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An Ornate Ghost Pipefish displays his beautiful colours and fins to try and warn me off. These tiny fish related to seahorses are found around feather stars and...
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An Ornate Ghost Pipefish displays his beautiful colours and fins to try and warn me off. These tiny fish related to seahorses are found around feather stars and sea fans where they wait patiently for a mate.
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Canon EOS 7D

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Aperture 22/1 ISO 200 Shutter 1/200 Focal Length 100/1

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Jan, 2017

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547

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+25

Awards

2020 Choice Award

Peer Award

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Superb Composition

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WOW! Totally flabbergasted... what a beautiful fish and photo of it!

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I'm with KristinaOers - flabbergasted is a great word to describe this photo. Thank you also for posting back stories and info about your subjects. I do that too - but many do not.

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