{"id":2794,"date":"2010-12-01T13:46:27","date_gmt":"2010-12-01T21:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/?p=2794"},"modified":"2023-01-10T13:29:59","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T21:29:59","slug":"monterey-bay-aquarium-jewel-of-the-california-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/2010\/12\/01\/monterey-bay-aquarium-jewel-of-the-california-coast\/","title":{"rendered":"Monterey Bay Aquarium &#8211; Jewel of the California Coast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">During a small break in my shooting schedule in Monterey, I decided to head over to the Monterey Bay Aquarium and snap a few pictures. Enjoy the photos from the day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"Monterey_Bay_Aquarium_01\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Monterey_Bay_Aquarium_01.jpg\" alt=\"The plaque says \" width=\"840\" height=\"566\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"Monterey_Bay_Aquarium_02\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Monterey_Bay_Aquarium_02.jpg\" alt=\"Yellow pacific seahorse\" width=\"840\" height=\"726\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Spotted Jellyfish &#8211; also known as a Lagoon Jelly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"Monterey_Bay_Aquarium_03\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Monterey_Bay_Aquarium_03.jpg\" alt=\"Jellyfish close up photo\" width=\"840\" height=\"752\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"Monterey_Bay_Aquarium_04\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Monterey_Bay_Aquarium_04.jpg\" alt=\"Orange and pink fish swims about the tank\" width=\"840\" height=\"651\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"Monterey_Bay_Aquarium_05\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Monterey_Bay_Aquarium_05.jpg\" alt=\"Jelly fish tank\" width=\"840\" height=\"825\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"Monterey_Bay_Aquarium_06\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Monterey_Bay_Aquarium_06.jpg\" alt=\"Aqaurium vistor viewing the jellyfish\" width=\"840\" height=\"599\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"Monterey_Bay_Aquarium_07\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Monterey_Bay_Aquarium_07.jpg\" alt=\"Shark photo\" width=\"840\" height=\"626\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Leopard Shark cruising the tank.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"Monterey_Bay_Aquarium_08\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Monterey_Bay_Aquarium_08.jpg\" alt=\"Reef tank that would make any hobbyist jealous\" width=\"840\" height=\"507\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">SPS corals in reef tank display.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"Monterey_Bay_Aquarium_09\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Monterey_Bay_Aquarium_09.jpg\" alt=\"Visitor to the Monterey Bay Aquarium takes a photo of the jellyfish\" width=\"840\" height=\"561\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"Monterey_Bay_Aquarium_10\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Monterey_Bay_Aquarium_10.jpg\" alt=\"One of the larger tanks at the Monterey Bay Aquarium featuring large fish and stingrays\" width=\"840\" height=\"686\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Visitors view the flood of water that comes crashing down this exhibit every minute or so. The people inside don&#8217;t get wet, while the people outside can get wet if the venture to close.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"Monterey_Bay_Aquarium_11\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Monterey_Bay_Aquarium_11.jpg\" alt=\"A waterfall comes crashing over patrons every minute or so\" width=\"840\" height=\"621\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"Monterey_Bay_Aquarium_12\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Monterey_Bay_Aquarium_12.jpg\" alt=\"Soft corals and multi colored fish are part of this exhibit\" width=\"840\" height=\"709\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A Weedy Sea Dragon seahorse is one of the many amazing seahorses on exhibit at the aquarium.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"Monterey_Bay_Aquarium_13\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Monterey_Bay_Aquarium_13.jpg\" alt=\"Weedy Sea Dragon seahorse photo - Phyllopteryx taeniolatus\" width=\"840\" height=\"635\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Just a mile or so down down the coast in Pacific Grove by Lovers Point the waves were crashing against the rocks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2815\" title=\"Monterey_Bay_Aquarium_14\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Monterey_Bay_Aquarium_14.jpg\" alt=\"Huge waves crash against the shoreline of Pacific Grove, California\" width=\"840\" height=\"647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Monterey_Bay_Aquarium_14.jpg 840w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Monterey_Bay_Aquarium_14-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Some of the &#8220;wild life&#8221; on the rocks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2816\" title=\"Monterey_Bay_Aquarium_15\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Monterey_Bay_Aquarium_15.jpg\" alt=\"A pair of seagulls take a break from what ever it is they do.\" width=\"840\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Monterey_Bay_Aquarium_15.jpg 840w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Monterey_Bay_Aquarium_15-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During a small break in my shooting schedule in Monterey, I decided to head over to the Monterey Bay Aquarium and snap a few pictures. Enjoy the photos from the day. Spotted Jellyfish &#8211; also known as a Lagoon Jelly. Leopard Shark cruising the tank. SPS corals in reef tank display. Visitors view the flood [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ocean_post_layout":"","ocean_both_sidebars_style":"","ocean_both_sidebars_content_width":0,"ocean_both_sidebars_sidebars_width":0,"ocean_sidebar":"","ocean_second_sidebar":"","ocean_disable_margins":"enable","ocean_add_body_class":"","ocean_shortcode_before_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_after_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_before_header":"","ocean_shortcode_after_header":"","ocean_has_shortcode":"","ocean_shortcode_after_title":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_bottom":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_bottom":"","ocean_display_top_bar":"default","ocean_display_header":"default","ocean_header_style":"","ocean_center_header_left_menu":"","ocean_custom_header_template":"","ocean_custom_logo":0,"ocean_custom_retina_logo":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_height":0,"ocean_header_custom_menu":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_family":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_subset":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_size":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_unit":"px","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_line_height":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_unit":"","ocean_menu_typo_spacing":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_unit":"","ocean_menu_link_color":"","ocean_menu_link_color_hover":"","ocean_menu_link_color_active":"","ocean_menu_link_background":"","ocean_menu_link_hover_background":"","ocean_menu_link_active_background":"","ocean_menu_social_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_links_color":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_color":"","ocean_disable_title":"default","ocean_disable_heading":"default","ocean_post_title":"","ocean_post_subheading":"","ocean_post_title_style":"","ocean_post_title_background_color":"","ocean_post_title_background":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_image_position":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_attachment":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_repeat":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_size":"","ocean_post_title_height":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay":0.5,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay_color":"","ocean_disable_breadcrumbs":"default","ocean_breadcrumbs_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_separator_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_hover_color":"","ocean_display_footer_widgets":"default","ocean_display_footer_bottom":"default","ocean_custom_footer_template":"","ocean_post_oembed":"","ocean_post_self_hosted_media":"","ocean_post_video_embed":"","ocean_link_format":"","ocean_link_format_target":"self","ocean_quote_format":"","ocean_quote_format_link":"post","ocean_gallery_link_images":"on","ocean_gallery_id":[]},"categories":[3],"tags":[306,303,190,187,1134,305,2310,2343,189,132,308,304,307,364,1135],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2794"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2794"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2794\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11155,"href":"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2794\/revisions\/11155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}