Green Sea Turtle, Barbados

Green sea turtles can be pretty relaxed around human swimmers. This guy seemed to be almost swimming alongside me, just off the beach at a hotel in Barbados. They are an endangered species, however, so best to let them approach rather than do the approaching. This is a rare shot captured with my non-pro/prosumer gear — the Nikon 1 AW1 underwater system. For a camera that receives a lot of criticism, it’s actually pretty remarkable that it goes underwater (an interchangeable lens camera no less) without a housing. Nikon 1 AW1 with Nikkor AW 11-27mm lens (at 11mm) ISO 160, f/4 at 1/500th of a second.