A fine shot John.
I don't know the first thing about fish, but what strikes me first and foremost with this image is just how close the colours of the fish match it's surroundings.
An interesting looking specimen it is too.
Posted by John Robinson on March 20, 2010 at 12:55 PM
Hi Justin
Although it was a tank set up I tried to simulate the fishes' normal habitat instead of the usual "pebbles on a goldfish bowl floor" scene. Stone loaches often live in dark stony bottomed streams and thats what I wanted to show.
Due to the comments about "predictability" on the forum I try and post something a bit different each time, but it doesn't always work.
Thanks for commenting.
Cheers
JohnR
Hi John,
Indeed something different. I like this one because of the colors and the surrounding colors of his/her natural environment. When I finisched the pond in my garden I will try to make pictures of the animal life in it, but I think it will be a hell of a challenge.
Thanks for sharing your "setup". It is not visible you did use one, and that's i.mo. the way it must be.
Great or in dutch "gaaf".
Due to the comments about "predictability" on the forum I try and post something a bit different each time, but it doesn't always work.
It's great to see such a diverse range of subject matter, keeps things interesting.
Your shot won't go by unappreciated I'm sure, Saturdays and Sundays are always particularly quiet on the forum. I only happen to be around because the weather's appaling down this way today.
Posted by Philip Newman on March 20, 2010 at 1:20 PM
That brings back memories , as kids we use to catch these and bullheads with our hands, paddling in the local stream , lifting stones and making these poor creatures lives hell , we always put them back. The river then was alive with fish, water voles, kingfishers, and then Britvic opened a bottling plant upstream, washed its bottles with detergent, filled the mill race with bubbles ten feet high and all but killed the river. We got fresh orange juice at 3 times the normal price! Nice picture , the setting is spot on , just needs a little boys hand a bit to the left .
Bob.
Posted by Andy Astbury on March 21, 2010 at 10:52 AM
How many folk would be nature photographers if we all had to shoot film stills ehh John
Never get tired of your scans, they bring back all sorts of memories
Particularly like the lighting in this John - very successful
Posted by Kim Connolly on March 21, 2010 at 1:11 PM
Not very beautiful, but certainly very different, and of course produced with excellence.
Posted by Andy Gregory on March 21, 2010 at 1:27 PM
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JohnR
I don't know the first thing about fish, but what strikes me first and foremost with this image is just how close the colours of the fish match it's surroundings.
An interesting looking specimen it is too.
Although it was a tank set up I tried to simulate the fishes' normal habitat instead of the usual "pebbles on a goldfish bowl floor" scene. Stone loaches often live in dark stony bottomed streams and thats what I wanted to show.
Due to the comments about "predictability" on the forum I try and post something a bit different each time, but it doesn't always work.
Thanks for commenting.
Cheers
JohnR
Indeed something different. I like this one because of the colors and the surrounding colors of his/her natural environment. When I finisched the pond in my garden I will try to make pictures of the animal life in it, but I think it will be a hell of a challenge.
Thanks for sharing your "setup". It is not visible you did use one, and that's i.mo. the way it must be.
Great or in dutch "gaaf".
It's great to see such a diverse range of subject matter, keeps things interesting.
Your shot won't go by unappreciated I'm sure, Saturdays and Sundays are always particularly quiet on the forum. I only happen to be around because the weather's appaling down this way today.
Whiskers indeed !! nice one John, I don't think I've seen a Stone Loach before so thanks for sharing.
Andy...
Bob.
Never get tired of your scans, they bring back all sorts of memories
Particularly like the lighting in this John - very successful