We photographed a lot of fish tanks at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago last week. One of our favorite tropical fish was the Red Devil Cichlid (Amphilophus labiatus) from Nicaragua. That fish tank was photographed by Derk with our digital Nikon.
The digital picture itself is fine, but each fish is only about 2 inches long. We wanted to open a new section in our Fish Lover Gifts shop for Red Cichlid Tropical Fish.
The Cafe Press design format for adult clothing uses 10 inches wide design. After enlarging the digital picture we decided to turn it into a drawing. Isn’t PhotoShop great? We have often used Poster Edges effect for clothing.
Pretty smooth idea. I once was dared by a drunken friend to put my hand into his fish tank – it had a red devil ciclid in it like this one. I took up the challenge and I can assure you, they dont call them “red devils” for nothing. It bit me so hard my hand was bleeding really badly.
Comment by Mick Gordon — September 16, 2006 @ 11:24 pm
Hi Mick: Thanks for sharing your experience.
There is absolutely no possibility of being hurt by the devil cichlid we photographed at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. It’s kept in a large tank on the wall completely sealed off from the public.
Comment by webmaster — September 17, 2006 @ 2:12 pm