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Hairy Frogfish Portrait

Hairy Frogfish Portrait

This little male Hairy Frogfish was about 10cm long and perched perfectly on the sandy substrate in Dauin, The Philippines. This allowed me to use my snoot and ...
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This little male Hairy Frogfish was about 10cm long and perched perfectly on the sandy substrate in Dauin, The Philippines. This allowed me to use my snoot and being very patient isolate a nice portrait.
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Canon EOS 7D

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Aperture 8/1 ISO 100 Shutter 1/250 Focal Length 60/1

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Jan, 2017

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