Pink Tail Trigger Fish

Another snorkeling photo...this is a fish I haven't seen before this trip....but there were a few in the bay where we snorkeled. The Wedgetail Triggerfish is the state fish of Hawaii and I have seen those for years...they have that long Hawaiian name: Humuhumu-nukunuku-a-puaa. My kids can pronounce it; I can't. In Hawaiian every vowel is pronounce, so you can try it.

I was drawn to the bright pink tail, but it was a Difficult fish to photograph. If the tail and fins were clear and bright, the eye and side fin where impossible to see. This one actually came out pretty well; I talked to a couple of photographer in Kailua-Kona downtown area and they said they had trouble get the detail on this fish too. Hmmmm.....I felt pretty good when I finally got a decent shot. Not great, but good in my book.

Probably no time for commenting for another few days, but thanks for visiting anyway.