A very close encounter with a curious Australian sea lion who looked into the lens dome of my underwater camera. I used a full circular fisheye lens to achieve this dramatic and funny effect, though the hardest part is to approach the subject as close as possible. Australian sea lions (Neophoca cinerea) are part of a group known as ‘eared’ seals. They are one of the rarest species in the world. The entire population is estimated at around 14,700. Of these, 85 percent live in South Australia and the other 15 percent in Western Australia.
2016 Retra 水下攝影比賽 海洋環境組 銅牌 3rd place, Underwater Ambient Category, 2016 Retra DRM Online Photo Competition
2016 日本 地球之海攝影比賽 環境部門 佳作 Honorable Mention, Environment Category, 2016 Blue Earth Underwater Photo Contest (JP) 大白鯊的體型龐大，是世上最大的掠食性魚類。其身長超過10公尺，重量超過3,000公斤，為許多海洋哺乳類動物的主要天敵。他們是一種效率極高的捕食者，但是很少將自己的捕獵技能用於人類。大多數的攻擊事件往往是因為大白鯊將在海面上的人類(例如衝浪客的浪板)誤認為是其獵物(例如海豹)而發生。
