Weary Weedy

MattTworkowski

Weary Weedy

Image of a Weedy Seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus)taken near Flinders Pier,Vic,Australia

© Copyright Matt Tworkowski

Weary Weedy belongs to the following groups:

All Animals Great And Small., All That is Nature (Photography Only), Australian Travel Photography and Writing - 1 per 24hrs, Australian Wildlife, Conservation Photography, Hard Science Rocks, Nature's Wonders, Out of the Blue (75%+ Blue), Sapphire & Nature Coasts, NSW, SEA, The true beauty, THIS IS AUSTRALIA, Underwater & Sealife (Limit 2 Per Day), Underwater Photographer's Guild, Vibrant and Vivid Color and Western Port Bay and French Island Available for sale as

Greeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints

Weary Weedy by MattTworkowski
Weary Weedy by MattTworkowski
  • Robert Mullner

    Robert Mullner

    So sharp, such brilliant colors there Matt. great capture…you are a weedy sea dragon magnet..!!

  • Maree Toogood

    Maree Toogood

    Great shot fantastic detail and lighting well done

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Crisp and sharp..wonderful image…great colouring..what a surprise~!

  • Heather Morris

    Heather Morris

    Beautiful. Such amazing little creatures.

  • dinghysailor1

    dinghysailor1

    stunning clarity light and colour -superb!

  • Deb76

    Deb76

    Outstanding capture!!

  • Leah Highland

    Leah Highland

    Wonderful image Matt. These guys must be very fascinating.

  • AmandaWitt

    AmandaWitt

    Beautiful!

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Congratulations for making the home page Matt! Brilliant!

  • marijkasworld

    marijkasworld

    At last Your on the Home page. Congrats and about time.

  • dazgwen

    dazgwen

    Fantastic shot Matt!!!!

  • Basia McAuley

    Basia McAuley

    Beautiful find!! The colour and clarity and amazing!

  • blepharopsis

    blepharopsis

    stunning, I’m over-gasped…

  • Brett Foster

    Brett Foster

    It’s hard enough to find one in Vic I reckon. I’m very jealous and yet very impressed. Great capture Matt.

  • velveteagle

    velveteagle

    Amazing creature and well captured..

  • Firedrake

    Firedrake

    A beautiful leafy beast. I’d love to see one of these in the wild too.

  • srphotos

    srphotos

    beautiful underwater shot

  • Samantha Van Stralendorff

    Samantha Van S...

    for real!

    I’ve seen them washed up on the beach occasionally in NSW

    (I think-their leafy-ness all gone by that time!)

  • MattTworkowski

    MattTworkowski

    Wow,thanks everyone for comments or favs amazing what a home page can do,cheers

  • Jodie Carruthers

    Jodie Carruthers

    Gorgeous, love the colour, clarity, detail. Beautiful shot : )

  • Sonyshot

    Sonyshot

    That’s no Duck Billed Platupus :) excellent shot!!

  • dinghysailor1

    dinghysailor1

    well deserved showcase spot for your excellent work!! well done!

  • j3concepts

    j3concepts

    beautiful

  • tomcat2170

    tomcat2170

    this is way cool!! i have never even heard of such a creature! surely aint seen one! how big are they i wonder!
    great shot!

  • micmac

    micmac

    Amazing little creature ,fantastic shot,congrats for the home page.

  • agypsyk

    agypsyk

    Fantastic clarity underwater, and of course a beautiful subject ,well done

  • Jasu

    Jasu

    Real 3D

  • MattTworkowski

    MattTworkowski

    Thankyou Jasu,agypsyk,micmac,tomcat2170,j3concepts,dinghysailor,sonyshot & Jodie

  • SLaPYaMoNKeY

    SLaPYaMoNKeY

    NICE

  • Craig Shadbolt

    Craig Shadbolt

    Wow! Very clean, beautiful shot!

  • Tracy King

    Tracy King

    Beautiful, very clear, very nice.

  • FortPhoto

    FortPhoto

    What a fantastic image, great clarity and color!

  • DawsonImages

    DawsonImages

    Remarkable undersea image

  • MattTworkowski

    MattTworkowski

    Thankyou for the comments Slapmonkey,Shaddy,Tracy,Fortphoto & DawsonImages

  • ChrisRoss

    ChrisRoss

    Excellent, sharp detailed shot and a great find too.

  • Jeremy Harrington

    Jeremy Harrington

    this is a wonderful shot Matt, great clarity and detail

  • Tony Middleton

    Tony Middleton

    l must have missed this one…

    Love the clarity and vibrance you bring to the surface from your dives – You make all these wonderful creatures larger than life and so that everyone can see their splendour ! and what splendour they have !

    brilliant as always Matt ! !

  • Robin Fortin IPA

    Robin Fortin IPA

    This is Amazamystical!! Love This!! Excellent Capture.

  • MattTworkowski

    MattTworkowski

    Thanks ChrisRoss,Jeremy,Tony & Robin,Tony its always a pleasure,cheers

  • Steve  Sass

    Steve Sass

    Great shot Matt!

  • bmckain

    bmckain

    Wonderful image, crisp, colourful and well exposed.

  • marlaakajake

    marlaakajake

    wow, this is a creature of the sea i have never seen. it looks almost story book like.
    the color and clearity is amazing.

  • dallison

    dallison

    hey matt… this is just wonderful… i didn’t even know such a creature exsisted, so now much google this little creature!

  • poupoune

    poupoune

    Fantastic!!!

  • AdamDonnelly

    AdamDonnelly

    Such a clear shot. Amazing colours & sharpness. Nice one!

