Platypus can be difficult to photograph. First you have to find them. And once you do, they can be very skittish to any movement. What I liked about this shot, is that you can actually see the eyeball, pupil and all. In most shots, it’s hard to make out the actual eye. This was taken on my last full day in Tasmania just outside of the town of Scottsdale in the northeast. Nikon D800 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 200mm) ISO 400, f/2.8 at 1/500th of a second
Great to see you could even get an image of 1!
The last photo of a Platypus l ever saw was on a postage stamp from Tasmania/Aussie when l was a boy Stamp Collector, back in the 60’s(or have l just mis-remembered that you showed an earlier image in the past?).
I thought they’d been so endangered for so long that you’d never get a sbot in d wild, so it’s a great feeling to know they are still around, a picture carries so much veracity that words or an account can never have reach.
Surely the World’s most extraordinary animal!
This brought to mind one of my favorite poems of Ogden Nash.
‘The Platypus
I like the duck-billed platypus
Because it is anomalous.
I like the way it raises its family
Partly birdly, partly mammaly.
I like its independent attitude.
Let no one call it a duck-billed platitude.’
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Platypus can be difficult to photograph. First you have to find them. And once you do, they can be very skittish to any movement. What I liked about this shot, is that you can actually see the eyeball, pupil and all. In most shots, it’s hard to make out the actual eye. This was taken on my last full day in Tasmania just outside of the town of Scottsdale in the northeast.
Awesome shot Sean. Love it! (I just wish the beak was yellow.) If you were able to find a platypus, Id like to now request a snow leopard shot.
What a thrill it must have been to see this remarkable creature. Great shot!
Thanks Sue. And thanks for the Pacific green tree frog shots. That’s a species that I’ve still yet to meet.
Thanks for this fantastic shot. Sean, your photos are amazing. Love you
Sean, are the Platypus an aggressive animal. Would they attack a human in the water? Are they herbivores or carnivores?
Great to see you could even get an image of 1!
The last photo of a Platypus l ever saw was on a postage stamp from Tasmania/Aussie when l was a boy Stamp Collector, back in the 60’s(or have l just mis-remembered that you showed an earlier image in the past?).
I thought they’d been so endangered for so long that you’d never get a sbot in d wild, so it’s a great feeling to know they are still around, a picture carries so much veracity that words or an account can never have reach.
Surely the World’s most extraordinary animal!
—– From what egg is this
—– All fur and leather and sting
—– Mesozoic joy .
This brought to mind one of my favorite poems of Ogden Nash.
‘The Platypus
I like the duck-billed platypus
Because it is anomalous.
I like the way it raises its family
Partly birdly, partly mammaly.
I like its independent attitude.
Let no one call it a duck-billed platitude.’
Very cool of you to have recalled such an obscure Ogden Nash poem, Rachel. I loved reading it….for the first time. Very clever of you!
This is so great! What a rare and interesting creature!