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Giant Hawkfish

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Posted by Bob Johnson on January 31, 2012 at 5:05 PM
Giant Hawkfish
Taken on my first snorkel in The Galapagos last May. Never snorkelled before and I just thought it was amazing :wink:

Canon G10, WP-DC28 housing, on the underwater setting it gave me 1/80 f4 ISO 80 @ 6.1mm cropped for comp

Please look at the larger version :smile:

Bob :smile:
Posted by Nick Mckeown on January 31, 2012 at 5:30 PM
Now that's a fish! Superb image Bob.
Nick
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Posted by Philip Kirkham on February 1, 2012 at 4:46 AM
Great capture, and a refreshing change too.
Best wishes
Phil
Posted by David Sewell on February 1, 2012 at 6:17 AM
Nice to see something a bit different, and this certainly is. Great capture, Bob.

David
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on February 1, 2012 at 8:38 AM
Hi a superb image Bob.

Phil.

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Posted by Matt Cole on February 1, 2012 at 3:18 PM
quite possibly the first Giant Hawkfish to appear on UKNP :smile: I like it Bob, it's a nice looking fish and the setting is attractive too. I'd maybe darken the top left corner a little but that's very minor.

Matt :toast:
Posted by Jeroen Stel on February 1, 2012 at 5:09 PM
What a bizar looking creature! I agree with Matt's comment on the left corner.

greetings,

Jeroen Stel
Posted by Robert Lawrence on February 2, 2012 at 1:37 PM
I'll bet you will never see one of those wrapped in newspaper :biggrin: As I am not very good in water I've never been very keen on fish but I can appreciate the beauty in something like this. :toast:
Posted by Ian Mason on February 2, 2012 at 4:28 PM
An amazing creature - superb colours.
Posted by John Robinson on February 2, 2012 at 7:27 PM
Good one ! ( And I can only swim two yards)!
Posted by Phil Ellard on February 4, 2012 at 10:35 AM
lovely makes me want to dive again :toast: :toast: