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Eating mirror
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Copyright: jaap polak (carper) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1973 W: 119 N: 2582] (8439)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2003-07-18
Categories: Fish
Camera: olympus c 740 U
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/1000 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-03-14 11:34
Viewed: 5959
Points: 32
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Wild Carp have robust, cylindrical bodies with golden yellow to brown sides, darker backs and a yellowish white belly. The paired fins and caudal fin are usually tinged with red, while the dorsal fin is greyish blue. The fish has a long dorsal fin, a short anal fin and four fleshy barbels round its mouth; Carp-Crucian Carp hybrids usually have only two barbels. Wild Carp grow more slowly than the artificially bred forms depending on the temperature of the water and the length of the summer. Under central European conditions, at four years old a fish may measure 35 cm and weigh 1 kg, while at 15 years it may measure 60cm and weigh 4kg. The fish become sexually mature at four to five years old. They spawn in the water margins of lakes and rivers at the end of May and in June, at temperatures of not less than 15 C (the optimum temperature is 18 C); the eggs are attached to aquatic plants. At a water temperature of about 15 C the young hatch in five days and at 20 C in three days. The newly hatched larvae measure about 5 mm and remain clinging to the plants until the yolk sac has been digested. The fry feed at first on plankton but soon change to prey they can find on the bottom together with water plants and seeds. Carp live in shoals. They hibernate in deep, muddy spots and do not feed during the winter. Carp are commercially valuable fishes but the wild form is hardly ever caught today because of the small size of the remaining population. It is important that the wild form is preserved, however, if new genes are to be introduced into the artificially bred forms. Size 40-80 cm, maximum 1 m
Weight 2-4 kg, maximum 30 kg
Fin formula D III-IV/15-22, A III/5-6
Fecundity 50,000-1.5 million eggs
Distribution Originally found in eastern Europe and southern Asia.

This very interesting note I have from this site, click here I am sorrie but the link is not working good.

Yes this have I made during my holidays in the Ardennes. I hope you like the action shot too.
dew77, red45, pgmoni, fungiman, AndyB, PDP, Signal-Womb, Toni, marhowie, jossim, jhm, LordPotty, Fisher has marked this note useful
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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4432 W: 248 N: 4028] (13270)
  • [2005-03-14 11:55]

Interesting shot at the Lunch time;) Good captured moment...tfs

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2636 W: 74 N: 9091] (31094)
  • [2005-03-14 11:58]

But Christmas Eve is long gone Jaap ;-))) [in Poland Carp is a must for Christmas Eve supper]. Great moment, real action shot. Almost underwater picture :-)

I see captured them with-out the hook then ;0)))
the carp are well seen, not sure about the large piece of bread, maybe smaller pieces next time.
though this has inspired me, I know a pond with wild stock in and though very shy they like to feed and sunbath in the gravely shallows so I am going on a fish hunt when the water warms up a fraction, though today when I checked it nothing was moving.

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  • sAner Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1455 W: 74 N: 1426] (4750)
  • [2005-03-14 12:11]

Hoi Jaap, mooie foto van je naamgenoten (carper). :) Goede details en kleuren! Erg mooi!

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  • AndyB Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1366 W: 32 N: 1351] (3982)
  • [2005-03-14 13:02]

Hello Jaap,A very nice action capture.
I like the composition and the colours and detail.
An excellent and very informative note also.
Well done.

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 2821 W: 344 N: 3779] (11769)
  • [2005-03-14 15:42]

Hi Jaap, very nice catch! Nice to see these monsters emerge from the deep. Nice work.

Thats different and a nice shot Jaap. I love the detail on the scales and the water...very nice.

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  • Toni Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 403 W: 2 N: 316] (2034)
  • [2005-03-14 16:12]

I love the details in this shot. They look so funny with the bread on their heads.

Great shot Jaap. Excellent note. I agree with Robert..maybe smaller pieces of bread next time! ;-)) TFS

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2150 W: 319 N: 4263] (16942)
  • [2005-03-14 20:50]

Jaap, another great capture here. Sharpness is perfect, as well as pov. Indeed, an action shot, and 1/1000 really worked well here.

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1538 W: 5 N: 2240] (12636)
  • [2005-03-14 21:55]

Merci pour la note intéressante et cette photo originale à vous.

Félicitation et bonne journée.

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  • jhm Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 893 W: 0 N: 507] (1853)
  • [2005-03-15 2:14]

Dag Jaap,
Nog eens een bewijs dat uw oude camera ook mooie detail beelden kon maken, en waar een boterham allemaal goed voor kan zijn, het is schitterend mooi, en de scherpte is fantasties Jaap, en zeker de lucht bellen van de vissen, grote score opnieuw.
Groeten,
John.

I like this one : it is so difficult to make a reasonable picture of fish in a pond, and this one is razor sharp with superb light : the specific feature of the mirror carps (the huge scales) comes out very well in those conditions. I do not share the comments about the size of the bread btw : its colour brings the extra touch that makes you open the thumnail wondering what this all is !

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  • Graal Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 751 W: 31 N: 20] (5100)
  • [2005-03-17 6:51]

Beautiful shot, dynamic picture. Very good sharpness and composition. Interesting note. Well done.

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  • Midi Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 146 W: 24 N: 183] (2418)
  • [2005-03-18 12:40]

J'adore ces poissons. Ils viennent manger dans la main quand ils sont en confiance. Très belle prise de vue, belles couleurs. bravo.
A quelle distance du sujet étiez vous?

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  • Fisher Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1540 W: 309 N: 2234] (8915)
  • [2005-06-23 15:19]

Fish on!!!!!!!!!!!! ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ snap, ah man!!!!!!!!! Fish off !!!!!!!!!!! Should of used an Abu garcia. LOL
Excellent capture and well done on the details.
Excellent presentation.

Mike

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