koi

Posted by Illuci (Hurdegaryp, Netherlands) on 2 July 2007 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.

When visiting the zoo I shot this beautiful koi from a bridge. In my hurry to shoot the fish I forgot to take my camera belt out of sight. Also I forgot that I myself would also be on the picture, reflected in the moving water, with a bit deformed head. Taking fast pictures isn't my thing but sometimes the luck is with me...

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Comments (10)

ColNed Pictures from Amersfoort, Netherlands

Leuk gedaan met de reflexie in het water !

2 Jul 2007 9:22am

@ColNed Pictures: Bedankt, het was meer geluk dan wijsheid, ik keek niet eens hoe de foto was geworden tot ik hem op de computer zag en dacht: zo gek nog niet.

mat from France

very well done!

2 Jul 2007 1:27pm

@mat: Thanks Mat, I will recommend everybody to click on your name above and see you, this is true quality! All photogalleries will go bankrupt with so many excellent photos on the Internet, a pity for them but alas!

Evie from Fairfax, United States

Cool shot. Sometimes those lucky ones are the best of all.

2 Jul 2007 1:38pm

@Evie: Thanks, Evie, I agree! Sometimes I press without being aware and get a picture of the pavement or some random grass or whatever, some of them are worthwhile.

Shrig from United States

The orange of the fish is great and the reflection is wonderful. This photo has a lot of very cool elements in it. :)

Nice.

2 Jul 2007 1:56pm

@Shrig: Thanks! It was more or less like a lucky catch, photographers need that from time to time to compensate for the many failures.

Art Monkey from Salt Spring Island, Canada

I think this is a very interesting picture - when I first saw it I thought there was a statue and the koi was flying through the air! - I like it a lot

2 Jul 2007 6:16pm

@Art Monkey: LOL! That would be too much honour for me - still living and already a statue, one with a flying fish in front of it :-):-):-) - thanks for your comment.

Lucca from Cologne, Germany

ha, I like this interesting compositon a lot. Taking fast pictures isn't my thing too. I have lots of photos with camera bet in sight. It happens when I'm too fascinated from the motiv.

2 Jul 2007 9:48pm

@Lucca: Danke schön, freut mich zu hören dass ich nicht der Einzige bin.