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Natural Color - Mandarin Fish by =steeljaw:iconsteeljaw:

Categories Photography > Animals, Plants & Nature > Aquatic Life

©2004-2009 =steeljaw
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Yet more photography. Yes, I still draw, I swear. :>

This photo was a VERY happy fluke. This little guy is a Mandarin Fish, a very reclusive but gorgeous fish that lives in tropical coral reefs. We have three at the aquarium where I volunteer, and they're rare to see- rarer to photograph. This specimin is in a smaller (it's 100 gallons, I think) cylindrical tank filled with live coral, urchins, anemones, and other fish. The mandarin is only about 2 inches long.

Taken with my Digital Rebel, 1/60 on a 5.6 using the built-in flash.

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~Earwig Dec 20, 2004, 8:27:06 PM
That is absolutely amazing! You need to stop taking such gorgeous pictures, or my favorites gallery is going to double in size... O_o
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~Woofuls Dec 20, 2004, 9:00:34 PM
Awesome shot!

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~fyehroqs-fugue Dec 20, 2004, 9:13:52 PM
Ooooh, very pretty. Your title "Natural color" is very appropriate here. The colors do seem very natural, very real.

Good job, hope to see more later!

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~SabretoothedErmine Dec 20, 2004, 9:24:08 PM
Beautiful picture - well done for getting such a good shot of such a difficult subject!

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~hyena84 Dec 20, 2004, 11:06:09 PM
Such nice colors.Like black light colors...

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~Starstricken-Disaste Dec 20, 2004, 11:10:58 PM
I LOVE mandarin fishes...<3 gorgeous photo

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~daffyart Dec 21, 2004, 12:30:31 PM
Those are so neat! Like stained glass.

You have an awesome camera hun'. Glad your enjoying it:)

Daffy
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*rachaelm5 Dec 25, 2004, 5:54:56 AM
He's sooooo cuuuuute... I miss my mom's mandarin fishies. One of our females grew to almost five inches, and she liked to stay out where we could see her. Instant +fav!

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~Meira-Bates Dec 29, 2004, 10:34:03 AM
ooooh good picture ^.^ prett fish too!

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~XianJaguar Feb 23, 2005, 7:44:05 AM
Wow!! GORGEOUS shot. You're right, they're rare to see out in the open. Usually, they're hiding, squashed under a piece of coral or something. Very shy, meek fish. (unlike those cursed blue damselfish...)

Anyway...beautiful photo!!

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