The Spotted Jelly

Marty CohenJellyfish, Monterey, Monterey Bay Aquarium3 Comments

(To see the most detail in this image, click on it to enlarge it!) 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 … Read More

Reflections at the Wharf

Marty CohenMonterey8 Comments

(To see the most detail in this image, click on it to enlarge it!) 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 … Read More

Deer Trail on the Hillside

Marty CohenCarmel Valley, Landscape, Trees6 Comments

Click on the image below to enlarge it and see more detail. This is a beautiful hillside next to the road that runs down into the area in which we live. This hillside is covered with majestic old Oak trees and California Buckeye trees (which are just beginning to get their green leaves for this year). We have quite a … Read More

Door at Georis Winery

Marty CohenArchitecture, Carmel Valley7 Comments

(To see the most detail in this image, click on it to enlarge it!) I have a new camera and lens, a Canon 6D with a Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L lens. It’s really the camera I’ve been dreaming of having, so I was excited to be able to go out and test it. This is my first real test image … Read More

The Birds

Marty CohenB+W, Birds, Carmel Valley Ranch10 Comments

(To see the most detail in this image, click on it to enlarge it!) If you ever saw the 1963 Alfred Hitchcock film, The Birds, you have to remember how incredibly scary it was to have hundreds of birds flying around the people in that movie. Well, it would be a bit of an exaggeration to say that’s what were … Read More