The weather has been lousy lately, and I've been busy at work and stressed out. I was supposed to go to a DC Flickr meetup in Woodley Park today, but just didn't feel very social, so I ended up going to the National Aquarium (in the Commerce Building, not the one in Baltimore) instead. It was cool, dark and relaxing in there, and very un-crowded. The fish and other sea creatures were soothing to watch, although really difficult to photograph, I tell ya.

Even while armed with my fast 50mm f1.4 lens, I found it hard to shoot the perpetually moving fish through the scratched glass and cloudy water. Nothing really beats the human eye, it seems. I did get a few decent shots I'll be posting to Flickr over the next few days, but I deleted the majority of the images I recorded. hopefully, I'll have better luck in the new oceans exhibit at the National Museum of Natural History on the Mall.

One thing to keep in mind, the National Aquarium recently raised their prices from $5 to $7 adult admission, and they don't accept credit cards.