Rare fish and behavior - 1 of 3 - a photo on Flickriver

Rare fish and behavior - 1 of 3

            I have a couple of images that could be described as "rare fish and behavior". I'll start with this froggy.

As you can see, frogfish are masters of camouflage. In a group of sponges about 4 meters in diameter, this frogfish (10-15cm) was tucked inside a valley like it was made for that spot. 

You might realize that there is something odd about this image. The tubes of the sponges are horizontal, but sponge tubes always grow vertical. That is because I took this shot looking down on the frogfish and I rotated the image 90 degrees - the frogfish was actually pointing straight up in the water. Not only is it very hard to find frogfish (unless you '"cheat" and have a local guide show you one) but they are hard to photograph. From this angle I could get good light on the frogfish and a nice sandy background. I don't mind that what you would see underwater would look completely different, both in terms of orientation and color. (To get a sense of what you would have seen underwater, turn your screen 90 degrees clockwise.)

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Taken in: BES Islands / Bonaire / Hato (show map)

Taken on: February 3, 2023

Tags:

frogfish

frog

angler

camouflage

hidden

sponge

spot

Antennarius multiocellatus

long

lure

long lure

yellow

mouth

gape

gaping

underwater

ocean

sea

marine

creature

scuba

diving

dive

reef. shore

Bonaire

Netherlands

Antilles

Caribbean

Atlantic « less

Sets appears in: • 2023 - Jan Feb • In Explore

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Camera: Canon EOS R5, f/11.0, 1/250 sec, 100mm, ISO 320 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS R5
Lens:	EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
Aperture:	f/11.0
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	100mm
ISO:	320
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 11.3 (Macintosh)
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