Stonefish

[Mike Poole]

You don't see these stonefish so much so far out in the open, so I was pleased about this handsome (!) chap. Took 2 shots them went to adjust my strobes and he moved. Looked up to see my buddy frantically signalling the 'stonefish' sign, and I thought, 'yeah,I've seen him! How the **** did you manage to miss him as you were going first?' Little did I know he'd settled right under my legs! Fortunately I always rise up a couple of feet before moving, otherwise I would have gone right into his poisonous spines

Canon 1dx in Nauticam housing
Canon 100mm L
ISO 200
1/100th f16
twin sea and sea YS-D1 strobes

Mike