my wife and i love seahorses, so it's always a treat for me to find

one and take a half-decent picture, because i know she will oooh and

ahhh about it for quite a while.

    unfortunately, they are tricky critters to photograph with my

camera (a stock Cannon SD-110 with internal flash).  if i get

too close to them, the pic comes out blurry.  if i get too far away,

the flash doesn't work and the pic comes out blue and hazy.

    anyway... here are some pics of seahorses i've taken in

the past.  hope you enjoy.  these are not good pics, just the

best i could do under the circumstances.

Bonaire, 2004

Roatan, 2005

Roatan, 2005

     Seahorses are notable among fish in that it's the male who gets

pregnant.  the pregnancy lasts from two to three weeks.  seahorses

are also monogamous.