Explosions in the sea

Posted by Aaron Schmidt (Auckland, New Zealand) on 11 August 2005 in Plant & Nature.

Ka-sploosh! After taking this picture (out in Tauranga) I decided to climb down so that I could get some close-up photos. Unfortunately, I got much too close and the next big splash went flying up right over my head. I had just enough time to turn around and protect my camera against my chest before the water came crashing down on me. My camera was splashed pretty good but I cleaned it off quickly ... and it doesn't appear as if she's suffered any long term effects. Alas, such is the danger of Extreme Photography.

Canon EOS REBEL
1/400 second
F/8.0
ISO 200
24 mm