Happy Guillemot, Unhappy Butterfish

[Bill Dix]

From Flatey Island, Iceland. 90% of Full Frame. I must have taken a hundred frames showing every conceivable wriggling position of the Butterfish. The Guillemot sat there for a long time trying to decide what to do. I think he was reluctant to show us where his burrow was (which was just off to the left), but eventually took the fish home to feed his family.

D7200, 500f4 + 1.4 TC, IXO 800, 1/2500s @ f/8 manual.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Excellent details and nice timing, the background is ideal as is the foreground - lovely shot.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Bill, I like the angled pose of the Guillemot, and you certainly nailed the exposure on this fellow. A huge bonus showing off his catch, and even better that is framed against the upper clean BG.

[annmpacheco]

Very well done Bill, exposure is spot on, IQ looks terrific and i like the position of the pry, the little flippers... BG is great, lovely.

[Tim Foltz]

Bill, nice shot, sharp, nice comp, nice BG, and nice subject matter, you do have some solid blacks though.

-Tim

[Arthur Morris]

Sharp with a perfect exposure. You have a nice look at the head of the fish to go with a decent head angle (for this particular image). We would not be calling that a butterfish on this side of the pond.

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[gail bisson]

Man, this is nice Bill! Exposure is spot on and the light superb!
Love the wiggly fish.
The water droplets and wet look tell the story of a fishing expedition on the ocean.
Well done,
Gail

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Excellent capture, Bill. Great exposure and having the prey facing us. Like the hint of red in the mouth and the foot showing from underneath.

Geoffrey

[Bill Dix]

Thank you all.

Stu: Out of the many images of the wriggling fish, this was one of the few with him against the plain BG which I why I picked it.

Artie: Doesn't look like a Butterfish to me either, but that's what our Icelandic guide told us it was.

[Arthur Morris]

Hey Bill, From my friend David Policansky, Dr. Fish: It could well be what they call butterfish there, Pholis gunnellus. W call it rock gunnel over here. Nothing like our butterfish, Peprilus triacanthus. Nice shot.

[Bill Dix]

Hey Bill, From my friend David Policansky, Dr. Fish: It could well be what they call butterfish there, Pholis gunnellus. W call it rock gunnel over here. Nothing like our butterfish, Peprilus triacanthus. Nice shot.

Thanks Artie. That's useful; I'll put the name into the File Info.

[David Salem]

This is a wow shot Bill. Love everything, especially the exposure, the fish and the BG. Very nice

[Bill Dix]

Thanks David.