Trip to National Aquarium

After being scorched in the hot southern sun in Kenting, it was a welcome respite to go under water for a while at the National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium on the way out of town. It is one of the best aquariums I've been to, and the large fish tank is very impressive. There are several tubes to walk under the water and look out at the fish.



Besides the photos already on my web site:

Here are a few others that are view worthy as well.

Inside the one of the tubes. I did not see any leaks.


The tubes from viewing window above. Note the people inside.

I thought these worms were impressive sticking their heads out
of the sand and looking like so many blades of sea-grass.

Taking Pictures and watching the fish

More people and fish.. I like the dark outlines...

On the way out of the main hall, there's a nice whale fountain
where the kids can splash around and also lots of over-priced
snacks and drinks.. It was soooo hot in the afternoon, I had to
buy a Mango Shave Ice. It was sure good...

The Beach

It's so wonderful to go visit the beach. It was so nice, we decided to stay one extra night, and I'm glad we did because the next day was superb for taking photos.


For this shot, I believe it was under-exposed by about -0.7 to darken up the foreground and bring out the subtle colors in the setting sun. The sun hadn't actually set yet, it was hiding behind some dark clouds. It seems rare in Taiwan to get those spectacular "Sky on Fire" shots after the sun dips below the horizon. So, these shots are equally as good and you get the nice silohuete of the people in front of the water. I've got one more to post from the same location with a row of umbrellas. I'll probably do some photo-shop work on it later this afternoon.