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The celestial goldfish

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted December 22, 2009740 views17 comments

I was fooling around with the cute little gold fish! Came out pretty good!
Taken with Canon 5D Mark ll and the new 100mm 2.8L IS Canon macro Lens Hand Held 580 Flash. Maybe I should give up birds?
Thanks for looking!

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17 comments

Comment posted by Mark Windom on December 22, 2009 at 6:07 PM

I'll say it came out pretty good! Too cute.

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Comment posted by Sam Rua on December 22, 2009 at 6:39 PM

Excellent capture, Richard. With results like this perhaps you should give up on birds.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on December 22, 2009 at 8:21 PM

Can't wait for your next book. . . "On Scaled Fins"

Really great shot - the detail is beautiful and it makes me laugh so a job well done. Looks like Canon's new macro lens is awfully sharp. I just picked up Nikon's new Micro lens. . . will have to take a trip to the local pet store and photograph their fish.

- Luke

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Comment posted by Ron Pullen on December 22, 2009 at 8:53 PM

Reminds me of E.T., excellent capture. Ron

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 22, 2009 at 9:07 PM

LOL! Funny!! I might add just a bit more room at the bottom, but the colors and "expression" are a delight.

Sandy r

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Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on December 23, 2009 at 8:50 AM

Like Cindy said, This Rocks! congrats on the new macro lens, looking forward to seeing more.

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Comment posted by Kenneth Arni on December 23, 2009 at 1:31 PM

NO, don't give up on birds, maybe just cut it back to a sideline, But, you need to know Richard, that you just made my day with this picture!

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Comment posted by Alessandra & Rocco on December 28, 2009 at 7:46 AM

Very amazing ! Funny look :)

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Comment posted by Mike Moats on December 28, 2009 at 6:16 PM

Hey Richard, that's awesome

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on December 29, 2009 at 9:34 PM

How funny is that face. I love it.Great clear image

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Comment posted by Greg Cope on January 2, 2010 at 12:13 PM

What a great shot Richard.

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Comment posted by Jim Erhardt on January 5, 2010 at 6:15 AM

Richard, good to see you expanding your nature photography horizons!

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Comment posted by Christine Adams on January 6, 2010 at 6:21 AM

This is a funny and amazing shot Richard! Congrats on your pick!

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on January 9, 2010 at 4:56 PM

Love the quizzical look mixed in with some startled surprise.
It's a winner Richard

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Comment posted by Scott Snyder on January 14, 2010 at 10:34 AM

Excellent! And a snense of humor and great color too!

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Comment posted by Angela Classen on January 19, 2010 at 10:40 AM

This is really cute! Love the expression on the fish's face. Great details throughout. Congrats on the EP!

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Comment posted by Sue Eberhart on May 9, 2010 at 12:58 AM

I should say so. It made me stop and look closer. Wonderful vibrance and rich colors, translucent mouth all make this a special image.

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