Per Aqua
Filter Feeding
Oysters coming out of their shell to feed on nutrients floating around in the water and a lightning Welk moving around them on the bottom of the Bay.
Chocolate Chips Rocky Road
The Chocolate Chip Sea Star moves around a whole bunch. They are flexible compared to when it’s dry and stiff in a souvenir shop.
Banana Drift
The Banana Eel at the bottom of the Bay drifts in the seafloor current, halfway out of the burrow.
Dwarf S
ized Treasure
The Dwarf Seahorse clinging to a piece of Sea Grass. This particular specimen is no bigger than the nail on your pointer finger.
Clammed Up
These clams were so translucent the details all bled in together.
Coral Labyrinth
The Coral is a living organism and it grows just like every other organism. the small fish and shell fish who find refuge in the coral have a labyrinthian home.
Beneath The Surface
Beneath the surface is a Star.
I wanted to make this collection a collection of light and nature but there was too much subject matter and the statement was too broad. I also wanted to portray the environmental preservation of the world's oceans here in the Aquarium. The purpose was to show that not only were humanity’s efforts to learn about the ocean but humanity is making efforts to save the ocean as well. Preservation and Environmental efforts go a long way to protect what we have left of nature by teaching as many people as possible what lies beneath the surface.
While I was going through and photographing all these animals in their exhibits I couldn't find any real information on the creatures. I decided that biographic information is vital to our understanding of the creatures we are trying to save and show to the rest of the world.