“Goldfish are flowers .. flowers that move.”

Han Suyin (the pen name of Rosalie Matilda Kuanghu Chou 1916-2012) - Chinese-born Eurasian physician and author.

They wouldn’t stay still for me! But I was using ¼ second pseudo shutter speed.

[Beverley]

I love this photo, flowing energy

[Yao RL]

so cool, fish are out.

[Dianne]

Looks great!

[Bill Davidson]

What a super result.

[Issi Bannerman]

There's something nice about this.

[Boxplayer]

Quite a nice effect

[Wylie]

nice movement though. worked well

[Susan Wakely]

Great effect.

[Casablanca]

Ha ha, flowers that move. That made me smile

[Diana]

I like these kind of flowers 😁

[John Falconer]

@beverley365 @yaorenliu @dide @billdavidson @jamibann @boxplayer @pusspup @wakelys @casablanca @ludwigsdiana

Thanks. I couldn’t get a sharp focus on the fish so I decided to go the other way!!

[Joan Robillard]

Neat

[Dave]

NIce image

[Oli Lindenskov]

Nice👍😊

[Valerie Chesney]

Ha! I love how the top fish if spinning like a top!
Very colorful & easy/

[winghong_ho]

Lovely capture.

[Dione Giorgio]

Lovely shot. I like the sense of movement of the fish.

[Olwynne]

Speedy goldfish! Brilliant!

[John Falconer]

@ollyfran @sangwann @wh2021 @happysnaps @mubbur @darchibald @joansmor

Thanks yet again for commenting. I’m going try over the next few days to get a “proper” photo of these beautiful fish.

[Mags]

Very cool!

[Corinne C]

I think it’s magical and if the fish were not blurry we won’t have this poetic rendition. Well done

[Harry J Benson]

Nice, good pov

[Junan Heath]

Cool shot!

[Bucktree]

Cool magical shot.

[Kathy]

I like the movement of the fish.

[Christine Sztukowski]

Outstanding colors and composition

[Nigel Rogers]

Intentional fish movement, a new technique?

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Cool shot. I like it.

[Beryl Lloyd]

Great movement as they swim by.

[Jo Worboys]

Nooo. Call it retro ( I would!)

[Agnes]

Wonderful

[Fisher Family]

Works well, giving the fish a sense of movement!

Ian

[Margaret Brown]

Nice movement capture

[Peter Dulis]

interesting

[Judith Johnson]

A good sense of movement!

[Michelle]

Lovely capture

[carol white]

Nicely done

[haskar]

Cool effect.

[Carole Sandford]

Nice shot of the uncooperative fish!

[John Falconer]

@nigelrogers
A new technique? Absolutely.

[John Falconer]

@marlboromaam @corinnec @hjbenson @paintdipper @dkellogg @randystreat @365projectorgchristine @nigelrogers @mittens @beryl @365projectorgjoworboys @agnesvanderlindeicloudcom @fishers @craftymeg @pdulis @busylady @bigmxx @carolmw @haskar @carole_sandford
Thanks for the encouraging comments. Love it!
As mentioned elsewhere I only have an iPhone where I’m staying. For this shot I held the lens against the aquarium glass and slowed the “shutter” speed to around t0 roughly ¼ second using an app.

[Kate]

You’ll have to create an iPhone photo course

[Jo]

looks great

[FBailey]

V clever!

[Pyrrhula]

Great effets by capture them this way.

[Phil Howcroft]

they are indeed :) :)

[Renee Salamon]

I really like the fluffy goldfish

[Islandgirl]

Looks cool!

[katy]

the perfect quote for this spectacular shot John

[PhotoCrazy]

Nice! they need more training on holding still! Hahaha

[Rick]

Should have held a snack up against the sides. Nice capture.

[Shutterbug]

Nice way to put it.Love the idea of colorful fish like moving flowers.

[bkb in the city]

Nice shot

[John Falconer]

@bkbinthecity @shutterbug49 @rickster549 @photographycrazy @grammyn @radiogirl @rensala @phil_howcroft @pyrrhula @k9photo @jo63 @fbailey

Thanks for the much appreciated comments. Love it! As I said

[KWind]

Love the movement!

[eDorre]

I love the fishy wiggle. Neat