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What Can a Fish Tell You?
Photograph by Randy Olson
Once in hand, a fish—including specimens such as this Corymbophanes kaiei—can say a lot about the state of the environment, at least to a trained scientist. Ichthyologist Larry Page sees the big picture in Guyana as generally bright. “Although we encountered areas of severe stream degradation as a result of mining for gold and diamonds, the adverse effects appeared to be localized,” Page reports. “The mines do not seem to have had large impacts downstream—yet.” |
Camera: Nikon F100
Film Type: Velvia
Lens: 60 mm f2.8 macro
Speed and F-Stop: 1/30 @ f/5.6 |
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Weather Conditions: Sunny
Time of Day: Midday
Lighting Techniques: Fill strobe |
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