2nd Place Wide Angle

Julian Gunther

"Blue Sun Rising"

Julian Gunther won a 7 night dive package for one person to Anthony's Key Resort in Roatan.

The Story:

This photo was taken in the very late afternoon, just as the sun was setting offshore Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.  My friends at Latitude Encounters and I had arranged to stay out as late as possible to try and capture sharks during the transition from day to night.  We had several Blue Sharks swimming around at this particular moment, but this one seemed to be swimming directly out from the setting sun.  Although enough light penetrated the water to illuminate the sharks, I still used strobes to help illuminated some areas which would have been dark due to shadows, but again, keeping the strobe power fairly low.  The sharks' behavior was changing as light dropped and they became much more deliberate with their actions, not something I would recommend for the uninitiated.

Location:

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

Equipment Used:

• Sony A1 camera
• Sony 16-35 f2.8 lens
• Nauticam A1 housing
• Nauticam WACP-2
• Ultralight Control Systems Camera Sled

Camera Settings:

• f8
• 1/200
• ISO 500