This is Synanceia horrida - the Estuarine Stonefish. You do NOT want to get stung by the venomous spines of one of these guys and they are a good reason to look very, very carefully before trying to get a lower angle on some other subject. This picture was taken at a dive site called The Zoo adjacent to the Wakatobi Dive Resort in Indonesia.
Nikon D800 in a Nauticam Housing, Nikkor 105mm AF-S VR Micro.
f//22, 1/250th, ISO 100, 2 Sea and Sea YS-350 strobes at half power
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4 commentsUnusual! I like it a lot. I especially like that there appears to be a bit of catch light in the bit of exposed eye. Neat post.
linton,
I for one am glad you did not step on it.
Fabulously different image, greatly surprised you have had so few comments.
What an intriging image. Almost doesn't look like a fish. Very different from everything else!!
Absolutely disturbing image, Clinton!
Perfect comp and story-telling here, and nicely done on all the technical side as well. Very memorable image. Hey--I remembered it enough to go to NPN and open it up to show two different family members over a couple days, so I mean that sincerely!