Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award

NewScientist reported yesterday that Doug Perrine was been selected as the Wildlife Photographer of the Year. You can also find his award-winning picture on this site. Roz Kidman Cox, one of the judges who unanimously selected Perrine's photo, was quoted as saying,

"What makes the drama - the great swirling mass of frantic fish and the power of the, almost balletic, charging sharks - also creates the beautiful dynamic lines of movement and contrast of light and shade, silver and blue."

Doug Perrine said about the situation surrounding the photo:

“The sharks would charge through the baitball, bursting through the other side or shooting clear out of the water, their mouths stuffed full of fish,” says Perrine. “So intent were they on feeding that they often bumped me as they rushed past. It was one of the most intense experiences of my life.”

Sounds like fun!

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