by Paul Hunter
14 Şubat 2008 Perşembe
4 Şubat 2008 Pazartesi
3 Şubat 2008 Pazar
1 Şubat 2008 Cuma
School of fish 2
Whiskers at the ready, a group of striped-eel catfish in Indonesia’s Lembeh Strait peers into the camera. The only catfish species to live in coral reefs, the juveniles of striped-eel catfish (Plotosus lineatus) form dense schools shaped like a ball.
Fotograf David Doubilet' den
School of fish 1
A school of multiband butterfly fish (Chaetodon multicinctus) swims off the Hawaiian islands in the French Frigate Shoals. Feeding mainly on coral, this species can be found at depths of 16 feet to nearly 100 feet (5 to 30 meters) and don't migrate, remaining instead near coral reefs.
Fotograf Bill Curtsinger' den
School of fish
Horse-eye jack swim in a dense school in the Cayman Islands. Known to approach divers, horse-eye jack (Caranx latus) are associated with coral reefs and can reach lengths of more than 3 feet (0.9 meters).
Fotograf Raul Touzon' dan
Moray eels
Top predators in the Red Sea, geometric moray eels (Gymnothorax griseus) slither out of a hideout on the sea floor. In 2006, scientists discovered evidence that moray eels and groupers in the Red Sea have developed a behavior of hunting cooperatively, the first recorded behavior among fish. The grouper shakes its head to signal to the eel where prey it can't get to is hiding. The eel then captures it.
Fotograf David Doubilet' den
Pipefish
A pipefish swims with its tubular snout at the ready in the Pacific Ocean. Related to sea horses, the more than 150 species of pipefish sport coverings of bony armor but lack scales. The small fish often live in beds of aquatic plants, which give them cover from which to hunt.
Fotograf Joe Stancampiano' dan
Sea slugs
Ribbons of red nudibranch eggs curl near Malaysia's Mabul Island. Nudibranchs, also called sea slugs, lay their eggs on the seafloor, attached to coral or rocks. Although a nudibranch is a simultaneous hermaphrodite (possessing both male and female reproductive organs), it reproduces by finding a partner. Millions of eggs can be found in one egg spiral.
Fotograf Tim Laman' dan
Jellyfish
The tentacles of a box jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri) trail behind it and can reach 15 feet (4.6 meters) in length. Found in northern Australia and adjacent waters, a sting from this species can be deadly. This species of box jellyfish, the largest, can have as many as 60 tentacles.
Fotograf David Doubilet' dan
Teardrop crap
A cryptic teardrop crab (Pelia mutica) seeks refuge inside a sponge near Bonaire Island in the Caribbean. Relying on camouflage, the crab's bright red carapace averages only 0.5 inches (1.3 centimeters) in length and can be covered by tunicates or sponges.
Fotograf Paul Sutherland' dan
Philippines
Flower coral in the Philippines demonstrate the derivation of their common name. This close-up view shows off the coral’s polyps. Brain, branching, mound, and plate corals describe other coral shapes and structures.
Fotograf Tim Laman' dan
Shines green
Like dancers in formation, this group of soft coral shines green in the western Pacific. Soft coral polyps differ from hard coral polyps in that they have eight tentacles while hard corals have multiples of six. Soft corals don't leave behind a hard skeleton when they die, as reefmaking hard corals do.
Fotograf Wolcott Henry' den
Flores island
Shining bright, a juvenile wrasse takes shelter in anchor coral off Flores Island, Indonesia. While not all of the more than 300 species of wrasses are vibrantly colored, many exhibit striking coloration and patterns. Some species even change their sex along with their color.
Fotoğraf Tim Laman' dan
Green fluorescent
Glowing green fluorescent coral in Palau absorbs light at one wavelength and emits it at another. Scientists have found that corals with fluorescent properties can handle the effects of coral bleaching caused by warmer waters better than other corals. This gives fluorescent corals an edge in protecting the symbiotic algae they host.
Photograph by Tim Laman
Sea flower
Appearing as flowers of the sea, the tentacles of an orange cup coral reach out in the waters of the Caroline Islands in Micronesia. Known for their brilliant colors, these corals inhabit the shallow areas of coral reefs.
Photograph by Heather Perry
Przewalski's Horse
Przewalski's horses are the last surviving subspecies of wild horse. First described scientifically in the late 19th century by Russian explorer N. M. Przewalski, for whom the horse is named, the horse once freely roamed the steppe along the Mongolia-China border. Never again seen in the wild, Przewalski’s horses have since been kept and bred in captivity and have recently been reintroduced in Mongolia.
