P8041287, by Mike Parr
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Mike Parr contributes today's DPNow Picture of the Day, Mike is another regular poster on the DPNow forum and his photography has grown in stature considerably over the last couple of years - and I would be so humble as to say that other DPNow forum members have had a great influence. I always liked this picture and felt it was well worth a POTD.
Mike explains: "The photo was taken on a DPNow day out in Oxford, August 2007. My idea was to capture something I would not normally attempt, the fish was on a stall in an indoor market. I was atracted by the colour and texture of the fish which makes an intresting subject. Taken on an Olympus E-500, f5.6 1/60th, ISO 400 handheld using available light.
Having struggled with low light conditions this was a pleasing result for me."
There is something almost comical about the look of this grand fish, which Mike has captured nicely. I'd be delighted to know what type of fish this is, incidentally!
You can see more of Mike Parr's work in his DPNow gallery - and it's well worth a look.
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