A powerful Fluke, Antarctic Peninsula. Wildlife photograph by Sandy Nelson, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, November 2022

Finalist Wildlife · November 2022

A powerful Fluke

Photographed by Sandy Nelson

Day 6 of a three-week expedition cruise to explore the Antarctic peninsula, South Georgia and the Falkland Islands brought us to Charlotte Bay. At least twenty humpbacks, bubble-feeding on the abundant krill, gave us a spectacular show from our vantage aboard a Zodiac dingy. One humpback dove right underneath the dingy! We sat for at least an hour in the beautiful sunshine, absolutely amazed by the power and beauty of these mammals. It was a morning I will never forget.

Award
Finalist — Wildlife, November 2022
Location
Antarctic Peninsula
Camera
ILCE-7M3
Focal length
345mm
Shutter
1/2000s
Aperture
f/8
ISO
ISO 640
  • antarctica
  • blue
  • bubble-net feeding
  • charlotte bay
  • dive
  • fluke
  • humpback
  • iceberg
  • power
  • whale

The November 2022 Wildlife award

Winner and finalists

All 2022 Wildlife
King Penguin portrait, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Wildlife photograph by Sandy Nelson, winner of the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, November 2022 Winner Sandy Nelson King Penguin portrait Fight for Dominance, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Wildlife photograph by Amanda Shaw, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, November 2022 Amanda Shaw Fight for Dominance Yummy. Wildlife photograph by Klaus Troeger, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, November 2022 Klaus Troeger Yummy The Rock, Chobe National Park, Botswana. Wildlife photograph by Nick Dale, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, November 2022 Nick Dale The Rock Behind you!, Masai Mara in Kenya. Wildlife photograph by Nick Dale, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, November 2022 Nick Dale "Behind you!" Into the Wild. Wildlife photograph by Pavan Prasad, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, November 2022 Pavan Prasad Into the Wild Off to work: nestbuilding in Elliston, Newfoundland, Elliston, NL, Canada. Wildlife photograph by Sandy Nelson, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, November 2022 Sandy Nelson Off to work: nestbuilding in Elliston, Newfoundland Love Calls, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India. Wildlife photograph by Trikansh Sharma, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, November 2022 Trikansh Sharma Love Calls Humpback Mom adn Calf. Wildlife photograph by Wen Hua Chen, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, November 2022 Wen Hua Chen Humpback Mom adn Calf

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1 win · 5 finalist places

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