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jax
Feb-19-2009, 01:24 PM
It's a fish!

Shot this white bass in the zoo.

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The aquarium's glass caused a lot of chromatic aberration in the original image.
I cleaned most of it out, because I thought it was worth the effort.
Jack'll do
Feb-19-2009, 01:36 PM
Nice close-up :thumb Is this a fresh or salt water fish?
bfjr
Feb-19-2009, 01:37 PM
Good shot but I'm gettin Hungry :food :D :thumb
jax
Feb-19-2009, 01:43 PM
Thanks!

It's a reef fish. This one is about two feet in size.
dlplumer
Feb-19-2009, 02:04 PM
COOL image :thumb
Harryb
Feb-20-2009, 07:09 AM
Good capture :thumb taken under difficult shooting conditions.
aj986s
Feb-20-2009, 07:27 AM
Very cool capture! But I don't think its a white bass. Looks more like some sort of drum or grouper.
jax
Feb-20-2009, 12:37 PM
Very cool capture! But I don't think its a white bass. Looks more like some sort of drum or grouper.

Yep, it probably is a grouper. However, the sign said white bass. But that's directly translated from Dutch :D.
I'll have a look next time for its latin name.

Then again, groupers are bass...

edit: Did some lookups. Turns out the English name for this in dutch called 'white bass' is... (drumroll) 'black grouper' !:scratch

Latin name: Mycteroperca bonaci