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Darters

Started by Guest_teleost_* , Apr 22 2007 02:44 PM

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#1 Guest_teleost_*

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Posted 22 April 2007 - 02:44 PM

I snapped a few photos yesterday on a trip with some of the Chicago guys.

Male rainbow darter (very large)
Etheostoma caeruleum

Etheostoma_caeruleum.jpg 172.18KB 5 downloads

Male orangethroat darter
Etheostoma spectabile

Etheostoma_spectabile.jpg 124.66KB 2 downloads

Female orangethroat darter
Etheostoma spectabile

Etheostoma_spectabile_fm.jpg 109.82KB 2 downloads

Male banded darter
Etheostoma zonale

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Female Banded darter
Etheostoma zonale

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Slenderhead darter
Percina phoxocephala

Percina_phoxocephala.jpg 132.81KB 2 downloads

I thought I'd sneak in a Carmine shiner photo even though it's not in color.
Notropis percobromus

Notropis_percobromus.jpg 100.91KB 1 downloads

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#2 Guest_mjosephfish_*

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Posted 23 April 2007 - 01:09 PM

WOW!!! Those fish look beautiful!!! I love your pictures!! Darters are my favorite fish to examine. I hope you set them free when you were done with them.

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#3 Guest_factnfiction101_*

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Posted 12 May 2007 - 04:57 AM

I once caught (in a net) something like your female orangethroat darter, except it had a mouth like a sucker. I see them now and then in the river. I've never seen one bigger than a few inches.

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#4 Guest_TomNear_*

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Posted 12 May 2007 - 09:03 AM

Those are some really nice photos. What is your method of taking the pictures?

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#5 Guest_teleost_*

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Posted 12 May 2007 - 09:33 AM

Those are some really nice photos. What is your method of taking the pictures?

Very kind of you to say but come on....Your photos are awesome.

From stream to dark bucket to small acrylic photo tank.
I made "paddles" from 1/8" acrylic sheet and painted each side (one white and one black) with flat paint. I use the paddles to position the fish and doubles as a background.

To be honest, I think I might make the black side gray after seeing your photos if you don't mind. It seems the gray provides the perfect contrast for the fishes you photographed.

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#6 Guest_TomNear_*

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Posted 12 May 2007 - 10:07 AM

Where I think your pictures do is convey the true color of the fish. My pictures are taken after a half minute treatment of strong formalin. Often cloudy eyes and somewhat washed out colors result.

All of the pics in Fishes of Tennessee were taken live on MS222 anesthetized fishes, hence the bright colors and no cloudy eye.

Your pics have that same quality, and I think with regard to the intesity of the hue are better than the ones I have posted.