For some reason unknown to me she never bothered these 3 inch giant danios.
Ron,
This I like, especially considering the explosive power of a voracious eater in an enclosed space that might be tripped at some unexpected moment. Perhaps she knows she can eat them later. for now, you keep her well fed. So it would be an advantage for her to keep her reserve food untouched and even perhaps they might multiply. This might be a not insignificant part of animal physiology to not to hunt their food supply out of existence. So when they keep seeing the same fish, they instinctively know not to destroy it.
I wonder whether or not such mechanisms exist. does the lion eat the last mating deer pair if there's other food?
Asher
Hi Ron,
These are breathtaking! The detail is so intriguing.
How were these lit, or maybe better said how were these illuminated?
I second what Fahim has said, these are clear, sharp and wonderfully exposed. It looks like your in there with 'em.
Thank you very much Paul.I second what Fahim has said, these are clear, sharp and wonderfully exposed. It looks like your in there with 'em.
Paul and Fahim,
There's an additional set of features. Ron's definite compositions seem to reflect ideas of "Returning" "Passing by", "Exploring," "Leisure", " A patrol" and the like. It's as if they together cover human experience. By lighting and compositing well, Ron's work on fish differs distinctively from pictures of animals that merely show detail and identity. An example of such surgical presentation would be the fantastic illustrations of Audubon's, often dead, birds. Likenesses of birds, (even with them staged to appear to be doing things) represent much more of Audubon's skill in hunting them down, flair for drawing and coloring them but little life force that Ron's images seem to bring to me. Another contrast is that while Ron nurtures these creatures but gives them fanciful names, Audubon, on the other hand removed them from their safe anonymity, butchered them and presented his efforts as "works of beauty" for the fawning salons of Europe!
Asher
Ron,
These are fabulous images! (I don't know how I've missed them so long...perhaps because I don't visit the pets area.) Your practice and experience sure shows here.
I've kept an aquarium (marine) for 23 years. When I first entered the hobby I was, typically, fanatical about every aspect. I took several runs at photographing my former "reef" tank way back when but failed miserably. So I appreciate what you've accomplished here.
Well done!
p.s. That's one healthy-looking cichlid! Clear fins, clear eyes, HUGE size!
Sorry to be late getting back to everyone but I am having severe back problems again. I meet with a surgeon tomorrow. I can't take much more of this.
Thank you so much Asher. You actually make me blush reading this.
I hope it goes well. I can only sympathise with you.Sorry to be late getting back to everyone but I am having severe back problems again. I meet with a surgeon tomorrow. I can't take much more of this.