“Jaw-Dropping Photo” Of Giant Whale Shark With 50+ Fish In Its Mouth Wins Underwater Photo Contest
3rd Place, Wide-Angle
Raffaele Livornese
Behind the Shot: I took this picture last October in Baja California. It was my first time there, so it took a few days to get more confidence with the sea and the animals that live there. I was very lucky because at that time a lot of sardines were schooling there, so the sea lions were constantly playing and hunting them. To take this picture I was hovering at a shallow depth for a long time, looking for the right moment to push the button. When it arrived, I saw the two sea lions swimming first away, then toward each other. The sardines moved in the same way to escape the hunt, so they drew two lines like parallel waves, and I got it.
Camera Gear: Nikon D850 in Hugyfot housing; Sigma 15mm f/2.8 lens; two Inon Z-330 strobes
Settings: f/10; 1/160; ISO 400
Prize: SeaLife Sea Dragon 2000F photo-video light
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Martina Andres, Red Sea
Raffaele Livornese
Behind the Shot: I took this picture last October in Baja California. It was my first time there, so it took a few days to get more confidence with the sea and the animals that live there. I was very lucky because at that time a lot of sardines were schooling there, so the sea lions were constantly playing and hunting them. To take this picture I was hovering at a shallow depth for a long time, looking for the right moment to push the button. When it arrived, I saw the two sea lions swimming first away, then toward each other. The sardines moved in the same way to escape the hunt, so they drew two lines like parallel waves, and I got it.
Camera Gear: Nikon D850 in Hugyfot housing; Sigma 15mm f/2.8 lens; two Inon Z-330 strobes
Settings: f/10; 1/160; ISO 400
Prize: SeaLife Sea Dragon 2000F photo-video light
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Martina Andres, Red Sea
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03 January 2024
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