The Pescador Island’s school of sardines (Sardina pilchardus) appear like a tornado. Seen in the Region of Kasai Village, Moalboal, Philippines.

Gold Medal Winner 2011 Category Nature at the Trierenberger Super Circuit, the “by far the largest annual salon of photography on the globe” (webpage supercircuit.at).
RunnerUp 2012 at world’s biggest and most prestigious underwaterphotography contest underwaterphotography.com.

Olympus E-3 in BS Kinetics Housing, 2x INON Z240 strobes. 8mm fisheye lens 8" Dome Port. 1/250, f/5,6 ISO 250

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“Sardines Tornado” is part of the “Red & Blue Underwater” Calendar 2012:

Fish fish fish….