Sleeping with the (Jelly) Fishes

I could not fall asleep Friday night no matter what I did.  I was so excited about seeing fishes at the Monterey Bay Aquarium the next day.  So on the very long car ride over there, I fell asleep soundly while Jerry drove the whole way, shaking his fist at our faulty GPS.  And on the long car ride back, I fell asleep again.  And this is the day after he drove the whole six hours from Los Angeles... where I fell asleep for most of the car ride only to wake up towards the end because I felt so bad.  haha... sorry Jerry. 

Anyway, I think I digressed.  We took our cameras and got some really nice shots!  Most of these images are of jelly fish because jelly fish are the bestest. 

-Ingrid  

 This little guy was so cute, like the little engine that could.

Looks as if this should smell really good, too bad it probably only smells like sea water. 

 Jelly Fish are so photogenic. 

Holy cow, look at him!  It looks like something I made out of clay in kindergarten!  It also looks like it was taken by an iphone.  It was actually really dark and they don't allow tripods into the aquarium, so we had to bump up our ISOs.

 
Mini-jellies.

These guys were gorgeous.  The aquarium did a great job choosing the right blue to highlight their colors. 

I've always wondered, where are their nervous systems?  Is it that globby white thing in the middle?  

These guys pulse faster than the others.  The aquarium had jazz playing that matched their pulsing beat.  They are also edible! 

A Jelly Fish feasting on krill. 

Looks like two ladies dancing!   

Jessica

Jerry loves to meet people everywhere he goes.  At one of the local hair salons, he met Tiffany, an amazing artist with hair and fashion.  We were intrigued with her very cool style.  Together, we decided to set up a creative shoot with Jessica, a model and actress in local theater. 

This was an excellent opportunity to try out tons of new looks in crazy out-of-the-box places.  I never expected to be in downtown Oakland holding a flash over Jessica as she lay on a railway that ran under a freeway over pass, while nervously squinting over the deploying flash for approaching trains.  Interesting times, but it was completely worth it!!!!   The shots are not of the traditional wedding variety but we were so excited about them so we'd like to share them with you.

We were also able to hit the Oakland Amtrack station and a small bar in the Temescal district in Oakland that had interesting lighting. 

 These are some of our favorites! 

 -Ingrid