With a short, muscular body, Przewalski’s horses are smaller than most domesticated horses. They have a pale belly and beige to reddish-brown coat that is short during summer and thicker and longer in winter. Their muzzle is white, and they don an erect and dark mane that lines their large head and neck. They stand about 12 to 14 hands tall at the shoulder, or about 48 to 56 inches (122 to 142 centimeters), and weigh about 440 to 750 pounds (200 to 340 kilograms).
Photograph by Roy Toft
Baby sea turtle
Leatherback hatchlings make a perilous journey from their nest to the ocean, and are not even safe once they make it. Few survive to adulthood.
Photograph by Susie Post Rust
Worried
Helga Sólveig, my friend's daughter, looking very worried.
I accompanied her and her mother to infant swimming class.
I had a great time photographing the babies and parents in the pool, so much that I got tired from the heat and humidity. No wonder small persons were tired at the end of it all.
I accompanied her and her mother to infant swimming class.
I had a great time photographing the babies and parents in the pool, so much that I got tired from the heat and humidity. No wonder small persons were tired at the end of it all.
31 Ocak 2008 Perşembe
Kapoho Horses
It seems these shots of a horses eye are not a big hit on Flickr. But then I have never taken a photo in order to see how many comments it may get. Maybe there is a horse pool.
Hollar Horses
We call the farm the "Hollar", but this photo was taken "down in the hollar and up on the hill". :) If you'd like to see a better explanation of the "Hollar" and more "Hollar" photos, click here.
The horses belong to a neighbor who occasionally pastures his horses on "The Hollar" farm.
Tennessee, USA
The horses belong to a neighbor who occasionally pastures his horses on "The Hollar" farm.
Tennessee, USA
Horse Power
Taken at "Le Haras National Du Pin" - A National Stud in Argentan, Normandy, France with a 2 megapixel Nikon Coolpix 950. This was a Percheron - an enormous horse, the best part of a tonne in weight - that had just returned from exercise. It was drenched in sweat and pumping steam from every pore. The shot was taken through the narrow bars of the stable as sunlight shone through a small window on the far side.
dashing horses
the horses were running past behind me, i spun ona s xpence and snapped the photo, not expecting much - well the shot wasn't clear, but it's interesting to my eye!
A horse's eye
The eye of our gelding, we call him "Schimmel", this means nothing more than white horse.
This is a processed raw file. I used Bibble to process it and Gimp for some more adjustments like the unsharp mask and to crop and frame it. It is a pity that I cut the very top part of the eye.
This is a processed raw file. I used Bibble to process it and Gimp for some more adjustments like the unsharp mask and to crop and frame it. It is a pity that I cut the very top part of the eye.
The Icelandic Horse
Did you know that not a single horse has been imported to Iceland since the year 1000?
Icelandic horse on Wikipedia
These two are a little wet from the nearly constant rain for the last couple of months, but that's nothing these sturdy creatures take notice of.
Icelandic horse on Wikipedia
These two are a little wet from the nearly constant rain for the last couple of months, but that's nothing these sturdy creatures take notice of.
Graceful Black Horse
Soaking wet, but still very beautiful!
One of the competitors warming up at the GMHA Dressage Days show.
NOTE: Some of the comments below aroused my curiosity, so I went back through the photos of this horse to see the sequence in which this one was taken. The horse was actually stopped and they were at rest while the owner talked with someone (I think her daughter) standing at the edge of the warm-up area--and she was actually removing the rain-cover from her dressage hat because she was due to go into the competition ring. The rider wasn't asking the horse to bend like this. I remember now, after looking at the sequence, that right after this photo the horse became aware of my camera, and was quite interested in what I was doing and I got some nice photos of him watching me watching him!
One of the competitors warming up at the GMHA Dressage Days show.
NOTE: Some of the comments below aroused my curiosity, so I went back through the photos of this horse to see the sequence in which this one was taken. The horse was actually stopped and they were at rest while the owner talked with someone (I think her daughter) standing at the edge of the warm-up area--and she was actually removing the rain-cover from her dressage hat because she was due to go into the competition ring. The rider wasn't asking the horse to bend like this. I remember now, after looking at the sequence, that right after this photo the horse became aware of my camera, and was quite interested in what I was doing and I got some nice photos of him watching me watching him!
the horse eye effect
took this image awhile back, when the days felt warm ^_^ hard taking a picture of a person who will pose almost still for you, try taking an image of a horse's eye! they keep moveing! horse's eyes to me usually look sad, but this one doesn't, i think so because of it's brightness and reflection :) but i hate the fact they have flies around their eyes :( this horse i fed an apple ^_^
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