Friday, July 17, 2009

ocular-fetish: kuroshio sea - 2nd largest aquarium tank in the world



Suggested viewing: full screen and with Vimeo HD set to "on".

A single single shot of the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Japan. Shot using the incredible Canon 5DMKII camera.

"The main tank called the 'Kuroshio Sea' holds 7,500-cubic meters (1,981,290 gallons) of water and features the world's second largest acrylic glass panel, measuring 8.2 meters by 22.5 meters with a thickness of 60 centimeters. Whale sharks and manta rays are kept amongst many other fish species in the main tank." - Jon Rawlinson