ManuelaR
metal fish?
Posted by ManuelaR (Hainburg (Frankfurt/Main), Germany) on 14 June 2007 in Animal & Insect.
amazonas lung fish (aquarium/zoo in Koeln)
Thanks for all your comments and enjoy your weekend!
Thanks for your valuable tips and/or constructive input!!
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dee from Innsbruck, Austria
That's a good one, a very intense one. Love the colours and the composition.
14 Jun 2007 5:58am
objectif-p from Belgium
très belle photo. mais ce poisson n'a pas une très bonne tête. je m'en méfierai!
14 Jun 2007 6:08am
Remus from Portugal
Excelente tons e cores.
Uma fotografia de um animal que mete um bocado de medo, por causa da sua má cara. :) Mas que resultou numa fotografia muito boa.
14 Jun 2007 7:10am
Alfredo J. Martiz J. from Tokyo, Japan
Amazing, really cool guy, nice photo Manuela!
14 Jun 2007 1:00pm
@priya: Hello priya!
I just kept the original colour of the take, it was actually quite dark so I doubt if there was any reflection at all. Celialee also made almost the same shot in another zoo and also obtained that greenish tint. Thanks for stopping by!
Rahul from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Wow, its huge and cool shot of this huge monster fish. :) Scary gggrrrrr..... :)
14 Jun 2007 2:35pm
Laurie from Lincoln, United States
Great detail on those scales and I love the green tone. Really cool! Good job!
14 Jun 2007 3:42pm
Celialee from Kyoto, Japan
I had the same picture of the same fish (I think it is the same fish!). Aren't they just scary looking? Good job!
14 Jun 2007 4:39pm
hamidreza from Tehran, Iran
wonderful shot with great contrast and green. excellent capture.
14 Jun 2007 7:40pm
Reza from Montreal, Canada
Excellent shot! like the fish itself and wonderful lighting indeed.
14 Jun 2007 8:01pm
Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom
I've seen these in an aquarium, very strange fish. Love your capture of it, the colours are great
14 Jun 2007 9:04pm
benjamin from Singapore
i love the way you ve captured it. these fish are huge.. we've got quite afew at the zoo here apparently they put them in moats around the monkey enclosures to deter the monkeys from trying to swim out. im not sure the name's correct though. its not actually a lung fish. think they call it aropahima.
15 Jun 2007 1:41am
@benjamin: Hello Benjamin!
The correct name is actually Arapaima Gigas -- just found it -- and they are commonly called lung fish as they have a lung-similar organ that allow them to stock oxigen. When the Amazonas water levels shrink, it does not contain enough oxygen: other fish die, Arapaimas survive!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arapaima
Thanks for the tip and for your visit!
Stunner from Kingston, Jamaica
Very nice capture and thanks for the info on the lung fish.
15 Jun 2007 1:59pm
##AMIT## from Santa Clara, CA, United States
perfect capture..i know it is not always easy to take shots of such creatures in aquarium.
15 Jun 2007 4:38pm
Laurie from New Jersey, United States
That fish has a sad expression...
I like the details in the scales especially in the fish behind that one. Great tones.
15 Jun 2007 6:32pm
bronzebilly u.k. from cardiff, United Kingdom
hey Maneula--you've turned the beast into a beauty on this image--excellent colour also--billy
15 Jun 2007 11:39pm
{H} creatives from Santa Clara, United States
Wow! Wouldn't want to see that when I go diving...Nice capture.
16 Jun 2007 6:38am
L.Reis from Lisbon, Portugal
Another one with a bad temper :) But the coulors and the light are simply amazing.
16 Jun 2007 2:50pm
Michael Rawluk from Prince George, Canada
Nicely done. You have a fine collection of bizarre fish on your site.
17 Jun 2007 3:36pm
lasiate from Philippines
déjà pas une gueule sympa mais avec l'éclairage , bbrrrr!
17 Jun 2007 10:13pm
Sarah from Gainesville, United States
great colors, and a neat capture! What a strange fish!
18 Jun 2007 12:37am
Daniel from Scranton, United States
Great image. Scares me to death but, I love it
18 Jun 2007 1:57am
pedro alexandre from loures, Portugal
did he eat something bad?, looks like the incredible hulk, fish version.
18 Jun 2007 5:24pm
