Caught in the Act...again

Can anyone clear this up conclusively? Are males the smaller or larger fish in these pairs?

The male is the larger one. The eggs are coming from the female (smaller) in both photos, but The Octopus' photo has a perspective which makes it look ambiguous. Both great shots!

Linda

I think that these are both pretty cool images.

I'm quite sure that a lot of work went into both: I recently spent 6 hours in the water for one shot of an isolated large male and one shot of a mating pair. On the first dive: no AF as my reddened focus light wouldn't allow a 105mm lens to work, on another dive: two divers with bright video lights (need I say more?), on a third: mandarin no-show and, finally, a dive with only three mating dances that either my guide or I saw.

I hope that I haven't set a record for mandarin madness at Lembeh Resort...

... my colleagues certainly thought that I was eccentric, to say the least, in missing four Lembeh night dives for such a meagre return.

Tim

I was also in Lembeh in february. staying Kasawari lembeh resort.

After struggeling with the mandarins I also got one photo with the eggs in the water, unfortunaltly they where out of focus.

I guss one of my favorites of the mandarines on this trip was this couple kissing in the dusk : )

(this photo is slightly cropped)

More photos on my webpage Coldwaterphoto

Lasse

Nice shots, hardest part about shooting them is the crowd of other photographers and video.

Extra lights shut down the action.

I am sure that there are others out there but I have not seen more than these that were posted.

thanks to all.

great shot, that should sell!!!!