Mandarin Fish

[Nathan Lovas]

I thought I would post something a little different. This is a Mandarin Fish from Kimbe Bay in Papua New Guinea. They are one of the most flamboyant of all fishes. They move very fast and are difficult to find. Hope you enjoy.


Nikon F100, Sea & Sea Housing, Fuji Velvia, (2) Sea & Sea YS-120 Strobes

1/250 @ f/22

All C&C welcome...thanks for looking...Nate.

[Alfred Forns]

Big Thanks for this one Nate !!!!

Difficult it is !!! Was my primary target on both trips to Papua New Guinea but came home empty !!!!

Love the way you worked it at f 22 to come up with the dark bg Just an outstanding image Big Time Congrats !!!

[Nathan Lovas]

Thanks Alfred...

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Nathan,
A coulourful fish you got. I understand the difficulty photographing underwater. I agree with Alfred that you did very well with that aperture. The image pops up due to the dark bg. Look forward to more.
Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Austin Thomas]

Hi Nate,

This has a lot of impact due to the black BKGR and bright colours of the fish. Great to see.

Thanks

Austin

[Piotr Shpakowski]

Very sweet and colorful fish.Black BG is no problem for me.

[DanWalters]

Very nice! Really like the colors and the black background.

[John Ippolito]

Nice capture Nate! Two trips to New Guinea without seeing them, but managed to see several in northeastern Sulawesi in the Lembeh Straits. Thanks for sharing.

[Mark Boranyak]

Nathan, this is outstanding. From experience, I know just how hard these guys are to photograph.

Mark

[Robert Amoruso]

Very cool and well executed. The black BG really works here.

[Nathan Lovas]

Thank you to everyone....nate