Capturing the Moment

Can you see the pipefish?   As you have seen from the last posts, there is amazing biodiversity in Indonesia's waters. A lot of these unusual animals are very small so it takes a trained eye to find them. This post focuses on some of the more bizarre and colorful fish that are found in Indonesia, specifically ones that I came into contact with while diving off Tulamben with Phoebe, Erica, and Heidi. These fish came in all sizes from a blade-of-grass sized pipefish to an eighty pound bumphead parrotfish. Robust Ghost Pipefish But what connects all of the fish pictured here is the fact that they are either beautifully colored, or have extraordinary body shapes which fit them into the bizarre and wondrous category by yours truly. Bumphead parrotfish among the wreckage of the US Liberty Pics for Sale   Anemone fish like those pictured to the left always make for some of my favorite photographic subjects. Not only are they beautifully colored but their ane...