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Posted on June 23, 2007 @ 6:28 pm by massimo | Filed under: animals, blog, diving, fear, wordpress

stonefish aynaku illustration travel

Many fish use camouflage to blend into their surroundings. Camouflage has two purposes: it helps fish avoid being eaten and allows them to make sneak …among them stonefish are found in the tropical waters of the Pacific and Indian oceans. Averaging about 30 centimeters in length, their subdued colors and lumpy shape provide them with exceptional camouflage. Few fish can match the sinister reputation of the stone fish: when stepped on, the fins in the dorsal spine inflict an extremely painful and sometimes fatal wound. The stonefish is a master of disguise and deception, it looks like a piece of coral or sand covered rock, so alas, never put your bare hands upon rocks while diving tropical seas: it turns out to be really dangerous sometimes!

Illustration Friday’s topic is: camouflage

About IF’s rejection, here are three works I like: cate anevsky ; gee,that’s swell ; zari_ZHM

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10 people have left comments

great lookin fish wonder how he’d taste as some sushimi

michael dailey wrote on June 23, 2007 - 11:55 pm CEST

Beautiful in an haunting way!!!

Smooches across the water,
The Tart
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The Tart wrote on June 24, 2007 - 5:12 am CEST

Molto furbo questo pesce!La natura ha creato delle cose incredibili. Pero’ quando e’ arrivata all’uomo li sono rimaste pocche risorse e fantasia…
Mi piace molto il background, cosi misterioso.

Nicole wrote on June 24, 2007 - 10:40 am CEST

i like the pebbly detailing on him…it brings depth and shadow. and belying his teeth…there’s a restfulness to his environment. a stillness…like he’s waiting…

a great illo.

catnapping wrote on June 24, 2007 - 3:22 pm CEST

Awesome, Massimo! Now I know that I better avoid them, but your illo is terrific!

pati @-;– wrote on June 24, 2007 - 4:01 pm CEST

wow! this is really a beauty!

by the way, i had an explanation to the mystery in my painting. thanks for your comment.

isay wrote on June 24, 2007 - 8:27 pm CEST

This is subtle and deeply beautiful! I Love it! Also you reminded me of the time I stepped on a stingray at a warm water jetty in Carlsbad, CA. It was extremely painful and something I will always remember.

valgalart wrote on June 25, 2007 - 1:11 am CEST

Nice! Love your gradients and scales to capture light on the fish…

stangy wrote on June 25, 2007 - 3:22 pm CEST

Great work. I like the sharp design. Great new sight too.

mac mcrae wrote on June 26, 2007 - 7:57 am CEST

This is more beautiful work! Master of digital.

kim wrote on June 28, 2007 - 7:16 pm CEST

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