#524. Texas State Aquarium

Taken two weekends ago at the Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Title: "Texas State Aquarium"


Shot data: 1/60s f/4.0 at 58.0mm iso1250
Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24-105mm L zoom
Post-processing: Adobe Camera Raw > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin

The Nina

Two weekends ago we made a trip to Rockport that included a side trip to Corpus Christi. While in Corpus we stopped to look at a replica of The Nina (one of Christopher Columbus' ships) moored in Corpus Christi Bay and I took this photo.

Title: "The Nina"


Camera / Lens: Canon 40D / Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 zoom

Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to convert three hand-held exposures (-2,0,+2) to one HDR image > Photoshop CS3 > Curves Adjustment Layer for a pop to overall contrast > Topaz Adjust plugin to increase detail and contrast and to reduce noise

The Pinta

This past weekend we visited the Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History. The museum owns replicas of the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria built by the Spanish government to celebrate one of the anniversaries of Columbus's voyage to America. The Santa Maria and the Pinta were both seriously damaged by a runaway barge a while back and had to be removed from the water and dry docked. The Nina was still floating and we were able to visit her where she was docked at one of the piers in Corpus. I liked the contrast of the old wooden Pinta replica and the newer steel construction of the bridge in the background.

Title: "The Pinta"


Camera / Lens: Canon 40D / Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 zoom