The Exquisite Butterflyfish is one of my favorite fish. I have seen them many times in the Red Sea.
Usually two fish swim together.
This fish is also called blacktail butterflyfish (in latin Chaetodon austriacus). It is native to the western Indian Ocean but has reached the Mediterranean Sea as a migrant through the Suez Canal.
Here is one of the lovely closeup photos I managed to capture in Sahl Hasheesh, in the Red Sea.
Our second home is far away from Finland. It is a colorful and amazing home. A little wet, but that’s just nice 😉 Yes, you guessed right, I am talking about the Red Sea.
We share our second home with many. For example with the Exquisite Butterflyfish. Sometimes the Masked Pufferfish pays us a visit.
Most days we spend time with the Crown Butterflyfish, the Regal Angelfish and the Red Sea Sailfin.
Where is this wet and beautiful second home of ours? Here:
We have seen many fish in the Red Sea since 2011. We have seen more than 100 different fish and photographed nearly 100 species. Some photos look awesome, some look nice and some are not as great as we thought, due to the sand dust, dark areas or plankton.
Photographing in the Red Sea is a dear hobby to us. We are not professionals with huge cameras and equipment. For our next trip we know of a few new tricks though, how to possibly get more amazing photos.
Here are a few photos from last year:
ps. click on the photos and you see them enlarged.
The Orangespine Unicornfish is a beauty. The black color is like velvet. The orange color is like art work on the fish. The blue eyes are like small diamonds.
A smaller fish, the Sulphur Damsel, is bright yellow. Just like the summer sun. You recognize it from the black spot, which is a great contrast to the yellow color. The fish likes to swim around the raspberry corals.
I am pretty sure many people would love the new experience to watch the fish and the corals below the surface of the Red Sea.
I recommend to try snorkeling. Buy your own mask and snorkel and dive into the amazing Red Sea.
One of the funniest fish is the Masked Pufferfish. In the photo below it watches the photographer as well as the Exquisite Butterflyfish couple.
Check out more fish photos in the previous blog posts.
If you are interested to buy a photo as an art print, as a canvas print or a decorative pillow, click here. There are many sizes and products to choose from.
THE RED SEA AND EUROPE 