Beautiful Danger by Tony Flanagan (2008)

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Description Bearded Scorpionfish - Scorpaenopsis barbata. Scorpionfishes have large, heavily ridged and spined heads. Venomous spines on their back and fins with a groove and venom sack. Well camouflaged with tassels, warts and colored specks. Some scorpionfishes can change their color to better match their surroundings. The stonefish is a master of disguise and deception, it looks like a piece of coral or sand covered rock. Thus he can blend in with its surroundings and go unnoticed by its prey

Tony Flanagan, Bangkok
Member Since April 2008
Artist Statement

My working life was spent in very 'inartistic' surroundings, grey walls, bland office desk and a boring computer screen with that horrible Windows picture as a background were my inspiration. So, as soon as I was released from this bland world I headed for the most colourful and exciting places on Earth... the coral reefs.

I moved to Thailand eight years ago, bought a second-hand set of dive gear and a cheap camera and have never looked back! I became a PADI Dive Instructor and have worked in Thailand and Burma but now I dive purely for my own enjoyment. I don't think that I can add much 'artistic' value to the pictures I take as God has done such a good job, but I do try to show in closer than usual detail the fantastic patterns and unusual shapes that abound on the reef. We are all learners and I am probably at the bottom of the scale where underwater photography is concerned, but this means I can only improve.

I also take many pictures during my travels around Asia and I will be adding some of them to my IK account in the future. Asia is rich in photographic opportunities; the people, architecture, landscapes, animals, jungle, all offer unlimited opportunities and I love exploring them with my camera.