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SPRING 2012
7th place
King penguins,
Right Whale Beach,
south geoRgia island,
southeRn ocean
by Steve Gould
this photograph, taken the first
evening of six days spent at south
georgia island, captures a group
of king penguins on their way to
the ocean for feeding. as they
approached from a distance, i
knelt down, set up the camera
low to the ground and waited for
them to reach the right spot for
the composition i envisioned.
Most images of king penguins are
static, showing these tall, elegant
creatures standing and looking
fairly placid. this image appears
to be of a gang, seemingly with
a leader, and moving with a
purpose. the mountains partially
hidden by ominous clouds added
to the drama i felt at the moment.
canon eos 7d, 70-200mm lens
at 70mm, 1/1000 sec at f/10,
iso 800, tripod mounted,
www.stevegouldphotography.com
10th place
tWin goBies, MaRsa alaM, Red sea
by tobiaS Friedrich
it’s quite unusual for this type of goby to sit on a hard coral like this one, so
i spotted the first one and set my camera up for the shot. When the goby
was in focus, and just before i was about to take the picture, a second goby
came out of nowhere and sat on the first one. i quickly corrected the frame
and took two or three shots before both of them disappeared.
canon eos 5d Mark ii, 100mm macro lens, 1/125 sec at f/22,
iso 200, uK-germany housing, twin ikelike ds-125 strobes,
www.below-surface.com
9th place
Manta Rays Feeding,
Baa atoll,
haniFaRu Bay,
Maldives
by tobiaS Friedrich
Manta rays arrive only
rarely in high numbers to
this small bay in the Baa
atoll. the concentration
of plankton must be very
high in this particular
bay because up to 200
animals have been seen
here at once in the past
few years. it is difficult
to capture a solitary
moment with the rays
because so many divers
and snorkelers are around.
Fewer and fewer rays were
coming, but as of Jan. 1,
2012, the Maldives
government restricted
scuba diving in the bay.
canon eos 5d Mark ii,
8-15mm fisheye lens,
1/320 sec at f/9,
iso 50, uK-germany
housing, twin ikelite
ds-125 strobes,
www.below-surface.com
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