Marty Cohen Photography

Tube Anemones

Marty CohenMarch 19, 2013Monterey, Monterey Bay Aquarium7 Comments

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Tube Anemones at the Monterey Bay Aquarium

The Tube Anemones are unique. The display at the Aquarium states that the Tube Anemones can root in the shifting sand. To protect itself from grit and to escape predators, it makes a tough, leathery tube and sinks it two feet or more into the sand. It appears they can also attach to rocks. “If threatened, the anemone disappears in the blink of an eye.” It’s long, flowing tentacles catch plankton as its food. I liked the kind of mysterious and dark appearance of this image.

I encourage you to visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium. It’s unique and very special. They not only have beautiful exhibits, you can learn how they work towards the preservation and conservation of the ocean. Check out their website here.

The Spotted Jelly

Marty CohenMarch 17, 2013Jellyfish, Monterey, Monterey Bay Aquarium3 Comments

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Spotted Jelly at the Monterey Bay Aquarium

The Spotted Jelly (Medusa moteada) lives in the shallow lagoons and bays of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. They’re small and can grow to lengths of 1 foot with a bell diameter of about 4 inches. Below the bell are its little mouth-arms that are covered with many tiny mouths that catch and feast on plankton.

The photo was taken with a Canon EOS 6D, EF24-105mm f/4L IS lens, 1/200 sec at f/8, ISO 1000 captured on a Lexar 400x SDXC UHS-1 memory card.

Reflections at the Wharf

Marty CohenMarch 14, 2013Monterey8 Comments

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Reflections at the Monterey Fisherman’s Wharf

On Wednesday, I decided to go spend some time photographing the jellyfish at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. I wanted to get there when they first opened so I could work around the fewest number of people. I was about a half an hour early so I drove over to Fisherman’s Wharf to scout out some locations to shoot in the future. I went down the second wharf there, the light was not too harsh yet and I came on this spot where there were some great reflections of the boats’ masts in the water, and I took this shot. I’ll be going back there in the future shoot more, especially at sunset since I was facing south-west.

And, oh yes, there will be some jellyfish images to come over the next few weeks!

The photo was taken with a Canon EOS 6D, EF24-105mm f/4L IS lens, 1/500 sec at f/16, ISO 250 captured on a Lexar 400x SDXC UHS-1 memory card.

Dot’s Diner, The Interior

Marty CohenMarch 9, 2013Arizona, B+W, Bisbee4 Comments

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This is the interior of Dot’s Diner in Bisbee, Arizona.

Do you remember Dot’s Diner. I posted my favorite shot of the exterior back in May of last year. Dot’s Diner is an authentic 1950′s diner located in Bisbee, Arizona. When you look through the windows, it appears to be fully outfitted and capable of serving food, but it was closed. In doing some online research, it appears that, despite getting outstanding reviews, it closed in late January 2011. Prior to that, it got rave reviews for its food and its authenticity.

It has an interesting history:

It is an authentic 1950’s ten stool diner built by the Valentine Manufacturing Company in Wichita, Kansas. It was originally purchased in 1957 and delivered to the corner of Ventura and Topanga Canyon Blvd’s in Los Angeles. Apparently it served people there for 26 years, then sat idle for 13 more before being purchased and moved to the Shady Dell Trailer Park in Bisbee, Arizona. There it was restored and served guests of the Shady Dell and residents of Bisbee until 2011 when it was closed. You can still stay at the Shady Dell in one of their vintage trailers.

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What’s in Your Altoids Box?

Marty CohenFebruary 26, 2013Food Photography2 Comments

Each year, a night or two before the family's Japanese New Years day celebration, we have a gift exchange after we work on food preparation. This past year, Jenny (our Master Game Creator) came up with the idea that we should each decorate an Altoids tin. It was a free-form experience with no other directions. All I can say is, this is one very creative family! Some decorated the outside lid and the interior, and others only decorated the interiors. The name of the person who made each one will appear as you run your cursor over the images below. Or, click on the first image to enlarge it, then there will be navigation arrows that allow you to go through and see each of the images. The gallery of the different Altoids tins is below.

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