fisheye lens?

Welcome to the Georgia Aquarium.

We will be your tour guides.

In case you've never seen tropical saltwater fish, they have LOTS of them. This is a Pyramid Butterflyfish, Hemitaurichthys polyepis.

There are at least three types of jellyfish in different tanks. These are pretty fast and hard to photograph. I think the blurriness makes it look wispier.

In case your feet get tired (or if you aren't coordinated enough to look and walk at the same time), you can get on the "moving sidewalk" and go through the ocean tunnel. We actually weren't on the moving sidewalk (but this doesn't necessarily mean we're coordinated...).

This wasn't actually a fisheye lens. As soon as you get through the tunnel, look up. You too may see one of the two whale sharks above your head. Believe it or not, they're not full-grown yet. Ralph and Norton eat out of different colored buckets so they both get fed.

The viewing window at the end of the Ocean Voyager section of the aquarium has a L A R G E viewing window. Hundreds of cownose rays, a few big ugly groupers, wrasse, hammerheads, a guitarfish, and even sawfish are clearly visible. (I contemplated spelling out letters [GA] in silhouette for using in my scrapbook, but I couldn't figure out how to make a "G" out of my body.)

In much colder water, beluga whales swim and flip. They look like ghosts in the water. Their white color works as camouflage in icy water. Males are about 16 feet long and females are about 12 feet long. The GA Aquarium has 4 belugas.

And for the kids . . . the Georgia Explorer section has lots of hands-on stuff. This was actually the first time I ever touched a stingray. The sharks swimming around are hammerheads (small ones!). Other things to touch include horseshoe crabs, shrimp, and hermit crabs. I was glad there was a sink with soap and paper towels at the end of this one!

For more information about the GA Aquarium from people who know what they're talking about . . . go here.