Face of the Sand by Thomas Vignaud

Saturday, 21st June 2008

Face of the Sand

by Thomas Vignaud

This venimous fish, Trachinus draco, is usually hiding in the sand, waiting for little fish to eat. It is a very dangerous fish for humans too, because if you put your foot on it, you’ll feel a horrible pain!

Thomas Vignaud

Hi, I’m a marine biology student in France, and I’m actually working on sharks. I’m professional diver, and I really love underwater photography, in scuba diving and in freediving.

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25 Comments

Anurag Says:
June 21st, 2008 at 7:06 am
Wonderful image and very informative – as usual
Thanks Thomas for sharing.
RAMANATHAN Says:
June 21st, 2008 at 7:29 am
a fantastic picture.
thanks for the information.
Alessandro Says:
June 21st, 2008 at 8:11 am
beautiful picture indeed !
Jolly Photographer Says:
June 21st, 2008 at 9:10 am
That is spectacular young man well done good sir!
Reuben Chircop Says:
June 21st, 2008 at 9:54 am
very nice capture. It all seems that there is another world beyond what we see down there.
TomBrooklyn Says:
June 21st, 2008 at 11:08 am
Interesting fish. At what depth of water does it usualy reside? i.e. how likely is it for a human to step on it?
planet lover Says:
June 21st, 2008 at 12:27 pm
Loved the colors! In what part of the world would I find this grouchy creature?
Chris Says:
June 21st, 2008 at 12:37 pm
ouch.
Juan Pablo Says:
June 21st, 2008 at 1:37 pm
Excelent picture; congratulations.

Saludos desde Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Juan Pablo
Mohammad A. Wali Says:
June 21st, 2008 at 1:54 pm
Thank you. Imaginative.
Safia Says:
June 21st, 2008 at 2:07 pm
Cool pic!
Marie Dunphy Harding Says:
June 21st, 2008 at 2:39 pm
Those fluorescent blank eyes, creepy!
This is as close as I want to get, thank you very much!!!
a. Says:
June 21st, 2008 at 4:17 pm
Interesting.
yasmin Says:
June 21st, 2008 at 4:28 pm
very interesting indeed.
Ahmed Sharif Says:
June 22nd, 2008 at 4:25 am
intersting capture, and good info too!!…. thanks for sharing!!
Pauline Jones Says:
June 22nd, 2008 at 8:13 am
Brilliant image; interesting subject and the colors and the composition are just right.
Susan Gagnon Says:
June 22nd, 2008 at 12:54 pm
This is just awesome! Informative, as well as captivating! Thanks for this little seen perspective!
Courtney Platt Says:
June 23rd, 2008 at 7:21 am
Thomas,

We’re seeing lots of great underwater images from you here. It’s nice to see fine images like these.

Thank you, Courtney
Renee Says:
June 23rd, 2008 at 2:50 pm
Looks like the fish is playing a little hide and seek!
Paul Hunter Says:
June 25th, 2008 at 6:16 am
Fantastic shot…you really captured the moment well and also did a good job with exposure
su Says:
June 21st, 2009 at 11:10 am
He looks evil, which is warning enough to stay away. Gives me the shudders.
mike Says:
July 22nd, 2009 at 6:56 pm
Nice protection. He is the same colors as his surroundings.
jim weis Says:
August 6th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
ah.. mother nature in every way . .
Su Says:
June 21st, 2010 at 10:33 am
You do really have to look twice at him!
renee Says:
June 21st, 2010 at 1:39 pm
Cool shot.