Sea Serpent: Fact Or Fiction by Swade

Bryce • Sea/Undersea • posted on Aug 31, 2003

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Is the Sea Serpent, Fact Or Fiction? Over the past several millennia there have been stories about sea serpents and sea monsters. Science is finding that they might not be as fictitious as we sometimes believe. Was the legendary sea serpent actually an Oarfish? Giant Oarfish are one of the strangest looking fish that you will ever see. The oarfish is the longest bony fish in the sea. Also known as the ribbon fish, it can grow up to 50 feet in length. The oarfish is easily distinguished by its shiny, silvery body and its bright red crest that runs the entire length of its body. Oarfish live in the deep ocean at depths down to 3000 feet. It is believed that the oarfish may have been responsible for the many sightings of sea serpents reported by ancient mariners. The Poser Sea Serpent is by Chris Derochie Comments are more than welcome. Thank you for stopping by and viewing. 8)

Comments (15)

BryceXP

9:44PM | Sun, 31 August 2003

This is a great image. Sea serpents are something we will never really know about for sure cause some of these creatures are so elusive. Nice work on this pic. The fog around that ship is just perfect.

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danamo

9:46PM | Sun, 31 August 2003

Excellent job Wade! The tinkering you did with this has made it even better.

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catlin_mc

10:21PM | Sun, 31 August 2003

This is really good now, placing the serpent deeper in the water has given it a better scale. Very well done Wade. 8)

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estevez

11:10PM | Sun, 31 August 2003

Very creative composition ! Great models and beautiful colors and atmosphere ! Congratulations !

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Erlik

1:26AM | Mon, 01 September 2003

Very nice and oily water texture. And I like the way the ship looms out of the fog.

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jasonmit

2:18AM | Mon, 01 September 2003

Cool image.

AnneCHPostma

3:00AM | Mon, 01 September 2003

Love the way you placed the ship into the mist !! Maybe the water could be a bit rougher and darker (blue/green) to give it that ocean-look, but I don't know if that's what you want ofcourse :)

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macmondo

4:40AM | Mon, 01 September 2003

This turned out stunning. I love the atmosphere.

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TheBryster

6:15AM | Mon, 01 September 2003

Merefolk, sea-serpents, the Loch Ness Monster, the sargaso sea, sirens, the Bermuda Triangle, all have their own explanations, we just haven't discovered them yet. Great pic! Great atmosphere. I can't wait to see the look ont he sailors' faces...well done!

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wizardangel1

7:18AM | Mon, 01 September 2003

Wonderfull layout.

mloates

7:45AM | Mon, 01 September 2003

Very good, Wade! The atmosphere and water are excellent.

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Ang25

10:38AM | Mon, 01 September 2003

Wonderful!

SWWampa

12:05PM | Mon, 01 September 2003

Aweseome, I believe in sea serpents now! :) And thanks for the "history" of sea serpents too! That was fun to read, I didn't know about the oarfish! Great image!

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