Best of Mike #6

These are the pixtures from my very earliest days of underwater photography.

They are not the "best" pixtures in my collection but there are many "firsts" here.

This is the first really good shot I got of a Scorpionfish.

If you are a follower of my emails and blog you know that they are one of my favorite subjects and that there are many more in my collection.

But this was the first.

This is "before strobes" so I was using a filter (orange) to compensate for the blue of the water.

These fish can change color, to blend in with their surroundings.

But I am thinking that the rich red color, you see here, has more to do with that orange filter than any plan on the fish's part.