"Outside NC Aquarium"
Pine Knoll Shores, NC - October 2008 (Click to embiggen)
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If you've been hanging around here for a while you've seen several shots of the inside of the NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores. This sculpture is outside the building and greets visitors on the way in. The aquarium was shut down for nearly two full years while undergoing an almost complete renovation, but this display was in front of the "old" building as well.Though not especially large, the Pine Knoll Shores Aquarium boasts an impressive array of native species of both fresh and salt water varieties, and has essentially recreated an entire ecosystem in its main tank. The main tank hosts not just marine life, but a 1/3 scale replica of the U-352 which was sunk by the USCG cutter Icarus off the North Carolina Coast in 1942.
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I have enjoyed visiting that aquarium but have never taken photographs there. It's only been in recent years that I've started photographing everywhere I go. I like this shot you took.
This is cool. It took me a minute to understand the photo, but once I sorted it all out in my brain, it was really cool!
Very cool statues. they are like angel fishes.
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At first I thought these were real fish! Cool sculpture, and nice intro to the aquarium.
What a great statue! I love it! What a fun place to go and wish I could! Thanks for sharing your world! Have a great week!
Those are amazing fish. They remind me of one that got away...
Hey these fishies would look good in b&w! hint hint! hehehe
Great sculpture, very realistic.
What a unique sculpture, great shot mojo.
Have a great week!
Guy
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Oh, this is a magnificent shot. First time I've seen fish sculptures. What a beautiful world.
Love a good aquarium.They kind of look like angel fish with legs...
Mojo: That is a neat sculpture for an aquairium.
What an amazing place i love those fish sculptures
There' me thinking this was cool art installation. Doh! It's a brilliant for an aquarium.
Interesting sculpture indeed. I see a group of fish using crutches to walk! :-)
Very inexpensive fish to keep...no feeding required. :))
A nice fishy post. Good photo.
what a curious shot:) was thinking how the fish looks like they don't have water. interesting shot!
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Great shot of the fish out of waer! Looking forward to some images from the inside.
wow! that is interesting!
A wonderful photo, the fish look so real!
Never mind the two year renovation, but you can see the big 'fish' there.
Beautiful photo.
fish on stilts???
I really liked that art, the fish were almost alive, even though they were statues. Would love to visit the aquarium some day! I love aquariums... Maybe because my grandfather was a sea captain and because there are so few fish to view here in Niger? :-)
That sculpture is really fascinating. My daughter, husband and I visited there a couple of years ago. We have our pictures made in front of those fish.
That's a fantastic piece of sculpture, I love aquariums.
That sculpture is a beautiful work of art. Nice shot!
If the outside is so beautiful, how much more will the inside be!
Thansk Mojo. You have some impressive shots of the sea creatures, especially the jelly fish. I had missed your recent posts of the aquarium.
What a lovely sculpture outside the aquarium ... makes me want to visit, but since you're on the other coast, I may need to settle for a local aquarium ;--)
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How fun, it took me a minute to work out that these were sculpture.
PS V busy today, won't have a chance to do a lot of commenting but loved your other pics too, especially Big Ones - great title and really well composed.
like that sculpture...now i have another reason to come on down and visit the area...thanks for sharing.
have a good evening
erin
Would love to visit that museum if only to see that beautiful fish sculpture in person. :-)
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