"Since I have a degree in marine biology, I always appreciate the beauty of "ugliness." Evolutionary schemes fascinate me, and the ability of the scorpionfish to hide its presence (crypsis) by blending in with its surroundings demonstrates nature's boundless inventiveness."
Photographed by George Perina of Santa Barbara, California in Carrib Inn, Bonaire in Fall, 2000, with Nikonos V with 35mm lens, 1:3 extension tubes, Ikelite Substrobe MS and Fujichrome 50 film. |