Getting the Hump. Wildlife photograph by Nick Dale, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, December 2022

Finalist Wildlife · December 2022

Getting the Hump

by Nick Dale

A humpback whale surfaces just in front of an inflatable boat packed with photographers wearing multicoloured jackets and carrying cameras. The whale's dorsal fin is visible above the waves, and in the background can be seen a steep cliff covered in snow. Shot with a Sony a1, a 400mm lens and a 1.4x teleconverter at Foyn Harbour on Enterprise Island off the Antarctic Peninsula in December 2021. ISO 640, 560mm, f/4, 1/2000

The December 2022 Wildlife award

Winner and finalists

All 2022 Wildlife
Buffalo Black, Zimanga Private Game Reserve. Wildlife photograph by Monique de Beer, winner of the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, December 2022 Winner Monique de Beer Buffalo Black Bulbul Feeding1, Malaysia. Wildlife photograph by ChanOnn Fong, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, December 2022 ChanOnn Fong Bulbul Feeding1 Busy bee - colour version. Wildlife photograph by Joseph Luong, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, December 2022 Joseph Luong Busy bee - colour version Soaring Red Kite, Dumfries and Galloway Scotland. Wildlife photograph by Mark Hetherington, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, December 2022 Mark Hetherington Soaring Red Kite Cheetahs Never Win. Wildlife photograph by Nick Dale, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, December 2022 Nick Dale Cheetahs Never Win Who's the bird with the long neck?. Wildlife photograph by Nick Dale, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, December 2022 Nick Dale "Who's the bird with the long neck?" Humpback Whales. Wildlife photograph by WEN HUA CHEN, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, December 2022 WEN HUA CHEN Humpback Whales Facepalm. Wildlife photograph by Zhenhuan Zhou, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, December 2022 Zhenhuan Zhou Facepalm Flying Wing by Wing, Ontairo, Canada. Wildlife photograph by Zhenhuan Zhou, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, December 2022 Zhenhuan Zhou Flying Wing by Wing

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