Underwater Ballet

Thanks Richard! Just wanted to show how graceful these guys are in the water when they look so comical on land! He was very obliging – keeping nicely to the front of the tank so there was no watery haze in the photo! ;o)

Thanks Steve! Yep, through glass – I’m not into diving, hahaha!!!! ;o)

Thanks Cyn! He was a cooperative little flipperball! ;o)

Thanks Sher! The King Penguins were even faster!

Thanks Ellen! I was lucky that this penguin swam right next to the glass so there was no haze from the water! ;o)

Thank you Antanas! ;o)

Thanks Malcolm! He was an obliging model! ;o)

Thank you so much Ana! ;o)

Thanks Bonnie! Hahaha – I’m not into underwater photography! As it was in trying to get shots of these critters I dropped this lens onto the concrete, but it survived OK!

Yep, I think I could say my blood ran cold when I dropped the lens! Mostly I felt a real idiot! The lens WAS on the camera at the time, but as I rotated to focal length ring, my hand must have pressed the lens release button and I wound the lens off the camera!!!! About a 3 foot drop! Kudos to Canon that the glass, autofocus and image stabiliser all survived! A few dents in the casing but you should see the state of my poor overworked cameras! ;o)

Thanks Al! I wanted to show their grace! Glad you can appreciate it! ;o)

Thank you so much! I was lucky that this guy kept close to the glass so I got a clear shot of him!!! Penguins are the best, I agree! ;o)