the sea star was really cool, but very hard and rough to touch. They move really slow, so you can be sure they would be the last thing to attack you under water. lol
ReplyDeletethe only black pearl i am interested now is of Jack Sparrow ;) Can't wait to see that movie. Did you see Pirates of the Caribbean?
Take care
-ari
It's sad to know that Global warming is killing under water creatures and wild life. The pictures are beautiful! I named one of my cats Nemo :)
ReplyDeleteI always visit my favorite blogs..No matter whether it's blogger or blogdrive or typepad or wordpress or whatever the platform may be...
ReplyDeleteoh wow! its my first time here. i shud admit i dont hv a clue abt photography, but love looking at awesome pictures, jst as the rest of the world does. :) and i hv had a wonderful time here, taking a look around for the last few minutes. shall be back for more, for sure!
ReplyDeletegreat blog!
:)
no re
ReplyDeletei simply simply loooorve keira,
had loved d first movie
but dont hav d time for d second one
mayb will catch it tom :)))
hope u hav fun :)
hi kathy, yes. Global warming is a killer. Dumping to the bay is also a killer which we all must stop at once. If we continue to do so, the only place where we would find such beautiful species is online because they would have been extinct in the sea. Hope the heat is treating you well. Its frickin hot here.
ReplyDeleteSee ya around G. :)
ReplyDeletevelu, thanks for stopping by. Glad you liked the pics. See ya around.
ReplyDeletehave fun ajay. hope you enjoy the movie. Take care
ReplyDeleteI was always facscinated by the undersea creatures...so darn beautiful! Star fish is sooooo pretty.
ReplyDeleteKeshi.
Beautiful and amazing pictures!
ReplyDeleteI loved them all.
Thanks
just loved the sea horse
ReplyDeleteit looked so (loss of words)
and the sky my fav always
the clouded one is the best i will pic and your sea animals are the screensavers and the sky is the wall paper
thank you
cya and take care aamir
Ash
wow what a star! what a photo!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous pics, bro !! seen them before (still have the CD you sent me with those pics) but they don't fail to fascinate me when i look at them now. I loved the pics of the colourful star fishies lying on the rocks. Lovely colours !! great job *hugs*
ReplyDeleteOh, I just wanted to mention I
ReplyDeletelove the songs you have on here.
Thanks for sharing them.
Margie
Awesome pictures. I am gonna learn a lot from your pictures.
ReplyDeleteHow do you keep the flash from reflecting on the glass? They are beautiful. How are you doing? Keeping busy I see!
ReplyDeleteHi keshi...
ReplyDeleteyes, they always fascinate me. I love fishies, but my wife like animals bcos she can pet them. This is where we differ :)
Apologies for the late reply, had a crazy schedule going on here... Things seem to be a bit okay now. Have to start posting soon.
Take care
Hi Margie, glad you had a fun filled refreshing vacation :) Thanks for stopping by. Take care
ReplyDeleteAsh, you are welcome... :)
ReplyDeleteglad you liked them
You too take care
Thanks leila. Hope you are feeling better now. Take care -ari
ReplyDeleteHey Margie, hi again :) I havent had time to update the playlist, but i will do it soon. I am open to song requests, if you like something, and if i have that song, i will add it to my playlist :) Those are a few of my fav songs from college days. They bring back sweet memories
ReplyDeleteHi priya, welcome to my blog. Thanks for your comments. C'ya around. -ari
ReplyDeleteHi Frida, my apologies for not commenting on your blog. Been having a crazy schedule off late. As for your question...
ReplyDeleteI shot 99% of those pictures in manual mode with flash turned OFF. I kept the camera lens as close as possible to the glass wall to avoid the reflections of people and background light getting into the picture. If you see the octopus pic closely, you would know what i mean.
In general, I never use flash.
I hate using flash for the following reasons...
1. The mood of the picture is lost
2. Pictures appear flat
3. Soft edges are sharpened and picture is overexposed
4. flash is not effective if subject is beyond 10 feet
5. flash is not good for kids and animals
i can go on and on talking about this, but dont wish to bore you ;)
Take care -ari
Thanks boo :) You too take care... *hugs*
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