Category: Best Cover
Name: Vanessa Mignon
Title: Port Jackson In Kelp
Introduction:
Port Jackson sharks (Heterodontus portusjacksoni) congregate in Jervis Bay, Australia, during spring and winter in order to breed. They use the rocks and crevices in the area to anchor their eggs and if the egg is not damaged nor eaten, a young shark will emerge after ten to twelve months. There is a fair bit of kelp around the rocks so I tried a few times to go snorkelling at lower tide so that I could photograph the sharks swimming on top of the kelp with good sun light. That time of year t
Camera: Canon 5D Mark IV
Aperture:F4
Shutter: 1/200 sec