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M&F - 2nd HM

by Steve Gettle

Gallery: EPA 2016Posted December 13, 2016606 views5 comments
Hunting Archerfish

The amazing Archerfish from Southern Asia preys on land based insects. It captures it's prey by knocking it from overhanging vegetation with a powerful jet of water! This small 3 to 4 inch fish can accurately shoot a stream of water over 3 feet. <div>
For behind the scenes info on the creation of this image check out this blog post: http://www.stevegettle.com/2016/10/31/archerfish-hunting/ </div>
Image: Archerfish Hunting, Brighton, MI CC
Nikon D4S, 80-400mm zoom, 1/200th @ f22, ISO 100, High-speed flash

Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by Jim Gavin on December 13, 2016 at 9:53 PM
A remarkable image but more remarkable is the process of creating it. Thanks for including that information.
Registered on August 14, 2008, 293 Posts, 1250 Comments
Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on December 15, 2016 at 9:47 AM
Wow, that's really something.   Congratulations.
Registered on December 2, 2003, 1247 Posts, 3439 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 23, 2016 at 5:55 PM
An amazing image Steve.  I read your blog post and that's an inredible amount of work, but it paid off.

devil
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 29, 2016 at 8:20 PM
Very cool shot - don't know that I would have the patience to do the set-up and invest all the time you detailed..
Another great WP - congrats!
Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Prashant Khapane on January 2, 2017 at 10:40 AM
my God this is awesome...
Registered on November 1, 2003, 492 Posts, 4580 Comments