Posted by Paul Hobson on February 2, 2010 at 6:15 PM
I have been working on a project over the last few years with British fish. Always wanted to work with Pike and now have the chance, they are stunning animals. Love the jaws like yawn. Taken in a large tank set-up, natural light, 180 macro, 5Dmk2
Posted by David Kjaer on February 2, 2010 at 6:28 PM
Hi Paul
How did you train it to do that - I had a go a few years ago with a small jack pike in a tank but didn't get anything as good as this!
David
Posted by John Robinson on February 2, 2010 at 7:35 PM
Another fish man ! Great !
I know how hard this stuff can be. !
Good one.
Of course i do mine in the wild !!
Cheers
JohnR
Posted by Craig Jones on February 2, 2010 at 7:59 PM
Very different Paul and I really like it love the mouth open
Posted by Mike Andrews on February 3, 2010 at 2:04 AM
What were you offering him to get him to pose like that?
I like the shot, with the focus being concentrated on the important bit - the jaws.
Really excellent image! Scary fish. One was pulled out of a deep west highland loch near us and it had an osprey's claws embedded in its back with tatters of sinew from an attack that obviously went well wrong. In another episode friends of my dad's had their wee boy attacked by a pike whilst paddling in Loch Lomond, with the fish pulling him by the leg towards deep water. It took a burly dad with a fence post which he was wielding like a baseball bat to get the pike subdued. As I recall it was estimated at between 40 and 50 lbs. Best to do this photography from the other side of a tank I suspect! I reckon thats not a yawn - he's sizing you up!
Posted by David Sewell on February 3, 2010 at 4:24 AM
All been said. A great capture, and nice to see something a bit different.
David
Posted by John Chapman on February 3, 2010 at 5:24 AM
Hi Paul, what a mouthful. Great image.
Posted by Karen Summers on February 3, 2010 at 5:24 AM
thats really good look at that mouth
Posted by Mark Wilson on February 3, 2010 at 12:07 PM
That is a very cool image, I like it a lot!
Posted by Ian Macdermott on February 3, 2010 at 12:22 PM
Great shot Paul
A quarry I dive in has several large monster pike
Posted by Mark Sisson on February 3, 2010 at 1:13 PM
Either he's small or that's a hell of a tank you've got!!
Great pose and set-up and an unusual image as a consequence
Like it.
Mark
Posted by Major Gilbert on February 3, 2010 at 3:22 PM
A good image Paul. Like it.
Its good to see a bit more variation and to see more of our wildlife that we can find around us.
Major.
Posted by David Taylor on February 3, 2010 at 3:23 PM
Discussion
15 repliesHow did you train it to do that
David
I know how hard this stuff can be. !
Good one.
Of course i do mine in the wild !!
Cheers
JohnR
I like the shot, with the focus being concentrated on the important bit - the jaws.
Well done.
David
A quarry I dive in has several large monster pike
Great pose and set-up and an unusual image as a consequence
Like it.
Mark
Its good to see a bit more variation and to see more of our wildlife that we can find around us.
Major.
Des