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Elvering River Wye, Brockweir.
Elvering River Wye, Brockweir. - by Patrick Hogan ©
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Photographer: © Patrick Hogan (Gallery)(20th April 2015)
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Elvering River Wye, Brockweir.

Still not many elvers......... The fisherman here is dropping one or two into his tray. On a good night his net can 'sizzle' with hundreds of baby eels. These baby eels are about the diamater of a matchstick, 70mm long and clear in colour. ( Glass eels ) The elvers are carried on the Gulf Stream from the Sargasso Sea to Britain, it takes a few years for them to get here. They are swept up the Wye and Severn on the tide and when the water runs back they swim to the side and continue to try to go upstream. The fisherman holds the net in the water and the baby eels swim into it. After a few minutes he scoops the net out of the water and tips the catch into a tray.
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Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D800
Exposure Program: Aperture Priority, Focal length: 32 mm, Aperture: f 3.5, ISO: 5000, Exposure time: 25/10 sec, Metering Mode: Spot, Exposure Bias: 3 EV
Date/Time Creation: April 19, 2015, 9:55 pm
ImageID:1196009, Image size: 3000 x 2185 pixels

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Comment by rustyruth(23rd April 2015)

Nice night shot Patrick, I've also learnt a bit of something about elvers too.

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Comment by Vince Hawthorn(23rd April 2015)

An education Patrick, looks like another fisherman on the other side.

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Comment by Dave John(23rd April 2015)

Good shot Patrick especially as you seem to have stretched the settings of the camera to quite a degree

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Comment by Patrick Hogan (Photo owner)(23rd April 2015)

Hi Dave, It was almost completely dark with no moon......... I did use a tripod.

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