Good morning, Baaaaaltimooooore

That's what was going through my head Saturday morning as my plane touched down. I spent the weekend visiting my friend Emily, who lives in West Virginia but was kind enough to make the trek to the nearby city and pick me up. We did a lot, but the first afternoon was spent touring around the National Aquarium in Baltimore, which was a fantastic photo op and soooo much fun. I've been down the rabbit hole that is Photoshop the past couple days, editing the pics and whatnot, and that's what today's entire post is dedicated to. More fun trip details to come later this week, of course.

There are a lot of pics, so I'll try to keep words to a minimum. And these are just a fraction of what I shot and kept; if you like them, you can see about 120 more (no lie) over on my Facebook.


There we are! This cool shot was Emily's suggestion. She's a real photographer, with a degree and everything, not a hobbiest like me.








I had never seen a real live sea turtle before. This one is missing a flipper because she was injured and the aquarium rescued her.








This is a mantis shrimp and I"m a little obsessed. Seriously, they're among the baddest mofos in the whole ocean. Look it up. (No really, do it. The big ones are a foot long and can straight-up punch through aquarium glass.)










Another "hey, this would be a cool shot" suggestion from Emily.


I love how the fish in the foreground is like, "Oh crap, I'm ruining the shot! Ahh!"


I dubbed these guys "the derpfish."




Creeperfrog is creepin'
















Top-right(Edit: Top-left. Apparently I don't know my right from my left.) is a sculpture thing just outside the jellies exhibit.


Reflections usually are annoying, but this one's kind of cool.


Stupid green light on the croc, ruining my shot...




So yeah, make sure to check out that Facebook album if you liked these and want to see more :)