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GRAY SEAL
Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK
By Ellen Cuylaerts
Though it was dark and rainy as we departed the village
of Seahouses for the Farne Islands, we found ourselves
in the middle of some very playful and curious seals from
the moment we entered the water.
The seals were not at all bothered
by our presence, taking breaks from
their natural behavior of courting each
other and resting in the kelp to closely
inspect our fins and cameras.
Nikon D800, Nikon AF Fisheye-Nikkor
16mm lens, 1/200 sec @ f/7.1,
ISO 800, Light and Motion Sola Video
3000 lights (2), Subal housing;
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5th
Place
I have adored red octopuses ever
since I read about the one that
went undetected in a well-known
aquarium for a year, dining on
crabs in its exhibit area until it was
discovered crawling across the floor late one night. These creatures are not uncommon,
but they can be small, quick and elusive. This tiny, colorful juvenile, however, was very
interested in me, and I was able to photograph him in a variety of poses on the kelp.
Canon EOS 7D, Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 lens, 1/200 sec @ f/18, ISO 320, Sea & Sea
YS-D1 strobes (2), Sea & Sea housing;
RED OCTOPUS
San Diego, Calif., USA
By Allison Vitsky Sallmon
6th
Place
7th Place
PILOT WHALES
Nice, France
By Greg Lecoeur
8th Place
LARVAL CUSK EEL
Kailua-Kona,
Hawaii, USA
By Jeff Milisen
(ON THE COVER)
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