  • Shelleymay

    Shelleymay

    all of the above and then some!

  • Cherie Dirksen

    Cherie Dirksen

    Wow, that is really beautiful! Amazing creature, when I first saw the thumbnail, I thought it was some sort of dinosaur (platypusaurus?!?...LOL). Wonderful shot!

  • KristaLynn1807

    KristaLynn1807

    Extreamly well taken great sharp color

  • MattTworkowski

    MattTworkowski

    Thank you so much Krista,Cherie,Shelley,Adam,poupoune,dallison,marlaakajake,Bob & Steven

  • SURYADI MAX

    SURYADI MAX

    beautiful.

  • LindaR

    LindaR

    excellent~!!!

  • Kenny Gulley Jr.
  • deb cole

    deb cole

    Great shot! I love this. I saw a documentary about these guys, they’re part of the seahorse family and until recently, were only found off the waters of Southern Australia. Cool..nice work.

  • Cindy  Perrinjaquet

    Cindy Perrinj...

    Magic shot!!!

  • Dustin Andres

    Dustin Andres

    Wonderful! So pretty.

  • MattTworkowski

    MattTworkowski

    Thanks Dustin,Cindy,dcole,Kenny ,LindaR & SURYADI

  • Chelsea Lee

    Chelsea Lee

    Absolutley stunning. Great work!

  • DaveBassett

    DaveBassett

    Wow! Nice work.

  • Glenda  Remaklus

    Glenda Remaklus

    What a great shot. This is the first time that I have ever seen a Weedy Seadragon. fantastic!!!

  • Tara Filliater

    Tara Filliater

    whoa wtf is thatt!
    thats awsomeee

  • jack  wright

    jack wright

    wow … i didn’t know them creatures existed ! this is fantastic .well done ….and the colours are wonderful ….my fav

  • skyhorse

    skyhorse

    that is a fabulous shot – colours & lighting are just wonderful & no clutter to detract from that wonderful dragon

  • Garret

    Garret

    Fantastic!!! Beautiful!!!

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    NatureGreeting...

    Beautiful!! I have never, ever seen a Weedy Seadragon!!! Amazing Creatures!

  • Beve Brown-Clark

    Beve Brown-Clark

    Beautiful color….he does look a bit tired…

  • Cornelia Togea

    Cornelia Togea

    gorgeous shot of an amazing creature!

  • Brendan Schoon

    Brendan Schoon

    Wonderful shot!!! Great colors!!! Brendan

  • Alan Findlater

    Alan Findlater

    very good work well done

  • Globalphotos

    Globalphotos

    So beautiful, great shot Matt :)

  • Lauren Marr

    Lauren Marr

    what an awesome cature!! and beautiful clarity!

  • MattTworkowski replied

    Thanks LozKat,they are so beautiful its hard to take a bad pic of them

  • John Brotheridge

    John Brotheridge

    Wow, this should be a weirdy weedy – how bizarre. Fabulous capture.

  • riverotter

    riverotter

    Congratulations on being featured in All that is Nature! Kudos! Fantastic capture Matt! What a great sea find! And such clarity … excellent!!!!

  • Sharon Davey

    Sharon Davey

    Great Capture of an Amazing Creature, Well Done!!!!:D

  • Heather Nel

    Heather Nel

    Are you sure this is a realy creature because it is absolutely sureal : ) What a wonderful fabulous photo …. truly stunning

  • Melle

    Melle

    wow. brilliant shot and colours. Your underwater work is breathtaking Matt.

  • Secretwomen

    Secretwomen

    that beats cock-fighting!

  • simonesphotos

    simonesphotos

    Fantastic image Matt, the clarity and colour are unbelievable!

  • Vicki Ferrari

    Vicki Ferrari

    what a cool photo! unreal photography!

  • Sherry Osborn

    Sherry Osborn

    Wow,,, very cool.. can you buy these?

  • MattTworkowski replied

    Hey Sherry,these animals are endemic to Australia & protected,I very much hope they are never part of the aqarium trade,thanks for commenting

  • Danielle Espin

    Danielle Espin

    Beautiful shot,

  • Sherry Osborn

    Sherry Osborn

    oh.. then thats good.. They are very pretty though.. they do look alot bigger then the regular seahorses that they have for sale here.. The regular ones are just as cool. I will have to get one of them.

  • Ingrid77

    Ingrid77

    superb!!

  • Robert Elliott

    Robert Elliott

    What a fantastic sight, stunning shot. Thanks Matt for adding it to the Wildlife Appeal group

  • Sharon Perrett

    Sharon Perrett

    Wow Matt, how did I miss this one, stunning dragon, sooooo beautiful and what a wonderful clear image

  • geirkristiansen

    geirkristiansen

    Excellent capture!

  • Steve Bullock

    Steve Bullock

    I hope your going to be involved in our Australian Wildlife book?!

  • Malcolm Katon

    Malcolm Katon

    This is stunning!!

  • Carlie Hensley

    Carlie Hensley

    Awesome capture! Congrats on your feature.

  • MattTworkowski replied

    Thanks Carlie

  • joyousmoon

    joyousmoon

    Beautiful! Congratulations on your feature!

  • MattTworkowski replied

    Thanks so much Pamela :-)

  • John Vandeven

    John Vandeven

    WOW...Awesome shot.

  • richeb

    richeb

    Amazing!

  • Simone Byrne

    Simone Byrne 12 days ago

    Aw, I so want one!! :) Great shot Matt, the colours are striking!

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