Welcome, Phan Tom!

Jas, I too thought they were yellowtail snappers at first glance having caught hundreds of them fishing in the Florida Keys. Yellowfin goatfish and yellowtail snapper are very similar in appearance, especially from a distance. If you zoom in on them, you can see that they have two separate dorsal fins. The yellowtails have connected dorsal fins giving the appearance of one long dorsal fin. Also, it looks like you can spot another characteristic of goatfish on a few of them which are the whiskers (barbels). Look them up and tell me what you think. I just conferred with my expert (my son) and he responded goatfish without hesitation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yellowfin_goatfish.jpg

http://www.coral.org/_368

My guess is that they're goatfish.

Welcome! Where was the shot taken - the panhandle area or the Gold Coast looking west? Nice shot!

Welcome, great shots!

Welcome, LCScotland. I'm just east of Naples on the other side of Florida. I love the sunsets in Naples and hope to make a visit to Scotland one day.

Yes, the blue is for the USB 3.0.

It will have USB 3.0 written at the port where you plug in your device. It should also be blue on the inside instead of white or black. A USB 3.0 device may work plugged into a USB 2.0 port, but it won't work at the intended 3.0 speed. A 2.0 device will work plugged into a 3.0 port but will only work at the 2.0 speed.

Thank you, Mulachabu and others for you're comments and warm welcome to the UHH.

Welcome from a fellow "pursuer"! These are wonderful shots. Please send us some more.[/quote]

Thank you, Sands. If you would like to see more of my shots, below is a link that should take you to some pictures I've got on ShutterPoint. If you get a chance to look at them, I'd like to hear what you think, particularly since I now have more time to pursue this field. I need to make a decision soon on which fork in the road I take. It's tough not getting a regular paycheck.

http://www.shutterpoint.com/Photos-BrowseUser.cfm?user_id=YAROSLAW&ai=2GAEX7

Thank you, Zerbphlatz. Yes, I was there at the end of June last year. I'm glad I detoured slightly out of my way to visit them -- the falls are spectacular!

Thanks, Hando Rei. I used a Canon EOS 5D with a Canon 24-105L lens. Also had a circular polarizer on.

Thanks, Bret.

Thank you, Ringo.

Hello,

I've been receiving the newsletter for 9 months now but just got around to creating a login today. There's always been a lot of interesting information here and I look forward to learning more from everyone's experiences. I'm down here in what's been a very wet south Florida lately. The corporate world has given me the opportunity to "pursue other interests" so now I finally have the time to devote to photography.

I've never had any training in photography other than what my father taught me about developing my own black & whites back in the 70's. It's definitely been a fun learning experience over the years. I look forward to sharing ideas with all of you.

Yaro
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4th of July, 2012, in Surfside


Screw Auger Falls in Grafton Notch State Park, Maine.


Yosemite in autumn