I took my new 60mm Nikon lens and D80 out for the first time today so forgive me if the photos arent that great!
I saw this little tiny fish flitting about on this coral and so I set up to try and get a photo of him in action. As I set up the little fish obliged and lay facing me on the coral very nicely for a good shot. Looking through the Ikelite viewfinder port I saw a quick flash of silvery-white moving toward the fish from behind through the coral as the fish lay facing me. It was a crab! In a split second a life and death struggle ensued with the crab overpowering the fish and making off with a nice sashimi lunch. I was stunned. In a matter of a couple of seconds my little outing with a friendly fish definately took a turn for the worst for the poor fish, of course the crab was happy!
The crab here had just grabbed the fish and the fish was twisting to get away....
Still trying to get away the fish looked at me and made me feel guilty...
oh no! poor fish! great facial expression of the poor fish. cool photo even though nature can be cruel.
MJ
I think the acropora goby is actually named after "your" island! Gobiodon okinowadae or something similar.
They build a nest in between the branches for spawning. Pretty cool little guys.
Cheesr
James
It's amazed me again and again the selfish of the sea creatures, to eat like that the model on the studio set! what a shame!
Oh I don't know - the one time I was invited to a fashion shoot there were a couple of models there that looked good enough to eat.
