Tuesday, 2nd February 2010
Monkfish
by Thomas Vignaud
Lophius piscatorius, and Yoan Eynaud.
A nice encounter at -47m, South of France.
Equipment: 5D2, 15mm, 2 strobes.
Thomas Vignaud
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Monkfish by Thomas Vignaud was photo of the day on Tuesday, 2nd February 2010. It is tagged Fish, Underwater. You can leave a comment below.
23 Comments
Photos by Nik
Welcome back Mr Vignaud a truely camouflaged fish, amazing, though i have to ask you this, whats that leafy stuff on the fish, is that naturally on the fish or its something that just grew on it over time.
Chamika
Wow! Excellent shot! The diver really helps the viewer to grasp the size of this truly unusual fish.
Jeff Swanson
A mug only a mother could love! Wow!
MATE
wow wat a huge fish, great camafouge, really stands out
Anurag
Ohh my God!………
G.
Excellent! The diver gives good comparison about the size of the fish.
Pauline Jones
Lovely to see him in the wild and not on a dinner plate.
Yo
Wonderfull dude, that moment was amazing ! (I’m the diver on the photo) if you need me for a shark, a manta, a whale, whatever, call me !
Jeannie Armstrong
Fascinating!
Wanda Krack
Wonderful dof and exposure. Interestening fish.
Rajib Singha
Nice but a bit scary.
renee
Excellent shot Thomas!! thanks for sharing!
Grete
Amazing shot, excellently captured! But, it makes me a little scared, It blends in with the rocks. Congratulations and Greetings
susolov
Amazing photo! Another exotic creature from the ocean. Not something I see (nor think about) everyday. No wonder you like to study Marine Biology!
planet lover
Thomas and Yo – you guys are brave! 47 meters below is just amazing. If not for the eye, I would have thought it was a rock! Congratulations on a great pic, Thomas.
Ginny Chandler
Great lightning underwater. I have to say that this monk fish looks like something only Hollywood would make up….WOW..
mike
Very nice. I seen those type of fish on TV program once. They look like wood and leaves.
Marie Dunphy Harding
It looks like a poor job on macrame; not sure of the spelling, it’s when you make stuff from crinkled paper… not including Yo!
Rick
there’s evolution for ya
Katherine Lee Strassburg
Nature never ceases to amaze me. Beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder–his camouflage is beautifully artful. Wonderful shot that takes me a place I’d never be able to see personally. Thank you for a very interesting potd.
Thomas Vignaud
Thanks everyone ! Nik, this is all natural from the fish himself. The long one on the back can be used as bait to attrack smaller fish, before they disapear in a huge mouth.
Joelle Boope'
I came across these photos from my daughter-in-law and just started going on all I could. These are incredible. Thanks for the exposure of the photos.
su
This is one cool shot, wonderful creatures you capture, congrats to you and the diver!