I took this one while snorkeling in Belize a few years back. Like most sea turtles, the Pacific green is an endangered species. Many factors, including hunting, poaching, and egg harvesting are to blame. But even bigger threats come from accidentally boat strikes, fishing nets, pollution and habitat loss and destruction. A pretty grim picture, but at least they are now globally protected. Sony RX1005 at 25.7mm in Ikelite housing, ISO 125, f/10 at 1/100th of a second.
Beautiful photo, Sean, of a Pacific Green Sea Turtle. I love the understated colors in your protagonist and the marine floor “carpet”. The aqua-hued water doesn’t take away from the image, either!
The habitat destruction is permanent, but I bet the habitat loss could easily be reversed if the sea turtles could remember where they last saw their habitat.
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I took this one while snorkeling in Belize a few years back. Like most sea turtles, the Pacific green is an endangered species. Many factors, including hunting, poaching, and egg harvesting are to blame. But even bigger threats come from accidentally boat strikes, fishing nets, pollution and habitat loss and destruction. A pretty grim picture, but at least they are now globally protected. Sony RX1005 at 25.7mm in Ikelite housing, ISO 125, f/10 at 1/100th of a second.
Beautiful photo, Sean, of a Pacific Green Sea Turtle. I love the understated colors in your protagonist and the marine floor “carpet”. The aqua-hued water doesn’t take away from the image, either!
The habitat destruction is permanent, but I bet the habitat loss could easily be reversed if the sea turtles could remember where they last saw their habitat.
Beautiful image! This one looks really healthy.
The detail in the turtle is so sharp and the color palette of the ocean floor is gorgeous.