Honorable Mention Portrait Category Ocean Art 2018 Kyler Badten
Honorable Mention Portrait Category
Kyler Badten
Coatesville, Indiana, USA
"Curiosity"
The Story: My freedive parter and I were surrounded by green sea turtles feeding on algae that washed out from the rocky shoreline on Oahu's North Shore. I turned to see this turtle swimming directly at me, which was a truly remarkable behavior that I have never experienced before. As I set up to capture the unique encounter, the curious turtle saw her reflection and continued to slowly approach until nearly bumping my dome!
Location: Haleiwa, Hawaii
Equipment Used: Canon 7D Mark II, Ikelite Housing, Tokina Fisheye 10-17mm Lens
Settings: F6.3, 1/250 sec, ISO 200
