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Mar 31 2009 3 Comments

Not so coy carp?

Considering that committed koi carp collectors are prepared to cough up colossal amounts of cash for a colourful cyprinid that is apparently perfect, it still seems slightly strange to come across their less cared for cousins casually wallowing about in the wild.

And, while they may lack copybook colourings or even cuteness, they still possess a considerable amount of character.

Japanese koi

(click photo for full-sized fish)

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  1. Jason says

    4/1/2009 at 1:02 am

    Nice DoF on this shot Lee. Original way too shoot an oft photographed subject.

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  2. Lee says

    4/1/2009 at 10:27 am

    Cheers Jason. It fortunately just popped its head out of the water allowing me to get the shot.

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  3. Chk says

    4/1/2009 at 7:22 pm

    Thats a great shot of the fish

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