Rocket


  • Photographer
    Scott Portelli
  • Prize
    Honorable Mention
  • Jury Top 5 Selection

    Sayaka Ikemoto Beautiful scenery of wildlife. This image tells us, we don't have to get very close to them to get good photos. The composition and timing are perfect. I feel, from this image, that the penguins are alive and active, with so much energy, I almost see them moving. Exposure and colors are also nice making me feel the coldness of the water as well. I even like the resolution of this image this way, giving the atmosphere of a drawing or a painting. Thanks for sharing this, and I would like to have this on my wall if possible, too!

  • Company/Studios
    Digital Antarctica
  • Date of Photograph
    14/02/2025
  • Technical Info
    Canon EOS R5, 1/1600, f5.6, ISO 1250

After feeding on swarms of krill beneath the Antarctic ocean, rafts of penguins return to the surface rocketing up from the depths leaving trails of bubbles resembling the jetstream of a plane. These bubbles act as a coat around the penguins, allowing them to reach speeds more than 20km an hour underwater, making them the fastest of any diving bird. Their stream-lined bodies and strong “flippers” allow them to dive more than 200 meters to feed on swarms of krill in the Antarctic depths. They will dive more than 400 times a day repeating this behaviour and feeding continuously on the abundant f

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