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A trip to the aquarium at the Kuwait Scientific Center. Shot with the D800 and the Nikkor 50mm f1.4.
Command Sgt. Maj. James P. Wills, U.S. Army Reserve command sergeant major, visits with the 530th Military Police Battalion, Det. 1 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, May 18, 2016.
Many of Kuwait's population of 3 million do not have underground water distribution. Water trucks like this deliver water that is stored in roof-top water tanks.
121114-M-HW830-102 BASE SWORD, Kuwait (Nov. 14, 2012) U.S. Marines assigned to Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fire the M777A2 Lightweight Howitzer during exercise Eager Mace 13, at Forward Operating Base Sword, Kuwait, Nov. 14, 2012. The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps are participating in the bilateral training exercise with the Kuwait Armed Forces to expand levels of cooperation, enhance mutual maritime capabilities, as well as promote long-term regional stability and interoperability between U.S. forces and regional partners. The 15th MEU is deployed with the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group as a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force, providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Bobby J. Gonzalez/Released)
Kuwait Transparency Society members meet with volunteers to discuss procedures related to the Feb. 2 parliamentary elections. About 30 international observers, mostly from the Arab Network for Election Democracy, will monitor the election, along with 300 local volunteers. About 285 candidates are running in the poll for a new 50-member parliament.
"Cuttlefish, or cuttles, are marine molluscs of the suborder Sepiina. They belong to the class Cephalopoda which also includes squid, octopuses, and nautiluses. Cuttlefish have a unique internal shell, the cuttlebone, which is used for control of buoyancy.
Cuttlefish have large, W-shaped pupils, eight arms, and two tentacles furnished with denticulated suckers, with which they secure their prey. They generally range in size from 15 to 25 cm (6 to 10 in), with the largest species, the giant cuttlefish (Sepia apama), reaching 50 cm (20 in) in mantle length and over 10.5 kg (23 lb) in mass.
Cuttlefish eat small molluscs, crabs, shrimp, fish, octopuses, worms, and other cuttlefish. Their predators include dolphins, larger fish (including sharks), seals, seabirds, and other cuttlefish. The typical life expectancy of a cuttlefish is about 1–2 years. Studies are said to indicate cuttlefish to be among the most intelligent invertebrates. Cuttlefish also have one of the largest brain-to-body size ratios of all invertebrates.
The Greco-Roman world valued the cuttlefish as a source of the unique brown pigment the creature releases from its siphon when it is alarmed. The word for the cuttlefish in both Greek and Latin, sepia, now refers to the reddish-brown color sepia in English." (from Wikipedia)
Salmiya - Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Kuwait - Tsck
God quickened in the Sea and in the Rivers, So many fishes of so many features, That in the waters we may see all Creatures; Even all that on the earth is to be found, As if the world were in deep waters drowned.
Camera: Canon EOS 400D Digital
Exposure: 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 800
Exposure Bias: -5/3 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire