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Answer:
I have never been to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, but I imagine that it is
similar to the other aquariums that I have visited and photographed in. The
technique that I use to photograph in aquariums is also the same technique
that I use when photographing out of a window in a plane.
The most common problem, which causes the glare, is reflections off the
glass. It is basically the area around and behind you that is reflecting off
of the glass, in fact you are probably even reflecting as well. The solution
to this is to get right next to the glass, so that your camera lens is flush
with the glass surface. By doing this you will eliminate the
glare/reflections (none of the background light will be reflecting, as the
camera lens will be covering that area of the glass). But in order to do this
your camera will have to be completely parallel with the glass surface.
Although, from my experience this is not very practical, as you will often
want to move the camera to either side or up and down, which lets the light from
the background in and again you will have the reflections and glare.
The best solution that I have come up with is to still get as close to the
glass surface as possible as well as darkening the area around the camera. I
accomplish this by dressing in dark colours - black is the best. Then you
will need a dark sweater/sweatshirt or something else that you can wrap over
your head and cover the area around the back of the camera. This will stop
all of the background light from hitting the glass and therefore the
reflections.
You'll probably get some strange looks from people, but at least your
pictures will turn out.
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