4th Place Marine Life Behavior

Suliman Alatiqi

"Battle Positions"

The Story:

Two American crocodiles cross paths off Cayo Centro, a mangrove island at Banco Chinchorro. As territorial reptiles, crocodiles exhibit various behaviors to challenge intruders including lifting their heads as seen here. If one of them does not back down, they will have to fight it out.

Location:

Banco Chinchorro, Mexico

Equipment Used:

• Nikon D850
• Nauticam NA-850 Housing
• Seacam 160D strobes
• Nikon AF Nikkor 28-70mm f/3.5-4.5D lens

Camera Settings:

• f/8
• 1/200
• ISO 160