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Ornate Ghost Pipefish

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Posted by Jim Greenfield on May 2, 2007 at 10:55 AM
Ornate Ghost Pipefish
Off to Indonesia on Friday for two weeks photography - been reviewing some of my last efforts from there eighteen months ago. Here's a target specie everybody wants to photograph in that area - and I would like to again only this time it will be digital. This pic was on an F90, Velvia and a 60mm macro with two strobes. I guess it would be about 8cms long. The red things are a type of coral often called sea rods.
I assume it is OK to post a non-UK pic as I have seen the occasional one in the forum from others.
Posted by Danny Green on May 2, 2007 at 11:56 AM
Hello Jim

You bet it is OK to post none UK stuff, this is straight out of the top draw what a wonderful creature to photograph, have a good time and heres hoping you come back with some more like this.

Danny

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Posted by David Kjaer on May 2, 2007 at 12:20 PM
Hi Jim

Looks perfect to me!

David :toast: :toast:
Posted by John Chapman on May 2, 2007 at 2:03 PM
Wow great picture Jim. :toast:
John
Aberdeen
Posted by Andy Astbury on May 2, 2007 at 2:16 PM
Post as many as you like for me Jim - another super image of something I'll never see (way too scary for me this sub-aqua mullarky :eek: :eek: ).

Have a great trip and bring us back some more exotic treats :wavey:

All the best :toast: :toast:

Andy
Posted by David Taylor on May 2, 2007 at 2:37 PM
Once again a brilliant shot. Are they related to seahorses? Enjoy your trip.I can't wait to SEA (sorry) the results on this site. :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by CRKERRATBIGPOND on May 2, 2007 at 6:20 PM
Fascinating, is all I can say Jim, Looks B scary too, I also the say same as all have already said good luck on your trip down this way.
Charles
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Posted by Tim Munsey on May 3, 2007 at 3:30 AM
It's a baby dragon, great clarity again and full of fascination.

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Tim
Posted by Jim Greenfield on May 3, 2007 at 4:00 AM
Thanks for the comments. David asked whether they are related to sea horses - yes, pipefish and sea horses are closely related and the males carry the fertilised eggs and young kangaroo-style in a brood pouch
Posted by Graeme Lee on May 3, 2007 at 11:46 AM
Fantastic image Jim...makes me want to get my wetsuit...no, my drysuit out and....oh, I have no underwater photography kit :mad:

Excellent :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by writepic on May 4, 2007 at 12:36 PM

lovely image jim,

never seen one of these, been places where they lurk but never had they eyeball. have a good time
in indonesia. look forward to seeing the images when you get back.

mark