Barracuda

PJM · Feb 5, 2020

Doing a little diving in Turks and Caicos. This guy let me get real close.

511CBC71-8F45-4590-8609-67F0E68C2DD9 by Peter Martin, on Flickr

Jeff15 · Feb 5, 2020

Well done..........

TWX · Feb 5, 2020

And here I was expecting a picture of a Plymouth.

PJM · Feb 5, 2020

Jeff15 said:
Well done..........

Thanks.

PJM · Feb 5, 2020

TWX said:
And here I was expecting a picture of a Plymouth.

I'll keep my eyes open for one.

otherprof · Feb 5, 2020

PJM said:
Doing a little diving in Turks and Caicos. This guy let me get real close.

511CBC71-8F45-4590-8609-67F0E68C2DD9 by Peter Martin, on Flickr

Very nice. I’d say you let him get close!

Soocom1 · Feb 5, 2020

Sigh. No Heart.

But wow what a catch!!!

AlanKlein · Feb 5, 2020

Nice shot.

PJM · Feb 6, 2020

otherprof said:
Very nice. I’d say you let him get close!

Soocom1 said:
Sigh. No Heart.

But wow what a catch!!!

AlanKlein said:
Nice shot.

Thank you, all! Actually, he sat motionless in the water and let me slowly creep up on him to get the shot. It's a still extracted from a video.

AlanKlein · Feb 6, 2020

I once chased a barracuda to get close so I could get a shot of it. When I got close to it about 5-6 feet away, he turned and arched its back. I froze. He then turned around and swam away. It was pretty amazing that a fish can express a warning like that and that I instinctively understood it.

K9Kirk · Feb 6, 2020

TWX said:
And here I was expecting a picture of a Plymouth.

This Barracuda is faster under water .... muuuuuch faster! :wink:

K9Kirk · Feb 6, 2020

Pretty good for an underwater pic, they're hard to take without the right lighting from what I've read. I got close to one in Key West, very cool thing to experience. He was a local, affectionately named, Barney. The dive boat went to the same place every time and anchored over his home so everyone could get a good look at him. He didn't bother anyone but knowing he's a wild animal told me to keep a respectable distance from him just the same.

Jeff G · Feb 6, 2020

Cool shot! And soocom, I have that song looping through my head right now.

TWX · Feb 6, 2020

K9Kirk said:
TWX said:

And here I was expecting a picture of a Plymouth.

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This Barracuda is faster under water .... muuuuuch faster!

Yes, but I bet the Plymouth could beat it on the street!

K9Kirk · Feb 6, 2020

TWX said:
K9Kirk said:

TWX said:

And here I was expecting a picture of a Plymouth.

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This Barracuda is faster under water .... muuuuuch faster!

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Yes, but I bet the Plymouth could beat it on the street!