Stay still! I want to kiss you.
This female Ornate cowfish (Arcana ornate) was lovely enough to pose front on for me on a recent dive under Flinder’s pier. She was eye balling me. It was just like she was waiting for the right moment to land a big kiss right on the front of my lens . The white striped markings across her face are my favorite aspect to this image.
Stay still! I want to kiss you. belongs to the following groups:
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Marcus Grant
Oh boy oh boy this is good instant fav
eseffpe
faints fantastic!!
MattTworkowski
Beautiful female cowfish,well captured
Cindy Perrinj...
Brilliant shot…just love those lips blowing a kiss!!!
Stephen Colquitt replied
Thanks Cindy – your comment has given me the idea for the title. xoxoxoxo
Cindy Perrinj...
Your welcome…Very cute, suits perfectly!!!
lightsmith
Please introduce her to Louis Armstrong LOL but she’s much prettier! This is fantastic.
Garret
Gorgeous work!!
Kathryn Potempski
brilliant shot Stephen,you are the master of Fish photos That I know for sure
Stephen Colquitt replied
Thanks Kathryn – You can say things like that about me whenever you want!!! Im still learning but comments like that makes me want to go out and take more photos!
Kathryn Potempski
I hope you take many more Stephen,I can hardly wait I love them so ,I am hopeless at fish,I so admire your wonderful shots
vinny turner
absolutely stunning shot and colours , love it
Miri
great shot, love it when fish actually look at you for a shot rather than swim away (that happens to me a lot LOL!)
Tara Filliater
oh wow. so pretty =]
I want to go to the Aquarium so bad
Stephen Colquitt replied
Hey Tara – this one wasnt in an aquarium. It was in the ocean.
salsbells69
Brilliant capture!! Excellent Work !
Stephen Colquitt replied
Thanks Sals!
PPV247
Marvelous. Perfect timing.
DiEtte Henderson
Stunning Image, WOW
pryere
Beautiful shot.
Victoria Rusnac
I wasn’t sure what this was as a thumbnail
haha amazing
Angela Lance
wow! incredible shot!
FelicityB
Great title – incredible picture – how big was she in this one? I’ve only ever seen tiny ones in tanks
Stephen Colquitt replied
Maybe about 8-10cm long. I was lucky to get this pose – she was very cute
Ingrid77
oh – what a beauty! Would be a very wet kiss!! :-))
digitalimages
Congrats on your placing at Wetpixel with this shot – I gave you a FIRST. Just brilliant connection :o)
Stephen Colquitt replied
Thankyou very much Debi – These giys are terrific subjects for portrait photography and they have beautiful markings.
Jeffrey de Guzman
Congratulations !!!
Stephen Colquitt replied
Hey thanks Jeff, its an honour considering the field that submitted entries this week. I think the square crop that I submitted enhanced the image significantly.
Here is a link to the competition for anyone that is interested
Stephen Colquitt
This is the square crop
GeorgieH
Hehehe gorgeous expression, love the stripes, the eye contact and the pucker most of all!
Stephen Colquitt replied
A lovely set of fish lips
Erik Schlogl
Excellent fish portrait – cooperative fish plus perfect technique by the photographer!
Stephen Colquitt replied
Thanks Erik – that sums it up. A bit of luck plus a bit of skill
Stephen Colquitt
Thanks for the feature in the Australian Wildlife groups. I appreciate it guys!
Linda Bianic
hey Stephen,,, stunning capture,,,,,,,I agree,, the white stripes are sooo eye-catching,,,,, great title too!!!
wendy lamb
cool shot… love the show off colours/stripes