{"id":1270,"date":"2014-06-21T15:17:16","date_gmt":"2014-06-21T03:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/?p=1270"},"modified":"2014-06-21T19:24:15","modified_gmt":"2014-06-21T07:24:15","slug":"two-oceans-aquarium-cape-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/archives\/1270","title":{"rendered":"Two Oceans Aquarium &#8211; Cape Town"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have always loved aquariums and kept tropical fish as a child and young adult, spending many happy hours observing them. My first recollection of a marine aquarium was in Durban aged 6 or 7 and seeing the sharks, sawfish and other large fish through the small viewing portholes was magical. When we lived in Cape Town there was no <a title=\"Two Oceans Aquarium\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aquarium.co.za\" target=\"_blank\">Two Oceans Aquarium<\/a> so we have made a point of visiting when we have come back to\u00a0the city since and no visit is less exciting than the previous one. It has been great to see Edin\u00a0share the same excitement and wonder that I felt as a child and equally rewarding\u00a0to see it not wane as she has\u00a0grown. See her <a title=\"Edinz Two Oceans Aquarium\" href=\"http:\/\/www.edinz.com\/2014\/05\/04\/two-oceans-aquarium\/\" target=\"_blank\">blog post<\/a> for her impressions of this visit.<\/p>\n<p>Just before we left New Zealand we were phoned by friends from the UK who were heading to Australia via South Africa on the Queen Mary and were looking for advice on what to see and do. It transpired that they were arriving in Cape Town on exactly the day we were so we planned to meet the next day at the aquarium as it is an easy landmark to find. We spent a couple of hours enjoying the aquarium\u00a0before all having lunch together and it was great to see the changes since our last visit. These included a display with some penguins and oystercatchers so we got to enjoy birds and fish at one venue.<\/p>\n<p>After a fish lunch at the V&amp;A Waterfront we headed around the Cape Peninsula to the African Penguin colony at Boulders Beach near Simonstown. It was during this drive that it became clear that there was problem with our rental car which would waste part of the following day and force us to change our plans for what we had hoped to do in Cape Town.<\/p>\n<p>All photos taken with my favourite little Fuji X100. I use it to record combined JPG and RAW files and usually find the JPGs so good that I don&#8217;t often process the RAWs but in the varied\u00a0lighting conditions of the aquarium it is useful to control the colour temperature in post. Using Nik Viveza 2 is helpful to fine-tune colour variations in images with different light sources in different parts of the image.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1339\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1339\" style=\"width: 607px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Aquarium_DSF1309-web.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1339\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Aquarium_DSF1309-web.jpg?resize=607%2C405&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Nemo - popular with kids big and small. Western clownfish (anemonefish) Amphiprion ocellaris\" width=\"607\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Aquarium_DSF1309-web.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Aquarium_DSF1309-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 607px) 100vw, 607px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1339\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nemo &#8211; popular with kids big and small. Western clownfish (anemonefish) <em>Amphiprion ocellaris<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1340\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1340\" style=\"width: 608px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Aquarium_DSF1326-web.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1340\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Aquarium_DSF1326-web.jpg?resize=608%2C406&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Devil firefish (common lionfish) Pterois miles\" width=\"608\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Aquarium_DSF1326-web.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Aquarium_DSF1326-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1340\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Devil firefish (common lionfish) <em>Pterois miles<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1343\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1343\" style=\"width: 608px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/AquariumTriptych_DSF1359-web.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1343\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/AquariumTriptych_DSF1359-web.jpg?resize=608%2C406&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Aquarium triptych\" width=\"608\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/AquariumTriptych_DSF1359-web.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/AquariumTriptych_DSF1359-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1343\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aquarium triptych<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1341\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1341\" style=\"width: 609px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Aquarium_DSF1365-web.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1341\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Aquarium_DSF1365-web.jpg?resize=609%2C406&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Edin enjoying the Kelp Forest exhibit\" width=\"609\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Aquarium_DSF1365-web.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Aquarium_DSF1365-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 609px) 100vw, 609px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1341\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Edin enjoying the <a title=\"Kelp Forest\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aquarium.co.za\/species_exhibits\/the_kelp_forest_exhibit\/\">Kelp Forest <\/a>exhibit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1342\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1342\" style=\"width: 609px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Aquarium_DSF1374-web.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1342\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Aquarium_DSF1374-web.jpg?resize=609%2C406&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Up close with a White Steenbras Lithognathus lithognathus\" width=\"609\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Aquarium_DSF1374-web.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Aquarium_DSF1374-web.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 609px) 100vw, 609px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1342\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Up close with a White Steenbras <em>Lithognathus lithognathus<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Next week &#8211; Penguins!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have always loved aquariums and kept tropical fish as a child and young adult, spending many happy hours observing them. 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I remember fishing during our first visit\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;birds&quot;","block_context":{"text":"birds","link":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/archives\/category\/birds"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/RedBishop_D803376-web.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/RedBishop_D803376-web.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/RedBishop_D803376-web.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/RedBishop_D803376-web.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1266,"url":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/archives\/1266","url_meta":{"origin":1270,"position":3},"title":"Kirstenbosch &#8211; Orange-breasted Sunbirds","author":"tony","date":"June 8, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Our trip to the Cape was more time-constrained than we would have liked so it meant we had to make the most of every moment. One of the places we had to go was Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens. As students, this had always been a favourite and economical day out\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;birds&quot;","block_context":{"text":"birds","link":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/archives\/category\/birds"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Orange-breastedSunbird_D805241-web.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Orange-breastedSunbird_D805241-web.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Orange-breastedSunbird_D805241-web.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Orange-breastedSunbird_D805241-web.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1362,"url":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/archives\/1362","url_meta":{"origin":1270,"position":4},"title":"Arniston\/Waenhuiskrans &#8211; howling wind at the southern tip of Africa","author":"tony","date":"August 10, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"This week we're back to the travelogue from our trip to South Africa, leaving Cape Town and heading east from Betty's Bay which was the subject of my previous\u00a0travelogue post. 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